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Luna Lauren Velez

Lauren Vélez (born November 2, 1964) is an American actress of Puerto Rican descent and the twin sister of actress Loraine Vélez. Her most notable roles are as Maria LaGuerta on Dexter, Detective Nina Moreno on Fox's New York Undercover, and Dr. Gloria Nathan on HBO's controversial jail drama, Oz. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lauren Vélez, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Nov 2, 1964 In Brooklyn, New York, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
40
First Appeared:
In the series Law & Order 1990-09-13
Latest Project:
Movie Transformers: Rise of the Beasts 2023-06-06
Known For
Poster of How to Get Away with Murder
Poster of Elementary
Poster of Dexter
Poster of Ugly Betty
Filmography
Movie Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Breanna Diaz 2023-06-06
Movie Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Rio Morales (voice) 2023-05-31
Movie Rogue Hostage Sunshine 2021-06-11
Movie Ana Camila 2020-01-03
Series Power Book II: Ghost Evelyn Castillo 2020-09-06
Movie Swallow Lucy 2020-01-15
Movie Windows on the World Eva 2019-04-28
Movie Shaft Bennie Rodriguez 2019-06-14
Movie The First Purge Luisa 2018-07-04
Movie Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Rio Morales (voice) 2018-12-06
Series MacGyver Cassandra Glover 2016-09-23
Movie Officer Downe Police Chief Berringer 2016-11-18
Movie America Adrift Cecilia Fernandez 2016-11-01
Series South of Hell Tetra 2015-11-27
Series How to Get Away with Murder Soraya Hargrove 2014-09-25
Series Elementary Zoe Mercado 2012-09-27
Series Unforgettable Aisha Conway 2011-09-20
Movie Rosewood Lane Paula Crenshaw 2011-10-15
Series Blue Bloods Special agent Veronica Molina 2010-09-24
Movie Sugar Pathways Narrator 2009-06-09
Series Dexter Maria LaGuerta 2006-10-01
Series Ugly Betty Elena 2006-09-28
Series Numb3rs Unknown 2005-01-23
Series Medium Elena Cabrera 2005-01-03
Series Wanted Faye Templeton 2005-07-31
Movie Love and Treason Agent Susan Mestre (as Lauren VĂ©lez) 2001-03-07
Movie Prison Song Prison Counselor (uncredited) 2001-04-27
Series Law & Order: Criminal Intent Lois Melago 2001-09-30
Movie Prince of Central Park Rosa Sanchez 2000-09-22
Series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Defense Attorney Shamal 1999-09-20
Movie Thicker Than Blood Camilla Lopez 1998-05-31
Movie The LaMastas 1998-01-01
Movie I Think I Do Carol 1997-06-20
Series Oz Dr. Gloria Nathan 1997-07-12
Movie City Hall Elaine Santos 1996-02-16
Series Profiler Unknown 1996-09-21
Series The Pretender Emily Sadler 1996-09-19
Series New York Undercover Det. Nina Moreno 1994-09-08
Movie I Like It Like That Lisette Linares 1994-10-14
Series Law & Order Ms. Torres 1990-09-13