Luna Lauren Velez

Actress | Producer

Born in Brooklyn and raised in Queens, New York among eight siblings, including her twin sister ...

Born: November 2, 1964

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Filmography

Known For

Dexter Lt. Maria LaGuerta / Capt. Maria LaGuerta / Det. Maria LaGuerta (2006-2013)
Oz Dr. Gloria Nathan (1997-2003)
The First Purge Luisa (2018)
Known For

New York Undercover Det. Nina Moreno / Lourdes (1995-1999)
Actress

Power Book II: Ghost Evelyn Castillo (2022)
Rogue Hostage Sunshine (2021)
Ana Camila (2020)
New York Undercover Nina Moreno (2019)
Shaft Bennie Rodriguez (2019)
Swallow Lucy (2019)
Windows on the World Eva (2019)
Murder Captain Lili Alvarez (2018)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Rio Morales (2018)
Blue Bloods Special Agent Veronica Molina (2017-2018)
The First Purge Luisa (2018)
MacGyver Cassandra Glover (2017)
How to Get Away with Murder Soraya Hargrove (2016-2017)
Madam Secretary Natalia Moreno (2017)
America Adrift Cecilia Fernandez (2016)
Officer Downe Chief Berringer (2016)
Elementary Zoe Mercado (2016)
South of Hell Tetra (2015)
Unforgettable Aisha Conway (2014)
Dexter Lt. Maria LaGuerta (2006-2012)
Rosewood Lane Paula Crenshaw (2011)
Hawthorne Dr. Kat (2011)
Breakout Kings Carmen Vega (2011)
Ugly Betty Elena (2009-2010)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent Officer Lois Melago (2008)
Serial Roseanne Crystal (2007)
Numb3rs Claudia Gomez (2006-2007)
Medium Elena Cabrera (2006)
Wanted Faye Templeton (2005)
Barely Buzzed Maria Vasquez (2005)
Strong Medicine Dr. Vanessa Burke (2005)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Attorney Shamal (2004)
Dragnet Det. Denise Beltran (2003)
Oz Dr. Gloria Nathan (1997-2003)
Law & Order Bermuda Air Attendent (1999-2002)
Prison Song Prison Counselor (2001)
Love and Treason Agent Susan Mestre (2001)
Prince of Central Park Rosa Sanchez (2000)
Profiler Emily Sadler (2000)
The Pretender Emily Sadler (2000)
Taino Laura (1999)
St. Michael's Crossing Vicki Solera (1999)
Strange World Detective Arias (1999)
New York Undercover Det. Nina Moreno (1995-1999)
The LaMastas (1998)
Thicker Than Blood Camilla Lopez (1998)
In Search of a Dream (1997)
I Think I Do Carol (1997)
City Hall Elaine Santos (1996)
The Cosby Mysteries Claudine Palmeri (1995)
Actress

I Like It Like That Lisette Linares (1994)
Producer

America Adrift (2016)
Archive footage

Dexter (2013)

Videos

Awards

6 wins & 18 nominations.

Did You Know

Trivia

Not a relation with the Golden Age of Hollywood movie star Lupe Velez.

I don't have children, but I have 17 nieces and nephews, and they more than make up for anything that I can do. I have a stepdaughter, and I adore her to pieces, and I think about adoption. There are so many kids at different ages and stages that ...