Occupation Actress Spouse Mark Gordon (m. 1993) Role Actress | Name Lauren Velez Years active 1994–present Siblings Lorraine Velez | |
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Full name Lauren Luna Vélez Education Kingsborough Community College Awards ALMA Award for Favorite TV Actress - Drama, ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Series Movies and TV shows Similar People David Zayas, Jennifer Carpenter, C S Lee, Michael C Hall, James Remar Profiles | ||
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Lauren Luna Vélez (born November 2, 1964) is an American actress and the twin sister of actress Lorraine Vélez. Her most notable 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.
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Lauren Vélez Actress
Early years
Lauren's parents moved from Puerto Rico in the early 1950s and lived in Brooklyn, a borough of New York City, where she and her twin sister, Loraine Vélez, were born. The twins have five other sisters and one brother. Lauren's father, a New York City Police Department officer, eventually bought a house in Far Rockaway, Queens, and moved there with the family. The twins enjoyed setting up improvised plays and acting for the family, and they participated in nearly all their high school productions, such as, Fiddler on the Roof. After graduating from high school, they each received scholarships to attend the Alvin Ailey Dance School. They both went on to study acting at the Acting Studio with its founding artistic director James Price, the protégé and personal friend of Sanford Meisner. In addition, Lauren studied Shakespeare with Michael Howard.
Career
Vélez landed her first job performing in the national touring company of the musical Dreamgirls. Vélez also played understudy for actress Phylicia Rashad in Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods, and she performed Off-Broadway in the productions of Much Ado About Nothing.
In 1995, Vélez landed her first major television role. She was cast as Nina Moreno, a policewoman in the TV series New York Undercover. That same year, she also made her film debut as Lisette Linares in the movie I Like It Like That, alongside Rita Moreno and Jon Seda. She was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award and The Desi Award for Best Lead Actress. The movie was nominated for four Independent Spirit Awards and won an NYFCCA award. Another TV series in which she performed was HBO's jail drama, Oz. She also acted in the feature film City Hall (1996), with Al Pacino. In 1997, Vélez starred in Buscando un Sueño (English: In Search of a Dream), the first Spanish language film sanctioned by SAG. Vélez again played a police lieutenant, in a supporting role on Showtime's series Dexter.
On June 24, 2006, she won the Best Supporting Actress award at the 2006 Long Island International Film Expo for her performance as Roseanne Crystal in the independent feature film, Serial.
In 2010, she received the Rita Moreno HOLA Award for Excellence from the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors (HOLA).
Filmography
Actress
2023
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (post-production) as
Rio Morales (voice)
2023
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (completed)
2022
Power Book II: Ghost (TV Series) as
Evelyn Castillo
- Sacrifice (2023) - Evelyn Castillo (as Luna Lauren Vélez)
- Land of Lies (2023) - Evelyn Castillo (as Luna Lauren Vélez)
- No More Second Chances (2023) - Evelyn Castillo (as Luna Lauren Vélez)
- Need vs. Greed (2023) - Evelyn Castillo (as Luna Lauren Vélez)
- Forced My Hand (2022) - Evelyn Castillo (as Luna Lauren Veléz)
2022
East New York (TV Series) as
Tamika Martin
- The Harder They Fall (2023) - Tamika Martin
- 10-13 (2023) - Tamika Martin
- CompStat Interruptus (2022) - Tamika Martin
- Court on the Street (2022) - Tamika Martin
2021
Rogue Hostage as
Sunshine
2020
Ana as
Camila
2019
New York Undercover (TV Movie) as
Nina Moreno
2019
Shaft as
Bennie Rodriguez (as Luna Lauren Vélez)
2019
Swallow as
Lucy (as Luna Velez)
2019
Windows on the World as
Eva
2018
Murder (TV Movie) as
Captain Lili Alvarez
2018
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse as
Rio Morales (voice)
2017
Blue Bloods (TV Series) as
Special Agent Veronica Molina
- By Hook or by Crook (2018) - Special Agent Veronica Molina
- The Thin Blue Line (2017) - Special Agent Veronica Molina
2018
The First Purge as
Luisa
2017
MacGyver (TV Series) as
Cassandra Glover
- War Room + Ship (2017) - Cassandra Glover
- CD-ROM + Hoagie Foil (2017) - Cassandra Glover
- Packing Peanuts + Fire (2017) - Cassandra Glover
2016
How to Get Away with Murder (TV Series) as
Soraya Hargrove
- Was She Ever Good at Her Job? (2017) - Soraya Hargrove (as Luna Vélez)
- It's War (2017) - Soraya Hargrove (as Luna Vélez)
- Not Everything's About Annalise (2017) - Soraya Hargrove (as Luna Vélez)
- No More Blood (2016) - Soraya Hargrove (as Luna Vélez)
- Call It Mother's Intuition (2016) - Soraya Hargrove (as Luna Vélez)
- Is Someone Really Dead? (2016) - Soraya Hargrove (as Luna Vélez)
- It's About Frank (2016) - Soraya Hargrove (as Luna Vélez)
- Don't Tell Annalise (2016) - Soraya Hargrove (as Luna Vélez)
- Always Bet Black (2016) - Soraya Hargrove (as Luna Vélez)
- There Are Worse Things Than Murder (2016) - Soraya Hargrove (as Luna Vélez)
