Lauren Velez
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Luna Lauren Vélez (born November 2, 1964 in Brooklyn , New York City ) is an American actress . She has a twin sister who is also an actress named Loraine Vélez .
biography
Origin and education
Vélez 'parents emigrated in the early 1950s by Puerto Rico in the United States and settled in Brooklyn , New York down. Lauren's father worked in the police force and moved to Queens with his wife, Lauren, and their seven siblings . Even in elementary school, Lauren decided to pursue a career as an actress.
After graduating from high school , she and her twin sister Loraine attended the " Alvin Ailey Dancing School", the "Acting Studio" and studied Shakespeare with Michael Howard . Vélez had her first job with the musical Dreamgirls . She also worked on some off-Broadway productions on the side.
Career
In 1995 Vélez had her first major television role as Nina Moreno in the television series New York Undercover . Several film productions followed and later nominations for best leading actress at the "Independent Spirit Award" and the "Desi Award". Vélez played in a larger role in 1997 in the prison series Oz - Hell Behind Bars , in which David Zayas (later together with Dexter ) also starred . In 1996 she worked with Al Pacino in the political thriller City Hall .
On June 24, 2006, she won the Long Island International Film Expo Best Supporting Actress award for her portrayal of Roseanne Crystal in Serial .
From 2006 to 2013, Lauren Vélez played the role of Lt. in the television series Dexter . Maria LaGuerta .
Filmography (selection)
- 1994: Life Is Trouble (I Like It Like That)
- 1995: The Cosby Mysteries (1 episode)
- 1995–1998: New York Undercover (44 episodes)
- 1996: City Hall
- 1997: Buscando un sueño
- 1997-2003: Oz - Hell Behind Bars ( Oz , 42 episodes)
- 1997: I Think I Do
- 1998: Dangerous Kids - Hope High School
- 1998: The LaMastas
- 1999: Law & Order (1 episode)
- 1999: Secret Project X - On the trail of evil (1 episode)
- 1999: Taino
- 1999: St. Michael's Crossing
- 2000: Prince of Central Park
- 2000: Profiler (1 episode)
- 2000: Pretender (1 episode)
- 2001: Prison Song
- 2001: Day of Revenge - Treasonous Game
- 2003: Los Angeles Police Report (2 episodes)
- 2004: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2 episodes)
- 2005: Wanted (1 episode)
- 2005: Barely Buzzed
- 2005: Strong Medicine: Two Doctors Like Fire and Ice (1 episode)
- 2006: Medium - Nothing remains hidden ( Medium , 1 episode)
- 2006–2007: Numbers - The Logic of Crime (3 episodes)
- 2006–2012: Dexter
- 2007: Serial
- 2008: Criminal Intent (1 episode)
- 2009–2010: Everything Betty! (6 episodes)
- 2011: Breakout Kings (1 episode)
- 2011: Hawthorne (1 episode)
- 2011: Rosewood Lane
- 2014: Unforgettable (1 episode)
- 2016: Elementary (1 episode)
- 2016–2017: How to Get Away with Murder (11 episodes)
- 2018: The First Purge
- 2018: Spider-Man: A New Universe ( Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse , voice)
- 2019: Windows on the World
- 2019: Swallow
- 2019: Shaft
Web links
- Lauren Vélez in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Lauren Vélez in the German dubbing file
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Velez, Lauren |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Vélez, Lauren Luna |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 2nd, 1964 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York City , New York , United States |