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Rosie Perez
Rosie Perez (born Rosa Maria Perez on September 6, 1964) is an acclaimed American actress. With a career spanning over three decades, she started as a dancer in the early 80s on Soul Train. Her real breakthrough came at age 24 with her stunning portrayal of Tina in the film Do the Right Thing (1989) and she continued to impress in other hits like White Men Can't Jump (1992). Her performance in Fearless (1993) earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Since then, she has starred in films such as It Could Happen to You (1994), The Road to El Dorado (2000), Pineapple Express (2008), and Birds of Prey (2020). She also garnered three Primetime Emmy Award nominations for In Living Color (1990–1994) and an Emmy nomination for The Flight Attendant (2020–22). She was also a co-host on the ABC talk show The View, seasons 18th.
Born in Brooklyn, New York City to Lydia Pérez and Ismael Serrano, Perez had a difficult early life with her family experiencing intermittent jail times and their children going through group homes and foster care. She managed to overcome these challenges and started her career as a 19-year-old dancer on Soul Train. She also made a mark in the Broadway scene, performing in stage plays like The Ritz, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, and Fish in the Dark. In 2018, she played in the NBC musical drama television series Rise, and in 2020 she starred in the superhero film Birds of Prey, and the comedy-drama series The Flight Attendant.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Rosa Maria Perez
Born: Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Citizenship: American
Birthday: September 6, 1964
Occupations: Actress, Dancer
Years Active: 1983-present
Spouses: Seth Zvi Rosenfeld, Eric Haze
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Awards and Nominations Received by Rosie Perez
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Movies Featuring Rosie Perez
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Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
The Last Thing He Wanted
Night on Earth
The Hero of Color City
Untamed Heart
Clifford the Big Red Dog
The Counselor
The Road to El Dorado
It Could Happen to You
Five Nights in Maine
Inside the Rain
Pete Smalls Is Dead
Lies in Plain Sight
Small Apartments
Picasso Baby
Brooklyn Boheme
Gods Behaving Badly
Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives
Inside the Rain
Active Adults
Thank You and Sorry
AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Songs: America’s Greatest Music in the Movies
What I Want My Words to Do to You
Lackawanna Blues
All the Invisible Children
Just Like the Son
Go Diego Go! - Ready, Set, Go
Widows
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
Jesus Children of America
¡Yo soy Boricua, pa’ que tú lo sepas!
Go, Diego! Go! Underwater Mystery
Criminal Justice
Making ‘Do the Right Thing’
Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days
Maya and the Three
With/In Volume 1
With/In Volume 2
Maya and the Three
Fearless
White Men Can’t Jump
The 24 Hour Woman
Somebody to Love
Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later
Big Pun: The Legacy
Go Diego Go!: Rainforest Fiesta
Go, Diego, Go!: Moonlight Rescue
A Brother’s Kiss
Dance with the Devil
Subway Stories
Highest 2 Lowest
Before
Career Timeline
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2021
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days
Self
With/In Volume 1
(segment "Coco & Gigi")
2020
Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Renee Montoya
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
Self - Actress
The Last Thing He Wanted
Alma Guerrero
Inside the Rain
Dr. Holloway
2005
Lackawanna Blues
Bertha
All the Invisible Children
Ruthie (segment "Jesus Children of America")
Jesus Children of America
Ruthie
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