- We're Good People Now (2016) - Soraya Hargrove (as Luna Vélez)
2017
Madam Secretary (TV Series) as
Natalia Moreno
- Labor of Love (2017) - Natalia Moreno (as Luna Vélez)
2016
America Adrift as
Cecilia Fernandez (as Lauren Luna Vélez)
2016
Officer Downe as
Chief Berringer (as Lauren Luna Vélez)
2016
Elementary (TV Series) as
Zoe Mercado
- Art Imitates Art (2016) - Zoe Mercado (as Luna Velez)
2015
South of Hell (TV Series) as
Tetra
- Blood Relations (2015) - Tetra (as Lauren Luna Vélez)
- I See You (2015) - Tetra (as Lauren Luna Vélez)
- The One That Got Away (2015) - Tetra (as Lauren Vélez)
- South of the Border (2015) - Tetra (as Lauren Luna Vélez)
- White Noise (2015) - Tetra (as Lauren Luna Vélez)
- Demons Are Forever (2015) - Tetra (as Lauren Luna Vélez)
- Judge and Fury (2015) - Tetra (as Lauren Vélez)
2014
Unforgettable (TV Series) as
Aisha Conway
- Fire and Ice (2014) - Aisha Conway (as Lauren Vélez)
2006
Dexter (TV Series) as
Lt. Maria LaGuerta / Capt. Maria LaGuerta / Det. Maria LaGuerta
- Surprise, Motherf**ker! (2012) - Capt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Do You See What I See? (2012) - Capt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- The Dark-Whatever (2012) - Capt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Helter Skelter (2012) - Capt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Argentina (2012) - Capt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Chemistry (2012) - Capt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Do the Wrong Thing (2012) - Capt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Swim Deep (2012) - Capt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Run (2012) - Capt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Buck the System (2012) - Capt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Sunshine and Frosty Swirl (2012) - Capt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Are You-? (2012) - Capt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- This Is the Way the World Ends (2011) - Capt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Talk to the Hand (2011) - Capt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Ricochet Rabbit (2011) - Capt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Get Gellar (2011) - Capt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Sin of Omission (2011) - Capt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Nebraska (2011) - Capt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Just Let Go (2011) - Capt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- The Angel of Death (2011) - Capt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez, credit only)
- A Horse of a Different Color (2011) - Capt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Smokey and the Bandit (2011) - Capt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Once Upon a Time- (2011) - Capt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Those Kinds of Things (2011) - Capt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- The Big One (2010) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Hop A Freighter (2010) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- In The Beginning (2010) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Teenage Wasteland (2010) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Take It! (2010) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Circle Us (2010) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Everything Is Illumenated (2010) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- First Blood (2010) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Beauty And The Beast (2010) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Practically Perfect (2010) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Hello Bandit (2010) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- My Bad (2010) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- The Getaway (2009) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Hello, Dexter Morgan (2009) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Lost Boys (2009) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Hungry Man (2009) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Road Kill (2009) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Slack Tide (2009) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- If I Had a Hammer (2009) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Dirty Harry (2009) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Dex Takes A Holiday (2009) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Blinded by the Light (2009) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Remains to Be Seen (2009) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Living the Dream (2009) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Do You Take Dexter Morgan? (2008) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- I Had A Dream (2008) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Go Your Own Way (2008) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- About Last Night (2008) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- The Damage A Man Can Do (2008) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Easy As Pie (2008) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Sí Se Puede (2008) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Turning Biminese (2008) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- All in the Family (2008) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- The Lion Sleeps Tonight (2008) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Finding Freebo (2008) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Our Father (2008) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- The British Invasion (2007) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Left Turn Ahead (2007) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- There's Something About Harry (2007) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Resistance Is Futile (2007) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Morning Comes (2007) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- That Night, a Forest Grew (2007) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Dex, Lies, and Videotape (2007) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- The Dark Defender (2007) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- See-Through (2007) - Det. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- An Inconvenient Lie (2007) - Det. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Waiting to Exhale (2007) - Det. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- It's Alive! (2007) - Det. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Born Free (2006) - Det. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Truth Be Told (2006) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Seeing Red (2006) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Father Knows Best (2006) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Shrink Wrap (2006) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Circle of Friends (2006) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Return to Sender (2006) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Love American Style (2006) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Let's Give the Boy a Hand (2006) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Popping Cherry (2006) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Crocodile (2006) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
- Dexter (2006) - Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
2011
Rosewood Lane as
Paula Crenshaw (as Lauren Vélez)
2011
Hawthorne (TV Series) as
Dr. Kat
- For Better or Worse (2011) - Dr. Kat (as Lauren Vèlez)
2011
Breakout Kings (TV Series) as
Carmen Vega
- Where in the World Is Carmen Vega (2011) - Carmen Vega (as Lauren Velez)
2009
Ugly Betty (TV Series) as
Elena
- The Past Presents the Future (2010) - Elena (as Lauren Vélez)
- In the Stars (2009) - Elena (as Lauren Vélez)
- A Mother of a Problem (2009) - Elena (as Lauren Vélez)
- Things Fall Apart (2009) - Elena (as Lauren Vélez)
- There's No Place Like Mode (2009) - Elena (as Lauren Vélez)
- The Courtship of Betty's Father (2009) - Elena (as Lauren Vélez)
- Kissed Off (2009) - Elena (as Lauren Vélez)
2008
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV Series) as
Officer Lois Melago
- Purgatory (2008) - Officer Lois Melago (as Lauren Vélez)
2007
Serial as
Roseanne Crystal (as Lauren Vélez)
2006
Numb3rs (TV Series) as
Claudia Gomez
- Contenders (2007) - Claudia Gomez (as Lauren Vélez)
- Hardball (2006) - Claudia Gomez (as Lauren Vélez)
- Undercurrents (2006) - Claudia Gomez (as Lauren Vélez)
2006
Medium (TV Series) as
Elena Cabrera
- Knowing Her (2006) - Elena Cabrera (as Lauren Vélez)
2005
Wanted (TV Series) as
Faye Templeton
- The Last Temptation (2005) - Faye Templeton (as Lauren Vélez)
2005
Barely Buzzed (Short) as
Maria Vasquez (as Lauren Vélez)
2005
Strong Medicine (TV Series) as
Dr. Vanessa Burke
- First Response (2005) - Dr. Vanessa Burke (as Lauren Vélez)
2004
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) as
Attorney Shamal
- Obscene (2004) - Attorney Shamal (as Lauren Vélez)
- Home (2004) - Attorney Shamal (as Lauren Velez)
2003
Dragnet (TV Series) as
Det. Denise Beltran
- For Whom the Whistle Blows (2003) - Det. Denise Beltran (as Lauren Vélez)
- Redemption (2003) - Det. Denise Beltran (as Lauren Vélez)
1997
Oz (TV Series) as
Dr. Gloria Nathan
- Exeunt Omnes (2003) - Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Vélez)
- Junkyard Dawgs (2003) - Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Vélez)
- A Day in the Death- (2003) - Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Vélez)
- 4giveness (2003) - Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Vélez)
- A Failure to Communicate (2003) - Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Vélez)
- Sonata da Oz (2003) - Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Vélez)
- See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Smell No Evil (2003) - Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Vélez)
- Dead Man Talking (2003) - Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Vélez)
- Impotence (2002) - Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Vélez)
- Good Intentions (2002) - Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Vélez)
- Variety (2002) - Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Vélez)
- Wheel of Fortune (2002) - Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Vélez)
- Next Stop, Valhalla (2002) - Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Vélez)
