
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.
Awards & recognition
- Theatre World Award · 1996
- Tony Award — Best Featured Actress in a Play · 2004 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Actress in a Musical · 1996 · nominated
Filmography32 titles

Hazbin Hotel

Only Murders in the Building

New Amsterdam

The Same Storm

tick, tick... BOOM!

The Blacklist

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons

In the Heights

Ezra

Accused

Tales of the City

The Horror of Dolores Roach

Sex and the City

The Changeling

Smash

Wild Things

Rachel Getting Married

I Like It Like That

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Flawless

Social Distance

Great Performances

Jack Goes Boating

Reverse the Curse

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Alchemy

Justice

Allswell in New York

Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field

Revolution Rent

Fall to Rise