Acting
Daphne Rubin-Vega
Born 1969-11-18
Panama City, Panama
Department: Acting
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
Prominent works featuring Daphne Rubin-Vega
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The Blacklist
2013
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Only Murders in the Building
2021
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Sex and the City
2008
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tick, tick... BOOM!
2021
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Wild Things
1998
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Hazbin Hotel
2024
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New Amsterdam
2018
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Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
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In the Heights
2021
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Rachel Getting Married
2008
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (60 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Adding Machine | Mr. Zero | Movie | 2026 |
 | Twelfth Night | Maria | Movie | 2025 |
 | Hazbin Hotel: Sing-Along | Carmilla Carmine (voice) | Movie | 2025 |
 | Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field | Self | Movie | 2024 |
 | Reverse the Curse | Eva | Movie | 2024 |
 | Ezra | Agent Margo Jenkins | Movie | 2024 |
 | Hazbin Hotel | Carmilla Carmine (voice) | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Allswell in New York | Serene | Movie | 2023 |
| Allswell in New York | Co-Producer | Movie | 2023 |
| Allswell in New York | Story | Movie | 2023 |
 | The Changeling | Mrs. Ortiz | TV Series | 2023 |
 | The Horror of Dolores Roach | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Bleecker | Kate | Movie | 2023 |
 | Accused | Rose | TV Series | 2023 |
 | The Same Storm | Lupe Ramirez | Movie | 2022 |
 | tick, tick... BOOM! | "Sunday" Legend #14 | Movie | 2021 |
 | Only Murders in the Building | Inez | TV Series | 2021 |
 | In the Heights | Daniela | Movie | 2021 |
 | 25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2021 |
 | Social Distance | Reina Villareal | TV Series | 2020 |
 | The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America | Candle | Movie | 2020 |
 | Pitch Black Panacea | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 2020 |
 | Revolution Rent | Self | Movie | 2019 |
 | Tales of the City | Mrs. Rodriguez | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Rent | Self | Movie | 2019 |
 | John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons | Self | Movie | 2018 |
 | New Amsterdam | Christy Cummings | TV Series | 2018 |
 | The Holdouts | Rachel | Movie | 2017 |
 | Emoticon | Anna | Movie | 2014 |
 | Fall to Rise | Sheila | Movie | 2014 |
 | The Blacklist | Delores Knapp | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Smash | Agnes | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Hustling | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Union Square | Sara | Movie | 2011 |
 | Jack Goes Boating | Lucy | Movie | 2010 |
 | F--k | Daphne | Movie | 2010 |
 | Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway | Herself (uncredited) | Movie | 2008 |
 | Rachel Getting Married | Wedding Guest | Movie | 2008 |
 | Sex and the City | Baby Voiced Woman | Movie | 2008 |
 | No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent' | Self | Movie | 2006 |
 | Alchemy | Belladonna Editor | Movie | 2005 |
 | Virgin | Frances | Movie | 2003 |
 | Hey Joel | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Justice | Roberta | Movie | 2003 |
 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Carmen Mendoza | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Skeleton Woman | Olya | Movie | 2000 |
 | Flawless | Tia | Movie | 1999 |
 | Wild Things | Detective Gloria Perez | Movie | 1998 |
 | Sesame Street: Quiet Time | Herself | Movie | 1997 |
| Sesame Street: Quiet Time | Self | Movie | 1997 |
 | Spin City | Daphne Rubin-Vega | TV Series | 1996 |
 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self - Cast of Rent | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Lotto Land | Gloria | Movie | 1995 |
 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Little Juana (voice) | TV Series | 1995 |
 | I Like It Like That | Modeling School Receptionist | Movie | 1994 |
 | The Occultist | Simone (as Daphne) | Movie | 1988 |
 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1988 |
 | Great Performances | Maria | TV Series | 1971 |
 | Tony Awards | Self - Performer | TV Series | 1956 |
 | Broadway: The Next Generation | Self | Movie | — |