Daphne Rubin-Vega

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.

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Known For

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988 • as Self - Guest

The Blacklist

2013 • as Delores Knapp

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001 • as Carmen Mendoza

New Amsterdam

2018 • as Christy Cummings

Spin City

1996 • as Daphne Rubin-Vega

Hazbin Hotel

2024 • as Carmilla Carmine (voice)

Filmography

2024

Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field

as Self

Movie - Released: 9/20/2024

Reverse the Curse

as Eva

Movie - Released: 6/14/2024

Ezra

as Agent Margo Jenkins

Movie - Released: 5/30/2024

Hazbin Hotel

as Carmilla Carmine (voice)

TV - Released: 1/18/2024

2023

Allswell in New York

as Serene

Movie - Released: 11/3/2023

Bleecker

as Kate

Movie - Released: 6/9/2023

The Changeling

as Mrs. Ortiz

TV - Released: 9/7/2023

Accused

as Rose

TV - Released: 1/22/2023

2022

The Same Storm

as Lupe Ramirez

Movie - Released: 10/14/2022

2021

tick, tick... BOOM!

as "Sunday" Legend #14

Movie - Released: 11/11/2021

In the Heights

as Daniela

Movie - Released: 6/10/2021

25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love

Movie - Released: 3/2/2021

Only Murders in the Building

as Inez

TV - Released: 8/31/2021

2020

Pitch Black Panacea

as Narrator (voice)

Movie - Released: 5/4/2020

The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

as Candle

Movie - Released: 10/8/2020

Social Distance

as Reina Villareal

TV - Released: 10/15/2020

2019

Rent

as Herself

Movie - Released: 1/27/2019

Revolution Rent

as Self

Movie - Released: 11/8/2019

Tales of the City

as Mrs. Rodriguez

TV - Released: 6/7/2019

2018

John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons

as Self

Movie - Released: 11/2/2018

New Amsterdam

as Christy Cummings

TV - Released: 9/25/2018

2017

Broadway: The Next Generation

as Self

Movie - Released: 11/16/2017

The Holdouts

as Rachel

Movie - Released: 6/29/2017

2014

Emoticon

as Anna

Movie - Released: 5/30/2014

Fall to Rise

as Sheila

Movie - Released: 4/5/2014

2013

The Blacklist

as Delores Knapp

TV - Released: 9/23/2013

2012

Smash

as Agnes

TV - Released: 2/6/2012

2011

Union Square

as Sara

Movie - Released: 7/7/2011

Hustling

TV - Released: 11/19/2011

2010

Jack Goes Boating

as Lucy

Movie - Released: 9/17/2010

F--k

as Daphne

Movie - Released: 4/7/2010

2008

Rachel Getting Married

as Wedding Guest

Movie - Released: 9/3/2008

Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway

as Herself (uncredited)

Movie - Released: 11/21/2008

Sex and the City

as Baby Voiced Woman

Movie - Released: 5/12/2008

2006

Movie

No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'

as Herself

Movie - Released: 8/2/2006

2005

Alchemy

as Belladonna Editor

Movie - Released: 4/25/2005

2003

Justice

as Roberta

Movie - Released: 5/8/2003

Virgin

as Frances

Movie - Released: 6/14/2003

Hey Joel

TV - Released: 6/3/2003

2001

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Carmen Mendoza

TV - Released: 9/30/2001

1999

Flawless

as Tia

Movie - Released: 11/26/1999

1998

Wild Things

as Detective Gloria Perez

Movie - Released: 3/20/1998

1997

Sesame Street: Quiet Time

as Herself

Movie - Released: 4/1/1997

Sesame Street: Quiet Time

as Self

Movie - Released: 4/1/1997

1996

Spin City

as Daphne Rubin-Vega

TV - Released: 9/17/1996

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as Self - Cast of Rent

TV - Released: 6/10/1996

1995

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as Little Juana (voice)

TV - Released: 3/12/1995

1994

I Like It Like That

as Modeling School Receptionist

Movie - Released: 10/14/1994

1988

The Occultist

as Simone (as Daphne)

Movie - Released: 11/1/1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

TV - Released: 9/5/1988

1956

Tony Awards

as Self - Performer

TV - Released: 4/1/1956