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Daphne Rubin-Vega
Acting
Born: November 18, 1969
Panama City, Panama
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.
Known For

Sex and the City
as Baby Voiced Woman

Wild Things
as Detective Gloria Perez

tick, tick... BOOM!
as "Sunday" Legend #14

Ezra
as Agent Margo Jenkins

In the Heights
as Daniela

Rachel Getting Married
as Wedding Guest

John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons
as Self

Flawless
as Tia

Rent
as Herself

Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway
as Herself (uncredited)