Rosie Perez

Rosie Perez
Born: Sep 6, 1964
Brooklyn, New York City, NY
Career: 1989-2010
Countries: USA
Genre/Type: Comedy Drama
Comedy
Drama
Children's/Family
Culture & Society
Biography by Hal Erickson
Brooklyn-born actress/choreographer Rosie Perez attended Los Angeles City College before making the cattle-call rounds for dancing jobs. She worked a few seasons with the TV variety series Soul Train, then went on to perform at the LA club Funky Reggae. Here she was spotted by director Spike Lee, who cast her in a choice role in his 1989 film Do The Right Thing. She can also be seen dancing to the title tune under the opening credits. As a choreographer, Perez has staged shows for Diana Ross and Bobby Brown, and was Emmy-nominated for her work on the Fox comedy/variety series In Living Color (1990-94). She has been shown to best advantage on screen in explosive supporting roles, such as the Jeopardy-obsessed girlfriend of Woody Harrelson in White Men Can't Jump (1992) and the hilariously covetous wife of lottery winner Nicholas Cage in It Could Happen to You (1994). On a more sombre note, Perez was excellent as the troubled plane-crash survivor in Fearless (1993) and received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. In 1997, Perez travelled to Spain to play the title role in Alex de Iglesia's wild Perdita Durango.

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Filmography

Movie/Film Released Rating Role Buy
The Hero of Color City 2010 Voice [Starring]
Pineapple Express 2008 Actor [Starring]
The Take 2007 Actor [Starring]
Just Like the Son 2006 Actor [Starring]
Yo Soy Boricua, Pa'Que Tu Lo Sepas! 2006 Director / Executive Producer / Participant [Starring]
All the Invisible Children 2005 Actor [Starring]
Go Diego Go! [Animated TV Series] 2005 Voice [Starring]
Lackawanna Blues 2005 Actor [Starring]
In the Company of Women 2004 Interviewee
V-Day: Until the Violence Stops 2003 Participant [Starring]
What I Want My Words to Do to You 2002 Actor [Starring]
Widows 2002 Actor [Starring]
Human Nature 2001 Actor [Starring]
Happily Ever After Fairy Tales: Thumbelina 2000 Voice [Starring]
King of the Jungle 2000 Actor [Starring]
The Road to El Dorado 2000 Voice [Starring]
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The novel was set in New York, and having just done a film there and knowing I was shooting in summer, I didn't want to go there. Rosie's character in the book was Italian-American, but that just doesn't have the same ring in San Francisco,...
"Rosie Perez believes a movie about Judge Sonia Sotomayor would be very appealing" Rosie Perez is on board to play Sonia Sotomayor if a biopic of the federal judge comes to fruition. "Oh my God, I'd be so honored," the a...
I think mainly imani (little jackie) and rosie are neighbors in brooklyn. simple cameo of a friend.

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Awards

Year Movie/Film Role
2008 Independent Spirit Awards The Take Best Supporting Actress (Nom)
1994 Berlin International Film Festival Fearless Special Mention (Won)
1993 Hollywood Foreign Press Association Fearless Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Nom)
1993 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Fearless Best Supporting Actress (Nom)
1992 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Fearless Best Supporting Actress (Won)
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