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Lauren Vélez
American actress (born 1964) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Luna Lauren Vélez (born November 2, 1964)[1] is an American actress and the identical twin sister of actress Lorraine Vélez. 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.[2] She also starred as Rio Morales in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023).
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Lauren Vélez | |
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![]() Vélez at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con | |
Born | Luna Lauren Vélez (1964-11-02) November 2, 1964 (age 59) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1987–present |
Spouse |
Mark Gordon
(m. 1993; div. 2015) |
Relatives | Lorraine Vélez (twin sister) |
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