About
Daphne Rubin-Vega
Overview
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 |
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| 2024 | Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2024 | Reverse the Curse | Actor | Eva | 58 Average |
| 2024 | Ezra | Actor | Agent Margo Jenkins | 60 Fair |
| 2023 | Allswell in New York | Actor | Serene | 59 Average |
| 2023 | Bleecker | Actor | Kate | N/A N/A |
| 2022 | The Same Storm | Actor | Lupe Ramirez | 58 Average |
| 2021 | tick, tick... BOOM! | Actor | "Sunday" Legend #14 | 73 Good |
| 2021 | In the Heights | Actor | Daniela | 66 Fair |
| 2021 | 25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 2020 | The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America | Actor | Candle | 59 Average |
| 2020 | Pitch Black Panacea | Actor | Narrator | 59 Average |
| 2019 | Revolution Rent | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2019 | Rent | Actor | Herself | 60 Fair |
| 2018 | John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons | Actor | Self | 60 Fair |
| 2017 | Broadway: The Next Generation | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
| 2017 | The Holdouts | Actor | Rachel | N/A N/A |
| 2014 | Emoticon | Actor | Anna | 58 Average |
| 2014 | Fall to Rise | Actor | Sheila | N/A N/A |
| 2011 | Union Square | Actor | Sara | 58 Average |
| 2010 | Jack Goes Boating | Actor | Lucy | 59 Average |
| 2010 | F--k | Actor | Daphne | 59 Average |
| 2008 | Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway | Actor | Herself (uncredited) | 61 Fair |
| 2008 | Rachel Getting Married | Actor | Wedding Guest | 61 Fair |
| 2008 | Sex and the City | Actor | Baby Voiced Woman | 64 Fair |
| 2006 | No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent' | Actor | Herself | 59 Average |
| 2005 | Alchemy | Actor | Belladonna Editor | 58 Average |
| 2003 | Virgin | Actor | Frances | 58 Average |
| 2003 | Hey Joel | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2003 | Justice | Actor | Roberta | 58 Average |
| 1999 | Flawless | Actor | Tia | 59 Average |
| 1998 | Wild Things | Actor | Detective Gloria Perez | 62 Fair |
| 1997 | Sesame Street: Quiet Time | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1997 | Sesame Street: Quiet Time | Actor | Herself | 59 Average |
| 1994 | I Like It Like That | Actor | Modeling School Receptionist | 59 Average |
| 1988 | The Occultist | Actor | Simone (as Daphne) | 59 Average |
Writing |
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| 2023 | Allswell in New York | Writing | Story | 59 Average |
Production |
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| 2023 | Allswell in New York | Production | Co-Producer | 59 Average |
| 2023 | The Horror of Dolores Roach | Production | Executive Producer | 67 Fair |