Daphne Rubin-Vega
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
ActingBirthday
November 18, 1969Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
34Place of birth
Panama City, Panama![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/pbldgdHKhncPZLkyS5AE2ntqqA0.jpg)
Cast credits
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/aaicreJBf7EuwGq3GgUV5ZedlfF.jpg)
Wild Things
Detective Gloria Perez![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/4V4lqXgh3lFqlgRRaqj9rvE4xmf.jpg)
Union Square
Sara![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/5Qd8IJYdzzZh4Ylc8raKA9alRyW.jpg)
Jack Goes Boating
Lucy![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/A0nRnQ5pxt0ov9buG44de956hso.jpg)
Emoticon
Anna![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/eEEmGtnuj2aYEnU2l5r3huoLndK.jpg)
Fall to Rise
Sheila![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/9aGLtxd0PhL5c0rOc8uApnovnUN.jpg)
Justice
Roberta![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/pLe09oTqdBudQO3mpEFT93FWJzd.jpg)
Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway
Herself (uncredited)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/lI9twFsBhLyBOEr571rslzoDEEJ.jpg)
The Occultist
Simone (as Daphne)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/loZZElyLgs9R1iuL6WE31uZXIHx.jpg)
Virgin
Frances![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/fkwkkUnaTmhaWt2OGBRepYr7yB5.jpg)
Flawless
Tia![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/9fxpcJ5a1MwLmdfMrIAqtVCRpud.jpg)
Rent
Herself![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/7WWAkHziga2jjHdAunP5eUpjqBR.jpg)
John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/RO4KoJyoQMQzh9z76d4v4FJMmJ.jpg)
In the Heights
Daniela![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/AaSdKrSS3U8PyI1WrU04VtG7pST.jpg)
F--k
Daphne![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/14RAley27S2v3bX2rzSsi90eX2N.jpg)
Pitch Black Panacea
Narrator![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/yRBRvDdzldeSgCVj8Q2MwxG9taP.jpg)
Sesame Street: Quiet Time
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/AhNfnsGW95RKHQNLdgFH48UN0Zy.jpg)
Sex and the City
Baby Voiced Woman![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/vqm6swZPwy4QZ0ptOlYkpQAEGFW.jpg)
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
Candle![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/1SnVC0LGL0Fpkxk879OHkDkq9c6.jpg)
25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love