Daphne Rubin-Vega
Acting1969Panama 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
Acting History
2025
Hazbin Hotel: Sing-Along
as Carmilla Carmine (voice)
Twelfth Night
as Maria
Great Performances
TVas Maria• 1 eps
2024
Ezra
as Agent Margo Jenkins
Reverse the Curse
as Eva
Only Murders in the Building
TVas Inez• 4 eps
Hazbin Hotel
TVas Carmilla Carmine (voice)• 5 eps
2023
Allswell in New York
as Serene
Bleecker
as Kate
Accused
TVas Rose• 1 eps
The Changeling
TVas Mrs. Ortiz• 1 eps
Allswell in New York
Co-Producer
Allswell in New York
Story
The Horror of Dolores Roach
TVExecutive Producer• 8 eps
2022
The Same Storm
as Lupe Ramirez
New Amsterdam
TVas Christy Cummings• 1 eps
2021
tick, tick... BOOM!
as "Sunday" Legend #14
In the Heights
as Daniela
The Blacklist
TVas Delores Knapp• 1 eps
2020
Pitch Black Panacea
as Narrator (voice)
Social Distance
TVas Reina Villareal
2019
2018
2017
The Holdouts
as Rachel
2014
Emoticon
as Anna
Fall to Rise
as Sheila
2013
Smash
TVas Agnes• 8 eps
2011
Union Square
as Sara
2010
F--k
as Daphne
Jack Goes Boating
as Lucy
2008
Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway
as Herself (uncredited)
Rachel Getting Married
as Wedding Guest
Sex and the City
as Baby Voiced Woman
Tony Awards
TVas Self - Performer• 1 eps
2007
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TVas Carmen Mendoza• 1 eps
2006
2005
Alchemy
as Belladonna Editor
2000
Skeleton Woman
as Olya
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TVas Little Juana (voice)• 1 eps
1999
Flawless
as Tia
1998
Wild Things
as Detective Gloria Perez
1997
Sesame Street: Quiet Time
as Herself
Spin City
TVas Daphne Rubin-Vega• 1 eps
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TVas Self - Cast of Rent
1995
Lotto Land
as Gloria
1994
I Like It Like That
as Modeling School Receptionist
1988
The Occultist
as Simone (as Daphne)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TVas Self - Guest