Cast & creator
Daphne Rubin-Vega
Best known for The Blacklist, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Daphne Rubin-Vega (née Vega; born November 18, 1969) is a Panamanian-American actress, dancer, and singer-songwriter. She is best known for originating the roles of Mimi Marquez in the 1996 premiere of the Broadway musical Rent and Lucy in the 2007 premiere of the Off-Broadway play Jack Goes Boating. Rubin-Vega also appeared as Bombshell publicist Agnes in the second season of the TV series Smash (2012) and as Luisa Lopez in the TV series Katy Keene (2020). In 2021, Rubin-Vega starred as salon owner Daniela in the film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's In the Heights.
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film credits
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television credits
57
1956–2026 · acting roles
6.2
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (60)
Showing 60 of 60 credits
The Blacklist
Delores Knapp
2013
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Carmen Mendoza
2001
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Great Performances
Maria
1971
Tony Awards
Self - Performer
1956
Only Murders in the Building
Inez
2021
New Amsterdam
Christy Cummings
2018
Spin City
Daphne Rubin-Vega
1996
Hazbin Hotel
Carmilla Carmine (voice)
2024
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Little Juana (voice)
1995
Smash
Agnes
2012
Accused
Rose
2023
Sex and the City
Baby Voiced Woman
2008
Wild Things
Detective Gloria Perez
1998
The Changeling
Mrs. Ortiz
2023
Tales of the City
Mrs. Rodriguez
2019
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Cast of Rent
1996
Rachel Getting Married
Wedding Guest
2008
In the Heights
Daniela
2021
tick, tick... BOOM!
"Sunday" Legend #14
2021
Social Distance
Reina Villareal
2020
Hey Joel
2003
The Horror of Dolores Roach
Executive Producer
2023
Hustling
2011
Ezra
Agent Margo Jenkins
2024
Flawless
Tia
1999
Hazbin Hotel: Sing-Along
Carmilla Carmine (voice)
2025
Twelfth Night
Maria
2025
Broadway: The Next Generation
Self
Jack Goes Boating
Lucy
2010
Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway
Herself (uncredited)
2008
Revolution Rent
Self
2019
The Same Storm
Lupe Ramirez
2022
25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love
2021
I Like It Like That
Modeling School Receptionist
1994
Rent
Self
2019
Lotto Land
Gloria
1995
John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons
Self
2018
Allswell in New York
Serene
2023Allswell in New York
Co-Producer
2023Allswell in New York
Story
2023
Virgin
Frances
2003
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'
Self
2006
Reverse the Curse
Eva
2024
F--k
Daphne
2010
Sesame Street: Quiet Time
Herself
1997Sesame Street: Quiet Time
Self
1997
Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field
Self
2024
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
Candle
2020
Union Square
Sara
2011
Bleecker
Kate
2023
Alchemy
Belladonna Editor
2005
Emoticon
Anna
2014
The Adding Machine
Mr. Zero
2026
Pitch Black Panacea
Narrator (voice)
2020
The Holdouts
Rachel
2017
Justice
Roberta
2003
The Occultist
Simone (as Daphne)
1988
Fall to Rise
Sheila
2014
Skeleton Woman
Olya
2000