Daphne Rubin-Vega

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Daphne Rubin-Vega

Acting 56 November 18, 1969

Panama City, Panama

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 i…

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The Blacklist

The Blacklist

7.6 2013 TV Show
Only Murders in the Building

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8.4 2021 TV Show
Sex and the City

Sex and the City

6.5 2008 Movie
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7.6 2021 Movie
Wild Things

Wild Things

6.4 1998 Movie
Hazbin Hotel

Hazbin Hotel

8.5 2024 TV Show
Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

7.6 2001 TV Show
New Amsterdam

New Amsterdam

8.3 2018 TV Show
LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

5.6 1988 TV Show
In the Heights

In the Heights

7.1 2021 Movie
Rachel Getting Married

Rachel Getting Married

6.3 2008 Movie
Spin City

Spin City

7.0 1996 TV Show

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    The Adding Machine

    Movie Mr. Zero

  2. 2025
    Twelfth Night

    Movie Maria

  3. 2025
    Hazbin Hotel: Sing-Along

    Movie Carmilla Carmine (voice)

  4. 2024
    Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field

    Movie Self

  5. 2024
    Reverse the Curse

    Movie Eva

  6. 2024
    Ezra

    Movie Agent Margo Jenkins

  7. 2024
    Hazbin Hotel

    TV show Carmilla Carmine (voice)

  8. 2023
    Allswell in New York

    Movie Serene

  9. 2023
    The Changeling

    TV show Mrs. Ortiz

  10. 2023
    The Horror of Dolores Roach

    TV show Executive Producer

  11. 2023
    Bleecker

    Movie Kate

  12. 2023
    Accused

    TV show Rose

  13. 2022
    The Same Storm

    Movie Lupe Ramirez

  14. 2021
    tick, tick... BOOM!

    Movie "Sunday" Legend #14

  15. 2021
    Only Murders in the Building

    TV show Inez

  16. 2021
    In the Heights

    Movie Daniela

More credits
  1. 2021
    25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love

    Movie

  2. 2020
    Social Distance

    TV show Reina Villareal

  3. 2020
    The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

    Movie Candle

  4. 2020
    Pitch Black Panacea

    Movie Narrator (voice)

  5. 2019
    Revolution Rent

    Movie Self

  6. 2019
    Tales of the City

    TV show Mrs. Rodriguez

  7. 2019
    Rent

    Movie Self

  8. 2018
    John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons

    Movie Self

  9. 2018
    New Amsterdam

    TV show Christy Cummings

  10. 2017
    The Holdouts

    Movie Rachel

  11. 2014
    Emoticon

    Movie Anna

  12. 2014
    Fall to Rise

    Movie Sheila

  13. 2013
    The Blacklist

    TV show Delores Knapp

  14. 2012
    Smash

    TV show Agnes

  15. 2011
    Hustling

    TV show

  16. 2011
    Union Square

    Movie Sara

  17. 2010
    Jack Goes Boating

    Movie Lucy

  18. 2010
    F--k

    Movie Daphne

  19. 2008
    Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway

    Movie Herself (uncredited)

  20. 2008
    Rachel Getting Married

    Movie Wedding Guest

  21. 2008
    Sex and the City

    Movie Baby Voiced Woman

  22. 2006
    No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'

    Movie Self

  23. 2005
    Alchemy

    Movie Belladonna Editor

  24. 2003
    Virgin

    Movie Frances