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Daphne Rubin-Vega

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.

Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field

2024

Reverse the Curse

2024

as Eva

Ezra

2024

as Agent Margo Jenkins

Hazbin Hotel

2024

as Carmilla Carmine (voice)

Allswell in New York

2023

as Serene

The Changeling

2023

as Mrs. Ortiz

Bleecker

2023

as Kate

Accused

2023

as Rose

The Same Storm

2022

as Lupe Ramirez

tick, tick... BOOM!

2021

as "Sunday" Legend #14

Only Murders in the Building

2021

as Inez

In the Heights

2021

as Daniela

25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love

2021

The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

2020

as Candle

Pitch Black Panacea

2020

as Narrator

Tales of the City

2019

as Mrs. Rodriguez

Rent

2019

as Herself

John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons

2018

as Self

New Amsterdam

2018

as Christy Cummings

Broadway: The Next Generation

2017

as Self

The Holdouts

2017

as Rachel

Emoticon

2014

as Anna

Fall to Rise

2014

as Sheila

The Blacklist

2013

as Delores Knapp

Smash

2012

as Agnes

Hustling

2011

Union Square

2011

as Sara

Jack Goes Boating

2010

as Lucy

F--k

2010

as Daphne

Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway

2008

as Herself (uncredited)

Rachel Getting Married

2008

as Wedding Guest

Sex and the City

2008

as Baby Voiced Woman

No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'

2006

as Herself

Alchemy

2005

as Belladonna Editor

Virgin

2003

as Frances

Hey Joel

2003

Justice

2003

as Roberta

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001

as Carmen Mendoza

Flawless

1999

as Tia

Wild Things

1998

as Detective Gloria Perez

Sesame Street: Quiet Time

1997

as Herself

Sesame Street: Quiet Time

1997

as Self

Spin City

1996

as Daphne Rubin-Vega

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

1995

as Little Juana (voice)

I Like It Like That

1994

as Modeling School Receptionist

The Occultist

1988

as Simone (as Daphne)

Tony Awards

1956

as Self - Performer