- Dream a Little Dream of Me (2002) - Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Vélez)
- Laws of Gravity (2002) - Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Vélez)
- Visitation (2002) - Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Vélez)
- Famous Last Words (2001) - Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Vélez)
- Even the Score (2001) - Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Vélez)
- Orpheus Descending (2001) - Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Vélez)
- Blizzard of '01 (2001) - Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Vélez)
- Cuts Like a Knife (2001) - Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Vélez)
- Revenge Is Sweet (2001) - Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Vélez)
- Conversions (2001) - Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Vélez)
- You Bet Your Life (2000) - Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Vélez)
- A Word to the Wise (2000) - Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Vélez)
- Gray Matter (2000) - Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Vélez)
- Works of Mercy (2000) - Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Vélez)
- The Bill of Wrongs (2000) - Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Vélez)
- Obituaries (2000) - Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Vélez)
- A Cock and Balls Story (2000) - Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Vélez)
- Out o' Time (1999) - Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Vélez)
- Cruel and Unusual Punishments (1999) - Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Vélez)
- U.S. Male (1999) - Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Vélez)
- Legs (1999) - Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Vélez)
- Napoleon's Boney Parts (1999) - Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Vélez)
- The Truth and Nothing But- (1999) - Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Vélez)
- Escape from Oz (1998) - Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Velez)
- Animal Farm (1998) - Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Velez)
- Strange Bedfellows (1998) - Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Velez)
- Family Bizness (1998) - Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Velez)
- Losing Your Appeal (1998) - Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Velez)
- Great Men (1998) - Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Velez)
- Ancient Tribes (1998) - Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Velez)
- The Tip (1998) - Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Velez)
- Plan B (1997) - Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Velez)
- To Your Health (1997) - Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Velez)
- Capital P (1997) - Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Velez)
- The Routine (1997) - Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Velez)
1999
Law & Order (TV Series) as
Bermuda Air Attendent / Ms. Torres
- Hitman (2002) - Bermuda Air Attendent (uncredited)
- Marathon (1999) - Ms. Torres (as Lauren Vélez)
2001
Prison Song as
Prison Counselor (uncredited)
2001
Love and Treason (TV Movie) as
Agent Susan Mestre (as Lauren Vélez)
2000
Prince of Central Park as
Rosa Sanchez (as Lauren Velez)
2000
Profiler (TV Series) as
Emily Sadler
- Clean Sweep (2000) - Emily Sadler (as Lauren Velez)
2000
The Pretender (TV Series) as
Emily Sadler
- Spin Doctor (2000) - Emily Sadler (as Lauren Velez)
1999
St. Michael's Crossing (TV Series) as
Vicki Solera (as Lauren Vélez)
1999
Taino (Short) as
Laura (as Lauren Vélez)
1999
Strange World (TV Series) as
Detective Arias
- Azrael's Breed (1999) - Detective Arias (as Lauren Vélez)
1995
New York Undercover (TV Series) as
Det. Nina Moreno / Lourdes
- Catharsis (1999) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- The Troubles (1998) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- Going Native (1998) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- Sign o' the Times (1998) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- The Unusual Suspects (1998) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- Capital Punishment (1998) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- Quid Pro Quo (1998) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- Rat Trap (1998) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- Mob Street (1998) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- Spare Parts (1998) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- Pipeline (1998) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- Drop Dead Gorgeous (1998) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- Change, Change, Change (1998) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- The Last Hurrah (1997) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- No Place Like Hell (1997) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- Is It a Crime? (1997) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- Vendetta (1997) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- The Unthinkable (1997) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- Hubris (1997) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- Descell (1997) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- The Promised Land (1997) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- Outrage (1997) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- School's Out (1997) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- The Solomon Papers (1997) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- Fade Out (1997) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- The Reaper (1997) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- Brown Like Me (1996) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- Going Platinum (1996) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- Without Mercy (1996) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- Don't Blink (1996) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- Smack Is Back (1996) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- Kill the Noise (1996) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- Rules of Engagement (1996) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- Blue Boy (1996) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- Tough Love (1996) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- A Time of Faith: Part 2 (1996) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- A Time of Faith: Part 1 (1996) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- If This World Were Mine (1996) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- Deep Cover (1996) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- No Greater Love (1996) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- Andre's Choice (1996) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- The Enforcers (1996) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- The Reckoning (1996) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- Unis (1996) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- Checkmate (1996) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- Sympathy for the Devil (1996) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- Toy Soldiers (1996) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- Fire Show (1996) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- Bad Blood (1996) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- A Time to Kill (1996) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- Bad Girls (1995) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- Internal Affairs (1995) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- The Finals (1995) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- Color Lines (1995) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- Young, Beautiful and Dead (1995) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- The Highest Bidder (1995) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- Student Affairs (1995) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- Buster and Claudia (1995) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- Digital Underground (1995) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- Brotherhood (1995) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- Man's Best Friend (1995) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- Tag, You're Dead (1995) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- High on the Hog (1995) - Det. Nina Moreno (as Lauren Velez)
- Olde Tyme Religion (1995) - Lourdes (as Lauren Vélez)
1998
The LaMastas (as Lauren Vélez)
1998
Thicker Than Blood (TV Movie) as
Camilla Lopez (as Lauren Vélez)
1997
In Search of a Dream (as Lauren Vélez)
1997
I Think I Do as
Carol (as Lauren Vélez)
1996
City Hall as
Elaine Santos (as Lauren Vélez)
1995
The Cosby Mysteries (TV Series) as
Claudine Palmeri
- The Hit Parade (1995) - Claudine Palmeri (as Lauren Vélez)
1994
I Like It Like That as
Lisette Linares (as Lauren Vélez)
Producer
2016
America Adrift (producer - as Lauren Luna Vélez)
Self
2018
Made in Hollywood (TV Series) as
Self
- Mary Poppins Returns/Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse/Mortal Engines/If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) - Self
2016
Unsung Hollywood (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- New York Undercover (2016) - Self (as Lauren Luna Vélez)
2011
An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Chaka Khan (TV Special) as
Self (as Lauren Vélez)
2010
The Mo'Nique Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 12 October 2010 (2010) - Self (as Lauren Vélez)
2010
Sugar Pathways (Documentary) as
Narrator (as Lauren Vélez)
2010
An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Lionel Richie (TV Special) as
Self (as Lauren Vélez)
2009
The Wendy Williams Show (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Episode dated 28 October 2009 (2009) - Self - Guest (as Lauren Vélez)
2009
The Morning Show with Mike & Juliet (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 26 January 2009 (2009) - Self (as Lauren Vélez)
2008
Infanity (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Dexter (2008) - Self (as Lauren Velez)
2000
2000 ALMA Awards (TV Special) as
Self (as Lauren Vélez)
2000
2000 Hispanic Heritage Awards (TV Special) as
Self (as Lauren Vélez)
Archive Footage
2013
Dexter (TV Series) as
Capt. Maria LaGuerta
- Scar Tissue (2013) - Capt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Vélez)
References
Lauren Vélez Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA