Lauren Vélez

Lauren Vélez

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name = Lauren Vélez



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Lauren Vélez (born November 2, 1964) is an American actress of Puerto Rican descent and the twin sister of actress Loraine Vélez.

Early years

The twins' parents moved from Puerto Rico in the early 1950s and lived in the Brooklyn section of New York City where the twins were born. Their father was a New York City police officer who eventually bought a house in the middle class neighborhood of Rockaway Queens and moved there with his wife and eight children. The sisters enjoyed setting up improvised plays and acting for the family ever since childhood. Lauren once played the part of a groundhog in a second grade school play, after which she decided to be an actor.

After graduating from high school, the twins both received scholarships to attend The Alvin Ailey Dancing School. They also studied acting at The Acting Studio with James Price and Lauren studied Shakespeare with Michael Howard. Lauren landed her first job performing in the national touring company of the musical "Dreamgirls". Loraine would often step in for her sister in "Dreamgirls".

On Broadway, besides doing "Dreamgirls", Lauren played understudy for actress Phylicia Rashad in Stephen Sondheim's "Into the Woods". She also performed Off-Broadway in the productions of "Much Ado About Nothing" and "Fasade"

Career

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", with Al Pacino.

In 1997, Vélez starred in "Buscando un Sueño" (In Search of a Dream), the first Spanish speaking film sanctioned by SAG.

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".

Currently, Vélez plays a supporting role on Showtime's series "Dexter", again playing a police officer.

Filmography

*"I Like It Like That" (1994) - Lisette Linares
*"The Cosby Mysteries" (1995) TV Series - Claudine Palmeri
*"New York Undercover" (1995-1998) TV Series - Det. Nina Moreno
*"City Hall" (1996) - Elaine Santos
*"Buscando un Sueño" (1997) (In Search of a Dream)
*"Oz" (1997-2003) TV Series - Dr. Gloria Nathan
*"I Think I Do" (1997) - Carol
*"Thicker Than Blood" (1998) (TV) - Camilla López
*"The LaMastas" (1998)
*"St. Michael's Crossing" (1999) TV Series - Vicki Solera
*"Taino" (1999) - Laura
*"Prince of Central Park" (2000) - Rosa Sánchez
*"Prison Song" (2001) - Prison Counselor
*"Love and Treason" (2001) (TV) - Agent Susan Mestre
*"Strong Medicine" (2005) TV Series - Dr. Vanessa Burke
*"Barely Buzzed" (2005) - Maria Vásquez
*"Medium" (2006) TV Series - Elena Cabrera
*"Numb3rs" (2006) TV Series - Claudia Gomez
*"Dexter" (2006-2008) TV Series - Lt. Maria LaGuerta
*"Serial" (2007) - Roseanne Crystal

ee also

*List of famous Puerto Ricans

External links

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* [http://www.actingstudio.com Acting studio]


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