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Rosa Perez (born September 6, 1964) is an American actress, choreographer, dancer, and activist. Her breakthrough came with her portrayal of Tina in the film Do the Right Thing (1989), followed by White Men Can't Jump (1992). Perez's performance in Fearless (1993) earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, among other accolades. Her starring film roles since include It Could Happen to You (1994), The Road to El Dorado (2000), Pineapple Express (2008), and Birds of Prey (2020).

Rosie Perez
Perez at the New York premiere of Won't Back Down in 2012
Born	(1964-09-06) September 6, 1964 (age 58) New York City, U.S.[1]
Education	Los Angeles City College West Los Angeles College[2]
Occupation	Actress choreographer dancer activist
Years active	1983–present
Spouse(s)	Seth Zvi Rosenfeld ​ ​ (m. 1998; div. 2001)​ Eric Haze ​ ​ (m. 2013)​
Awards	Full list

Perez earned three Primetime Emmy Award nominations for In Living Color (1990–1994) and another Emmy nomination for her work in The Flight Attendant (2020–present). She has performed in stage plays on Broadway such as The Ritz, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, and Fish in the Dark. She was also a co-host on the ABC talk show The View during the series' 18th season.

Early life

Perez was born on September 6, 1964, in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City, to Lydia Pérez and Ismael Serrano, a merchant marine seaman.[3][4][5] Her mother Lydia (née Fontañez y Reyes) was born October 13, 1939, in Humacao, Puerto Rico. Her father was from Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. Her mother was married to a man 20 years her senior, Arturo Pérez. Her mother already had five children when she became pregnant with Rosie after having an affair with Serrano. Perez was born at the now-closed Greenpoint Hospital in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn.[6]

Perez is one of ten children borne by her mother. Rosie and her siblings grew up in Bushwick while their mother was intermittently jailed. Her mother gave birth to her youngest child while incarcerated. She was for a time raised by an aunt and then, like her siblings, went through group homes and foster care. She and her siblings were often split up. She was transferred to a group foster home and lived in foster care in New York and Peekskill until age eight. She was legally considered a ward of the State of New York until age twelve. Her mother and aunt frequently visited, and her father made an unsuccessful custody bid at one point.[1][7]

When she was in third grade, Perez learned that she had a speech impediment.[8] She had a strict Catholic upbringing, which she has credited to the influence of the nuns during her childhood.[6][9] She eventually moved in with paternal aunt, Ana Dominga Otero Serrano-Roque.[10]

She attended Grover Cleveland High School, in the Ridgewood neighborhood of Queens.[11] Her mother died of AIDS-related complications in 1999. When her mother died she was living in poverty in the Woodside houses.[7]

Career

At 19 years old,[12] Perez started her career in the early 1980s as a dancer on Soul Train. As a student at Los Angeles City College,^{[citation needed]} with plans to major in biochemistry,[13] she said she relieved stress by going to nightclubs for ladies' night. A talent scout from Soul Train asked Perez to appear on the show. She was not a professional dancer, but loved it so much she dropped out of school.[6] In 1988, when she was 24 years old, Perez was noticed at the dance club Funky Reggae[14] by Spike Lee, who hired her for her first major acting role in Do the Right Thing.[15]

Perez later choreographed music videos by Janet Jackson, Bobby Brown, Diana Ross, LL Cool J and The Boys.[9] She was the choreographer for the dancing group the Fly Girls who were featured on the Fox television comedy program In Living Color and also worked as a segment producer.[16] She made her Broadway debut in Terrence McNally's Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune.[17] Perez had her third major role in the hit comedy White Men Can't Jump co-starring Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson.

Perez was nominated for the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Peter Weir's 1993 film Fearless.[18] She attended the ceremony with her father.[19] In 1997, she co-starred with Javier Bardem in Perdita Durango, a film in which many scenes of excessive violence, sex and nudity were edited out of the version released in the United States but remained intact in the version released throughout Latin America.[20] In 1999, Perez starred in Nancy Savoca's The 24 Hour Woman.[2] She provides the voices of Click, the camera, on Nick Jr.'s Go, Diego, Go! and Chel, a beautiful native woman in the DreamWorks Animation film The Road to El Dorado. She played corrupt police officer Carol Brazier in the Judd Apatow-produced film Pineapple Express, co-starring Seth Rogen and James Franco.

