as Tennesse "Tennie" Celeste Claflin
Daphne can currently be seen in the Warner Bros. feature IN THE HEIGHTS, directed by Jon Chu, playing ‘Daniela.’ She shot the Netflix series SOCIAL DISTANCE, produced by Jenji Kohan and Tara Hermann, and SAME STORM, the newest Peter Hedges film, during the early months of COVID. A staple of the New York theatre community, Daphne earned a Tony nomination for her portrayal of ‘Mimi’ in the original cast of RENT, and another for ANNA IN THE TROPICS. Daphne was most recently seen in the heavily recurring role of ‘Luisa Lopez’ on KATY KEENE, the CW spinoff off, RIVERDALE and on the Netflix series, TALES OF THE CITY. Daphne starred in the musical, MISS YOU LIKE HELL at The Public Theatre, and in the one-woman show EMPANADA LOCA, which was written for her. She is now helping adapt the play into the Spotify scripted podcast, THE HORROR OF DOLORES ROACH, and is currently developing it into a series with Blumhouse TV.