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Daphne Rubin-Vega

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1969-11-18 (Age: 57)

Place of Birth

Panama City, Panama

Daphne Rubin-Vega

Biography

Daphne Rubin-Vega (nÊe 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 (38)

⭐ 0 Role: Mr. Zero

The Adding Machine

2026
⭐ 7.0 Role: Maria

Twelfth Night

2025
⭐ 7.5 Role: Carmilla Carmine (voice)

Hazbin Hotel: Sing-Along

2025
⭐ 0 Role: Self

Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field

2024
⭐ 5.7 Role: Eva

Reverse the Curse

2024
⭐ 6.9 Role: Agent Margo Jenkins

Ezra

2024
⭐ 3.0 Role: Serene

Allswell in New York

2023
⭐ 1.0 Role: Kate

Bleecker

2023
⭐ 8.0 Role: Lupe Ramirez

The Same Storm

2022
⭐ 7.6 Role: "Sunday" Legend #14

tick, tick... BOOM!

2021
⭐ 7.1 Role: Daniela

In the Heights

2021
⭐ 10.0 Role: Unknown

25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love

2021
⭐ 10.0 Role: Candle

The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

2020
⭐ 6.2 Role: Narrator (voice)

Pitch Black Panacea

2020
⭐ 0 Role: Self

Revolution Rent

2019