Perez appeared on an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in October 2009 about pedophiles' rights. Executive producer Neal Baer said the writers had Perez in mind when they wrote the role of a young sexual abuse victim's mother.[21] She injured her neck while filming the episode and underwent surgery to heal a herniated disc.[22] One year after the accident, she appeared at the White House in a wheelchair, wearing a neck brace for a meeting with President Obama.[23] In May 2011, Perez filed a lawsuit against the producers of the show, saying the injury she incurred was the result of being "recklessly pulled, grabbed, yanked, wrenched and manhandled" during filming.[24]

In June 2013, she served as the grand marshal for the international Boxing Hall of Fame parade in Canastota, New York.[25] In February 2014, Perez published an autobiography titled Handbook for an Unpredictable Life: How I Survived Sister Renata and My Crazy Mother, and Still Came Out Smiling... She is also the reader of the audio CD of this book. Perez said that she did not initially set out to write an autobiography, but rather a book that analyzes the causes and effects of child abuse.[6] She said it was not until about 6 months after the book was published and she heard responses from others that she found the experience cathartic.[6]

On September 3 of the same year, ABC announced Perez would join The View as a new co-host alongside moderator Whoopi Goldberg, newcomer Nicolle Wallace, and returning co-host Rosie O'Donnell.[26] The new season began on September 15, 2014.[27][28] Perez said she was initially hesitant about the job because "I didn't want to be on a show where people were just screaming at each other disrespectfully."[6] She decided to join the cast when she learned that Bill Wolff, whom she knew from The Rachel Maddow Show, was going to be the new executive producer.[6][29][30] In 2015, she returned to Broadway to star in Fish in the Dark, a play written by Larry David.[1][31] On July 8, 2015, Perez announced she would be leaving The View.[32]

In 2018, in a series regular role, Perez portrayed Tracey Wolfe in the NBC musical drama television series Rise, which ran for one season.[33] She starred in the 2020 superhero film Birds of Prey, as the DC Entertainment superhero Renee Montoya / Question.[34][35] Later that year, Perez starred in the comedy-drama series The Flight Attendant. She earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for the role.[36]

In 2021 Perez starred in the film adaptation of the children's book series Clifford the Big Red Dog.[37]

Activism

Perez is an activist for Puerto Rican rights:

• Her film Yo soy Boricua, pa'que tu lo sepas! (I'm Puerto Rican, Just So You Know!) documents her activism.[38][39]
• She starred in and directed the Spanish AIDS PSA campaign "Join the Fight" for Cable Positive and Kismet Films. The campaign featured actor Wilmer Valderrama, BET's Julissa Bermudez, Telenovela actor Erick Elías, singer/actress Lorena Rojas, 2006–2007 Miss Universe Zuleyka Rivera and actress Judy Marte. An English-language campaign was also directed by Liev Schreiber.
• US President Barack Obama appointed her to The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA). She was sworn in on February 2, 2010.
• On January 6, 2000, she was arrested for disorderly conduct in Manhattan following a rally to protest against the U.S. Navy air weapons training, as well as other forms of payload on the government training range owned at Vieques, an island off the coast of Puerto Rico.
• Perez serves as the chair of the artistic board for Urban Arts Partnership,[40] a New York City arts education nonprofit that uses arts integrated education programs to close the achievement gap.

Personal life

Perez suffered abuse during her childhood along with her siblings from her mother. As a result, she has suffered from high anxiety, PTSD, and depression but with therapy it has been greatly reduced.[1][6][41]

Perez married filmmaker and playwright Seth Zvi Rosenfeld in 1998. The couple divorced in 2001 after ten years together.[42] She married artist Eric Haze on September 15, 2013, in Las Vegas. They had decided to get married the night before, while attending the Floyd Mayweather vs. Saúl Álvarez boxing match.[43] They got married the following morning. They live in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn.[7]

Perez stated on the Pineapple Express DVD commentary that she is allergic to dairy products. She was a friend of the late rapper and actor Tupac Shakur.[41]

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1989	Do the Right Thing	Tina
1991	Night on Earth	Angela
1992	White Men Can't Jump	Gloria Clemente
1993	Untamed Heart	Cindy
	Fearless	Carla Rodrigo
1994	It Could Happen to You	Muriel Lang
	Somebody to Love	Mercedes
1997	A Brother's Kiss	Debbie
	Perdita Durango	Perdita Durango
1998	Louis & Frank	-
1999	The 24 Hour Woman	Grace Santos
2000	The Road to El Dorado	Chel (voice)
	King of the Jungle	Joanne
2001	Human Nature	Louise
	Riding in Cars with Boys	Shirley Perro
2003	From the 104th Floor	Narrator (voice)	Short
2004	Exactly	Angela	Short
2005	Yo soy Boricua, pa'que tu lo sepas!	Herself	Documentary
2006	Home	Herself
	Just Like the Son	Mrs. Ponders
2007	The Take	Marina De La Pena
2008	Pineapple Express	Officer Carol Brazier
2010	The Other Guys	Herself
	Pete Smalls Is Dead	Julia
2012	Small Apartments	Ms. Baker
	Won't Back Down	Brenna Harper
2013	The Counselor	Ruth
	The Being Experience	Herself
	Gods Behaving Badly	Persephone
2014	The Hero of Color City	Red (voice)
	Fugly!	Zowie
2015	Pitch Perfect 2	The View Host
	Puerto Ricans in Paris	Gloria
	Five Nights in Maine	Ann
2017	Active Adults	Zoe
2019	The Dead Don't Die	Posie Juarez
	Inside the Rain	Dr. Holloway
2020	Birds of Prey	Renee Montoya / Question
	The Last Thing He Wanted	Alma Guerrero
	Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics	Herself
	Boss Bitch Fight Challenge	Herself	Video short
	For NYC	-	Short
2021	With/In: Volume 1	Coco	Segment: "Coco and Gigi"
	Clifford the Big Red Dog	Lucille

