Rosie Perez was born on Rosa Maria Perez on September 6,1964 and is an American actress, choreographer, dancer, and activist.
45 Facts About Rosie Perez
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Rosie Perez's breakthrough came with her portrayal of Tina in the film Do the Right Thing, followed by White Men Can't Jump.
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Rosie Perez's starring film roles since include It Could Happen to You, The Road to El Dorado, Pineapple Express, and Birds of Prey.
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Rosie Perez earned three Primetime Emmy Award nominations for In Living Color and another Emmy nomination for her work in The Flight Attendant.
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Rosie Perez has performed in stage plays on Broadway such as The Ritz, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, and Fish in the Dark.
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Rosie Perez was a co-host on the ABC talk show The View during the series' 18th season.
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Rosie Perez was born on September 6,1964, in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City, to Lydia Rosie Perez and Ismael Serrano, a merchant marine seaman.
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Rosie Perez's mother Lydia was born October 13,1939, in Humacao, Puerto Rico.
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Rosie Perez's mother was married to a man 20 years her senior, Arturo Perez.
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Rosie Perez was born at the now-closed Greenpoint Hospital in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn.
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Rosie Perez's mother gave birth to her youngest child while incarcerated.
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Rosie Perez was for a time raised by an aunt and then, like her siblings, went through group homes and foster care.
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Rosie Perez was transferred to a group foster home and lived in foster care in New York and Peekskill until age eight.
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Rosie Perez was legally considered a ward of the State of New York until age twelve.
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When she was in third grade, Rosie Perez learned that she had a speech impediment.
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Rosie Perez had a strict Catholic upbringing, which she has credited to the influence of the nuns during her childhood.
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Rosie Perez eventually moved in with her paternal aunt, Ana Dominga Otero Serrano-Roque.
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Rosie Perez attended Grover Cleveland High School, in the Ridgewood neighborhood of Queens.
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At 19 years old, Rosie Perez started her career in the early 1980s as a dancer on Soul Train.
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Rosie Perez was not a professional dancer, but loved it so much she dropped out of school.
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In 1988, when she was 24 years old, Rosie Perez was noticed at the dance club Funky Reggae by Spike Lee, who hired her for her first major acting role in Do the Right Thing.
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Rosie Perez later choreographed music videos by Janet Jackson, Bobby Brown, Diana Ross, LL Cool J and The Boys.
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Rosie Perez was the choreographer for the dancing group the Fly Girls who were featured on the Fox television comedy program In Living Color and worked as a segment producer.
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Rosie Perez made her Broadway debut in Terrence McNally's Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune.
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Rosie Perez had her third major role in the hit comedy White Men Can't Jump co-starring Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson.
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Rosie Perez was nominated for the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Peter Weir's 1993 film Fearless.
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In 1999, Rosie Perez starred in Nancy Savoca's The 24 Hour Woman.
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Rosie Perez provides the voices of Click, the camera, on Nick Jr.
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Rosie Perez played corrupt police officer Carol Brazier in the Judd Apatow-produced film Pineapple Express, co-starring Seth Rogen and James Franco.
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Rosie Perez injured her neck while filming the episode and underwent surgery to heal a herniated disc.
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In May 2011, Rosie 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.
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In February 2014, Rosie Perez published an autobiography titled Handbook for an Unpredictable Life: How I Survived Sister Renata and My Crazy Mother, and Still Came Out Smiling.
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Rosie Perez is the reader of the audio CD of this book.
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Rosie 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.
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Rosie Perez 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.
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On July 8,2015, Rosie Perez announced she would be leaving The View.
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In 2018, in a series regular role, Rosie Perez portrayed Tracey Wolfe in the NBC musical drama television series Rise, which ran for one season.
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Later that year, Rosie Perez starred in the comedy-drama series The Flight Attendant.
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Rosie Perez earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for the role.
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In 2021 Rosie Perez starred in the film adaptation of the children's book series Clifford the Big Red Dog.
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Rosie Perez suffered abuse during her childhood along with her siblings from her mother, as well as regular beatings from a nun, Sister Bernarda, according to a May 2022 interview with Terry Gross on NPR's "Fresh Air".
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Rosie Perez married filmmaker and playwright Seth Zvi Rosenfeld in 1998.
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Rosie Perez married artist Eric Haze on September 15,2013, in Las Vegas.
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Rosie Perez stated on the Pineapple Express DVD commentary that she is allergic to dairy products.
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Rosie Perez was a friend of the late rapper and actor Tupac Shakur.