Daphne Rubin-Vega
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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
Credits
Sex and the City (2008)
as Baby Voiced Woman
Wild Things (1998)
as Detective Gloria Perez
In the Heights (2021)
as Daniela
Rachel Getting Married (2008)
as Wedding Guest
tick, tick... BOOM! (2021)
as "Sunday" Legend #14
Flawless (1999)
as Tia
Ezra (2024)
as Agent Margo Jenkins
Broadway: The Next Generation (—)
as Self
Twelfth Night (2025)
as Maria
I Like It Like That (1994)
as Modeling School Receptionist
Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway (2008)
as Herself (uncredited)
Rent (2019)
as Self
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America (2020)
as Candle
Jack Goes Boating (2010)
as Lucy
Hazbin Hotel: Sing-Along (2025)
as Carmilla Carmine (voice)
25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love (2021)
Actor
The Same Storm (2022)
as Lupe Ramirez
John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons (2018)
as Self
Revolution Rent (2019)
as Self
Allswell in New York (2023)
as Serene
Virgin (2003)
as Frances
Lotto Land (1995)
as Gloria
F--k (2010)
as Daphne
Union Square (2011)
as Sara
Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field (2024)
as Self
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent' (2006)
as Self
Reverse the Curse (2024)
as Eva
Emoticon (2014)
as Anna
Sesame Street: Quiet Time (1997)
as Herself
Alchemy (2005)
as Belladonna Editor
The Adding Machine (2026)
as Mr. Zero
Bleecker (2023)
as Kate
Pitch Black Panacea (2020)
as Narrator (voice)
The Occultist (1988)
as Simone (as Daphne)
The Holdouts (2017)
as Rachel
Justice (2003)
as Roberta
Fall to Rise (2014)
as Sheila
Skeleton Woman (2000)
as Olya