Daphne Rubin-Vega
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.
Movie Appearances
Wild Things
as Detective Gloria Perez
1998
I Like It Like That
as Modeling School Receptionist
1994
tick, tick... BOOM!
as "Sunday" Legend #14
2021
Alchemy
as Belladonna Editor
2005
Sesame Street: Quiet Time
as Herself
1997
Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field
as Self
2024
Reverse the Curse
as Eva
2024
Union Square
as Sara
2011
Allswell in New York
as Serene
2023
Rachel Getting Married
as Wedding Guest
2008
Jack Goes Boating
as Lucy
2010
Emoticon
as Anna
2014
Fall to Rise
as Sheila
2014
Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self
TBA
Ezra
as Agent Margo Jenkins
2024
The Holdouts
as Rachel
2017
Justice
as Roberta
2003
Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway
as Herself (uncredited)
2008
The Occultist
as Simone (as Daphne)
1988
Virgin
as Frances
2003
TV Appearances
Hey Joel
2003
The Blacklist
as Delores Knapp
2013
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
1988
Spin City
as Daphne Rubin-Vega
1996
The Changeling
as Mrs. Ortiz
2023
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Little Juana (voice)
1995
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self - Cast of Rent
1996
Hazbin Hotel
as Carmilla Carmine (voice)
2024
Tales of the City
as Mrs. Rodriguez
2019
New Amsterdam
as Christy Cummings
2018
Smash
as Agnes
2012
Hustling
2011