Person
Daphne Rubin-Vega
Acting · Born 1969-11-18 · Panama City, Panama
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.
Known for
The Blacklist
Delores Knapp
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Carmen Mendoza
Tony Awards
Self - Performer
Great Performances
Maria
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
Only Murders in the Building
Inez
New Amsterdam
Christy Cummings
Hazbin Hotel
Carmilla Carmine (voice)
Spin City
Daphne Rubin-Vega
Smash
Agnes
Filmography
- 2026The Adding MachineMr. Zero
- 2025Twelfth NightMaria
- 2025Hazbin Hotel: Sing-AlongCarmilla Carmine (voice)
- 2024Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia FieldSelf
- 2024Reverse the CurseEva
- 2024EzraAgent Margo Jenkins
- 2024Hazbin HotelCarmilla Carmine (voice)
- 2023Allswell in New YorkSerene
- 2023The ChangelingMrs. Ortiz
- 2023The Horror of Dolores RoachExecutive Producer
- 2023BleeckerKate
- 2023AccusedRose
- 2022The Same StormLupe Ramirez
- 2021tick, tick... BOOM!"Sunday" Legend #14
- 2021Only Murders in the BuildingInez
- 2021In the HeightsDaniela
- 202125 Years of Rent: Measured in Love
- 2020Social DistanceReina Villareal
- 2020The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in AmericaCandle
- 2020Pitch Black PanaceaNarrator (voice)
- 2019Revolution RentSelf
- 2019Tales of the CityMrs. Rodriguez
- 2019RentSelf
- 2018John Leguizamo's Latin History for MoronsSelf
- 2018New AmsterdamChristy Cummings
- 2017The HoldoutsRachel
- 2014EmoticonAnna
- 2014Fall to RiseSheila
- 2013The BlacklistDelores Knapp
- 2012SmashAgnes
- 2011Hustling
- 2011Union SquareSara
- 2010Jack Goes BoatingLucy
- 2010F--kDaphne
- 2008Rent: Filmed Live on BroadwayHerself (uncredited)
- 2008Rachel Getting MarriedWedding Guest
- 2008Sex and the CityBaby Voiced Woman
- 2006No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'Self
- 2005AlchemyBelladonna Editor
- 2003VirginFrances
- 2003Hey Joel
- 2003JusticeRoberta
- 2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentCarmen Mendoza
- 2000Skeleton WomanOlya
- 1999FlawlessTia
- 1998Wild ThingsDetective Gloria Perez
- 1997Sesame Street: Quiet TimeHerself
- 1996Spin CityDaphne Rubin-Vega
- 1996The Rosie O'Donnell ShowSelf - Cast of Rent
- 1995Lotto LandGloria
- 1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildLittle Juana (voice)
- 1994I Like It Like ThatModeling School Receptionist
- 1988The OccultistSimone (as Daphne)
- 1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest
- 1971Great PerformancesMaria
- 1956Tony AwardsSelf - Performer
- —Broadway: The Next GenerationSelf
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