Know For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1964-09-06 (61 years old)
Place of Birth
Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also known As
Rosa María Perez
Rosa María Perez (born September 6, 1964) is an American actress, community activist, talk show host, author, dancer, and choreographer. Her film breakthrough performance was her portrayal of Tina in Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing (1989), which she followed with White Men Can't Jump (1992). Among many honors, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Fearless (1993) as well as three Emmy Awards for her work as a choreographer on In Living Color (1990–1994). Perez has also performed in stage plays on Broadway, such as The Ritz, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, and Fish in the Dark. In ad...
1991
as Angela
1989
as Tina
1992
as Gloria Clement
2008
as Carol
2000
as Chel (voice)
1994
as Muriel Lang
2020
1993
as Carla Rodrigo
2005
as Ruthie (segment "Jesus Children of America")
2004
as Self
1993
as Cindy
2009
as Self
1997
as Perdita Durango
1994
as Mercedes
2008
as Marina De La Pena
2012
as Breena Harper
2010
as Julia
2012
as Ms. Baker
2012
as Self
2000
as Joanne
1999
as Grace Santos
2013
as Ruth
2005
as Bertha
2003
2013
as Persephone
1990
as Denise Moore
2009
as Self
2003
2001
as Louise
2014
as Zowie
2014
as Red (voice)
2022
2015
as Gloria
2015
as The View Host
2010
as Marisol Reyes
2016
as Ann
2003
as narrator
2006
as Herself
2001
as Shirley Perro
2017
as Zoe
1997
as Debbie
1989
as Self / Tina
2016
as Self
2010
as Herself
2006
as Mrs. Ponders
2020
as Alma Guerrero
2019
as Posie Juarez
2020
2009
2020
as Dr. Holloway
1997
as The Girl (segment "Love on the A Train")
2020
2006
2005
as Ruthie
2013
as Self
2021
as Lucille
2002
2021
2021
as (segment "Coco & Gigi")
2024
as Self
1998
2025
as Rosie Perez
2021
as Screenplay
2021
as Director
2022
as Director
1997
as Executive Producer
2006
as Director
2006
as Executive Producer
1999
as Co-Producer
2020
as Executive Producer
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