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
| Birth Location | Panama City, Panama |
|---|---|
| Born | 1969-11-18 |
Movies
Ezra
as Agent Margo Jenkins
2024
Allswell in New York
as Serene
2023
Bucky F*cking Dent
as Eva
2023
Bleecker
as Kate
2023
The Same Storm
as Lupe Ramirez
2022
tick, tick... BOOM!
as "Sunday" Legend #14
2021
In the Heights
as Daniela
2021
2020
Pitch Black Panacea
as Narrator
2020
Rent
as Herself
2019
2018
The Holdouts
as Rachel
2017
Emoticon
as Anna
2014
Fall to Rise
as Sheila
2014
Union Square
as Sara
2011
Jack Goes Boating
as Lucy
2010
F--k
as Daphne
2010
Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway
as Herself (uncredited)
2008
Rachel Getting Married
as Wedding Guest
2008
Sex and the City
as Baby Voiced Woman
2008
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'
as Herself
2006
Alchemy
as Belladonna Editor
2005
Justice
as Roberta
2003
Virgin
as Frances
2003
Flawless
as Tia
1999
Wild Things
as Detective Gloria Perez
1998
Sesame Street: Quiet Time
as Herself
1997
Sesame Street: Quiet Time
as Self
1997
I Like It Like That
as Modeling School Receptionist
1994
The Occultist
as Simone (as Daphne)
1988