Luna Lauren Vélez

Born: 1964-11-02, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Luna Lauren Vélez (born November 2, 1964) is an American actress. Her most notable television roles are as María LaGuerta on Showtime's Dexter, Detective Nina Moreno on Fox's New York Undercover, Dr. Gloria Nathan on HBO's prison drama Oz, and Elena on ABC's comedy-drama Ugly Betty. She also starred as Rio Morales in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023).

Filmography

• Law & Order (1990)
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
• Dexter (2006)
• Blue Bloods (2010)
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
• Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
• Numb3rs (2005)
• How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
• Medium (2005)
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
• Madam Secretary (2014)
• Unforgettable (2011)
• Oz (1997)
• Strong Medicine (2000)
• The Pretender (1996)
• New York Undercover (1994)
• Profiler (1996)
• Ugly Betty (2006)
• Power Book II: Ghost (2020)
• Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)
• The First Purge (2018)
• Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse (2027)
• City Hall (1996)
• Swallow (2020)
• Officer Downe (2016)
• Rogue Hostage (2021)
• Prison Song (2001)
• Rosewood Lane (2011)
• I Think I Do (1997)
• Love and Treason (2001)