Daphne Rubin-Vega
Acting
Biography
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.
Born: November 18, 1969
Place of Birth: Panama City, Panama
Known For
Broadway: The Next Generation
A look at the past, present and future of the Great White Way.
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
An all-star livestream benefit performance of scenes from Angels in America in support of amfAR’s Fund to Fight COVID-19.
25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love
A quarter century ago, Jonathan Larson’s groundbreaking musical, RENT, opened at New York Theatre Workshop. From its humble beginnings at NYTW, this rock musical went on to shape a generation. What began in the East Village traveled to Broadway, across the nation and around the world. On March 2, 2021, NYTW held its biggest fundraising event of the year, 25 YEARS OF RENT: MEASURED IN LOVE. This virtual celebration of RENT and its impact on the collective cultural consciousness featured a selection of iconic songs by some of today’s most beloved recording and theatre artists, exclusive content uncovering how RENT came to life, and reflections on the driving force of Jonathan’s legacy in the American theatre.
Hazbin Hotel
In attempt to find a non-violent alternative for reducing Hell's overpopulation, the daughter of Lucifer opens a rehabilitation hotel that offers a group of misfit demons a chance at redemption.
Only Murders in the Building
Three strangers share an obsession with true crime and suddenly find themselves wrapped up in one.
New Amsterdam
The new medical director breaks the rules to heal the system at America's oldest public hospital. Max Goodwin sets out to tear up the bureaucracy and provide exceptional care, but the doctors and staff are not so sure he can succeed. They've heard this before. Not taking "no" for an answer, Dr. Goodwin's instinctive response to problems large and small is four simple words: "How can I help?" He has to disrupt the status quo and prove he'll stop at nothing to breathe new life into this underfunded and underappreciated hospital, returning it to the glory that put it on the map.
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'
Feature length documentary about Jonathan Larson and "Rent"'s journey from Broadway to the screen. Featuring director Chris Columbus, the entire cast, and dozens of friends and family of Jonathan Larson.
The Same Storm
Snapshots of the tumults of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway
Set in New York City's gritty East Village, the revolutionary rock opera RENT tells the story of a group of bohemians struggling to live and pay their rent. "Measuring their lives in love," these starving artists strive for success and acceptance while enduring the obstacles of poverty, illness and the AIDS epidemic.
The Blacklist
Raymond "Red" Reddington, one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives, surrenders in person at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He claims that he and the FBI have the same interests: bringing down dangerous criminals and terrorists. In the last two decades, he's made a list of criminals and terrorists that matter the most but the FBI cannot find because it does not know they exist. Reddington calls this "The Blacklist". Reddington will co-operate, but insists that he will speak only to Elizabeth Keen, a rookie FBI profiler.
Filmography
as Maria
as Carmilla Carmine (voice)
as Eva
as Agent Margo Jenkins
as Carmilla Carmine (voice)
as Serene
as Mrs. Ortiz
as Kate
as Rose
as Lupe Ramirez
as "Sunday" Legend #14
as Inez
as Daniela
as Reina Villareal
as Narrator (voice)
as Self
as Mrs. Rodriguez
as Self
as Christy Cummings
as Rachel
as Anna
as Sheila
as Delores Knapp
as Agnes
as Sara
as Lucy
as Daphne
as Herself (uncredited)
as Wedding Guest
as Baby Voiced Woman
as Belladonna Editor
as Frances
as Roberta
as Carmen Mendoza
as Olya
as Tia
as Detective Gloria Perez
as Herself
as Self
as Daphne Rubin-Vega
as Self - Cast of Rent
as Little Juana (voice)
as Modeling School Receptionist
as Simone (as Daphne)
as Self - Guest
as Maria
as Self - Performer