Daphne Rubin-Vega
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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
Credits
Sex and the City (2008)
as Baby Voiced Woman
Wild Things (1998)
as Detective Gloria Perez
Rachel Getting Married (2008)
as Wedding Guest
Lotto Land (1995)
as Gloria
In the Heights (2021)
as Daniela
tick, tick... BOOM! (2021)
as "Sunday" Legend #14
Twelfth Night (2025)
as Maria
Hazbin Hotel: Sing-Along (2025)
as Carmilla Carmine (voice)
Rent (2019)
as Self
Ezra (2024)
as Agent Margo Jenkins
Revolution Rent (2019)
as Self
Flawless (1999)
as Tia
The Adding Machine (2026)
as Mr. Zero
Virgin (2003)
as Frances
F--k (2010)
as Daphne
Union Square (2011)
as Sara
Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway (2008)
as Herself (uncredited)
Reverse the Curse (2024)
as Eva
Broadway: The Next Generation (—)
as Self
Emoticon (2014)
as Anna
Pitch Black Panacea (2020)
as Narrator (voice)
Alchemy (2005)
as Belladonna Editor
Jack Goes Boating (2010)
as Lucy
I Like It Like That (1994)
as Modeling School Receptionist
Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field (2024)
as Self
The Same Storm (2022)
as Lupe Ramirez
John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons (2018)
as Self
Allswell in New York (2023)
as Serene
25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love (2021)
Actor
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent' (2006)
as Self
Sesame Street: Quiet Time (1997)
as Herself
Bleecker (2023)
as Kate
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America (2020)
as Candle
Justice (2003)
as Roberta
Fall to Rise (2014)
as Sheila
The Occultist (1988)
as Simone (as Daphne)
The Holdouts (2017)
as Rachel
Skeleton Woman (2000)
as Olya
Rent: 30th Anniversary Concert (2026)
Actor