Rosie Perez

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1964-09-06 (61 years old)

Place of Birth

Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Rosie Perez

Biography

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...

Acting

1991

1992

White Men Can't Jump

as Gloria Clement

2008

2000

The Road to El Dorado

as Chel (voice)

1994

1993

Fearless

as Carla Rodrigo

2005

All the Invisible Children

as Ruthie (segment "Jesus Children of America")

1993

1997

Dance with the Devil

as Perdita Durango

1994

Somebody to Love

as Mercedes

2008

The Take

as Marina De La Pena

2012

Won't Back Down

as Breena Harper

2012

Small Apartments

as Ms. Baker

2012

2000

1999

The 24 Hour Woman

as Grace Santos

2013

2005

2013

Gods Behaving Badly

as Persephone

1990

Criminal Justice

as Denise Moore

2009

2001

Human Nature

as Louise

2014

Fugly!

as Zowie

2014

2015

Pitch Perfect 2

as The View Host

2010

Lies in Plain Sight

as Marisol Reyes

2003

2001

Riding in Cars with Boys

as Shirley Perro

2017

1997

1989

2010

The Other Guys

as Herself

2006

Just Like the Son

as Mrs. Ponders

2020

The Last Thing He Wanted

as Alma Guerrero

2019

The Dead Don't Die

as Posie Juarez

2020

Inside the Rain

as Dr. Holloway

1997

Subway Stories

as The Girl (segment "Love on the A Train")

2006

2013

2021

With/In Volume 1

as (segment "Coco & Gigi")

2025

Highest 2 Lowest

as Rosie Perez

Production

2021

With/In Volume 1

as Screenplay

2021

With/In Volume 1

as Director

2022

With/In Volume 2

as Director

1997

Subway Stories

as Executive Producer

1999

The 24 Hour Woman

as Co-Producer

2020

Goldie

as Executive Producer

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