![]() Perez later choreographed music videos by Janet Jackson, Bobby Brown, Diana Ross, LL Cool J and The Boys. In 1988, when she was 24 years old, 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. She was not a professional dancer, but loved it so much she dropped out of school. A talent scout from Soul Train asked Perez to appear on the show. As a student at Los Angeles City College, with plans to major in biochemistry, she said she relieved stress by going to nightclubs for ladies' night. Career Īt 19 years old, Perez started her career in the early 1980s as a dancer on Soul Train. By 1999, her mother was living in poverty in the Woodside Houses, when she died of AIDS-related complications. She attended Grover Cleveland High School, in the Ridgewood neighborhood of Queens. She eventually moved in with her paternal aunt, Ana Dominga Otero Serrano-Roque. She had a strict Catholic upbringing, which she has credited to the influence of the nuns during her childhood. When she was in third grade, Perez learned that she had a speech impediment. Her mother and aunt frequently visited, and her father made an unsuccessful custody bid at one point. She was legally considered a ward of the State of New York until age twelve. She was transferred to a group foster home and lived in foster care in New York and Peekskill until age eight. She and her siblings were often split up. She was for a time raised by an aunt and then, like her siblings, went through group homes and foster care. Her mother gave birth to her youngest child while incarcerated. Rosie and her siblings grew up in Bushwick while their mother was intermittently jailed. Perez is one of ten children borne by her mother. Perez was born at the now-closed Greenpoint Hospital in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn. Her mother already had five children when she became pregnant with Rosie after having an affair with Serrano. Her mother was married to a man 20 years her senior, Arturo Pérez. Her father was from Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. Her mother Lydia (née Fontañez y Reyes) was born October 13, 1939, in Humacao, Puerto Rico. 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. She was also a co-host on the ABC talk show The View during the series' 18th season. 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. ![]() 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). 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). Perez's performance in Fearless (1993) earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, among other accolades. Her breakthrough came at age 24 with her portrayal of Tina in the film Do the Right Thing (1989), followed by White Men Can't Jump (1992). ![]() ![]() Rosie Perez (born Rosa Maria Perez on September 6, 1964) is an American actress, choreographer, dancer, and activist. ![]()
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