Daphne Rubin-Vega
Actor
Born November 18, 1969 in Panama City, Panama
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
Broadway: The Next Generation
Self
The Adding Machine
Mr. Zero
Twelfth Night
Maria
Hazbin Hotel: Sing-Along
Carmilla Carmine (voice)
Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field
Self
Reverse the Curse
Eva
Ezra
Agent Margo Jenkins
Hazbin Hotel
Carmilla Carmine (voice)
Allswell in New York
Serene
The Changeling
Mrs. Ortiz
The Horror of Dolores Roach
Bleecker
Kate
Accused
Rose
The Same Storm
Lupe Ramirez
tick, tick... BOOM!
"Sunday" Legend #14
Only Murders in the Building
Inez
In the Heights
Daniela
25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love
Social Distance
Reina Villareal
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
Candle
Pitch Black Panacea
Narrator (voice)
Revolution Rent
Self
Tales of the City
Mrs. Rodriguez
Rent
Self
John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons
Self
New Amsterdam
Christy Cummings
The Holdouts
Rachel
Emoticon
Anna
Fall to Rise
Sheila
The Blacklist
Delores Knapp
Smash
Agnes
Hustling
Union Square
Sara
Jack Goes Boating
Lucy
F--k
Daphne
Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway
Herself (uncredited)
Rachel Getting Married
Wedding Guest
Sex and the City
Baby Voiced Woman
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'
Self
Alchemy
Belladonna Editor
Virgin
Frances
Justice
Roberta
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Carmen Mendoza
Skeleton Woman
Olya
Flawless
Tia
Wild Things
Detective Gloria Perez
Sesame Street: Quiet Time
Herself
Spin City
Daphne Rubin-Vega
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Cast of Rent
Lotto Land
Gloria
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Little Juana (voice)
I Like It Like That
Modeling School Receptionist
The Occultist
Simone (as Daphne)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
Great Performances
Maria
Tony Awards
Self - Performer