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