Daphne Rubin-Vega
Actor
Biography
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.
Filmography
Sex and the City
as Baby Voiced Woman 2008
Wild Things
as Detective Gloria Perez 1998
In the Heights
as Daniela 2021
Rachel Getting Married
as Wedding Guest 2008
Flawless
as Tia 1999
Jack Goes Boating
as Lucy 2010
Ezra
as Agent Margo Jenkins 2024
Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway
as Herself (uncredited) 2008
Rent
as Self 2019
John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons
as Self 2018
I Like It Like That
as Modeling School Receptionist 1994
Union Square
as Sara 2011
Virgin
as Frances 2003
Alchemy
as Belladonna Editor 2005
Pitch Black Panacea
as Narrator (voice) 2020
Reverse the Curse
as Eva 2024