Daphne Rubin-Vega

November 18, 1969 — Panama City, Panama

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.

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Wild Things

1998

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In the Heights

2021

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Flawless

1999

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Jack Goes Boating

2010

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John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons

2018

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Union Square

2011

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Pitch Black Panacea

2020

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Reverse the Curse

2024