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	21 Jump Street	Rosie Martinez	Episode: "2245"
	Criminal Justice	Denise Moore	TV movie
1990–91	WIOU	Lucy Hernandez	Recurring cast
1990–93	In Living Color	Herself/Fly Girl	Choreographer (seasons 1–4)
1995	In a New Light: Sex Unplugged	Herself/Host	TV special
	Frasier	Francesca (voice)	Episode: "Roz in the Doghouse"
1995–2000	Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child	Various (voice)	3 Episodes
1997	Subway Stories: Tales from the Underground	Mystery Girl	Episode: "Love on the A Train"
1999	Little Bill	Valencia	Episode: "Monty's Roar/Natural Root Pals"
2002	Widows	Linda Perelli	Main cast
2004	Whoopi's Littleburg	The Flashlight Lady	Episode: "But I Still Like You"
	Frasier	Lizbeth	Episode: "Crock Tales"
	Copshop	Heaven	TV movie
2005	Lackawanna Blues	Bertha	TV movie
	All the Invisible Children	Ruthie	Segment "Jesus Children of America"
2005–11	Go, Diego, Go!	Click (voice)	Main cast
2006	Lolo's Cafe	Maria (voice)	TV short
2008–09	Lipstick Jungle	Dahlia Morales	Recurring cast (season 2)
2009	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Eva Banks	Episode: "Hardwired"
	Exit 19	Lorna	TV movie
2010	Dora the Explorer	La Bruja (voice)	Episode: "Dora's Big Birthday Adventure"
	Lies in Plain Sight	Marisol Reyes	TV movie
2011	Da Brick	Annalisse	TV movie
2012	Nurse Jackie	Jules	Episode: "Slow Growing Monsters"
	Falcón	Madeleine Flowers	Episode: "The Silent and the Damned"
2012–13	The Cleveland Show	Choni (voice)	Recurring cast (season 3-4)
2014	An American Education	Rita Gomez	TV movie
2014–15	The View	Herself	Co-host (season 18)
2014–17	Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero	Aunt Rose (voice)	Recurring cast
2016	Search Party	Lorraine De Coss	Recurring cast (season 1)
2017	Nightcap	Herself	Episode: "Guest in a Snake"
	Pure	Phoebe O'Reilly	Main cast (season 1)
2017–19	Bounty Hunters	Nina Morales	Main cast
	Elena of Avalor	Dulce (voice)	Recurring cast
2018	Rise	Tracey Wolfe	Main cast
2019	High Maintenance	Adriana	Episode: "Proxy"
	She's Gotta Have It	Doña Lucy Christina	Episode: "#OhJudoKnow?"
2020–present	The Flight Attendant	Megan Briscoe	Main cast
2021	Maya and the Three	Cipactli (voice)	Recurring cast
2022	Human Resources	Petra the Ambition Gremlin (voice)	Recurring cast
2022	Now & Then	Flora Neruda
2022	Big City Greens	Mrs. Torres	Episode: The Delivernator

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Playwright	Notes
2002	Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune	Frankie (replacement)	Terrence McNally	Belasco Theatre, Broadway
2004	Reckless	Pooty / Sue	Craig Lucas	Biltmore Theatre, Broadway
2007	The Ritz	Googie Gomez	Terrence McNally	Studio 54, Broadway
2015	Fish in the Dark	Fabiana Melendez	Larry David	Cort Theatre, Broadway

Awards and nominations

Published works

• Bourke, Alison P.; Shapiro, Evan; Perez, Rosie; Sherman, Roger M.; Garbus, Liz; Kennedy, Rory; Smits, Jimmy; Taverna, Kathryn; Hurwitz, Tom; Valdez, Carlos (2007). ¡Yo Soy Boricua, Pa'que Tu Lo Sepas!: I'm Boricua, Just So You Know!. Santa Monica, Calif.: Genius Entertainment. ISBN 978-1-59444-303-9. OCLC 123120491.
• Perez, Rosie (2014). Handbook for an Unpredictable Life: How I Survived Sister Renata and My Crazy Mother, and Still Came Out Smiling (with Great Hair). New York: Crown Archetype. ISBN 978-0-307-95239-4. OCLC 858159344.

References

External links

• Rosie Perez on Twitter
• Rosie Perez at IMDb
• Rosie Perez at the Internet Broadway Database
• Rosie Perez at the Internet Off-Broadway Database

Media offices
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Rosa María Pérez (* 6. September 1964 in New York City als Rosa Maria Serrano[1]) ist eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin.

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Ро́за Мари́я «Ро́зи» Пе́рес (англ. Rosa María "Rosie" Pérez; род. 6 сентября 1964, Бушуик, Бруклин, Нью-Йорк, Нью-Йорк, США) — американская актриса, танцовщица, хореограф, режиссёр и общественный деятель.

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