About Lauren Vélez
Luna Lauren Vélez is an American actress. Her most notable television roles are as María LaGuerta on Showtime's Dexter, Detective Nina Moreno on Fox's New York Undercover, Dr. Gloria Nathan on HBO's prison drama Oz, and Elena on ABC's comedy-drama Ugly Betty. She also starred as Rio Morales in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023). Vélez landed her first performing job in the national touring company of the musical Dreamgirls. In 1995, Vélez landed her first major television role as Nina Moreno, a policewoman, in the TV series New York Undercover. On June 24, 2006, Vélez won the Best Supporting Actress award at the 2006 Long Island International Film Expo for her performance as Roseanne Crystal in the independent feature film Serial. The movie was nominated for four Independent Spirit Awards and won an NYFCCA award.
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