Rosie Perez
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| Rosie Perez | |
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Perez at the New York premiere of Won't Back Down in 2012.
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| Born | Rosa Maria Perez[1] September 6, 1964 [1] Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City, United States |
| Occupation | Actress, dancer, choreographer, director, activist |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Spouse(s) | Seth Zvi Rosenfeld (m. 1991–2001) Eric Haze (m. 2013) |
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Early life
Perez was born in Brooklyn, New York, in the neighborhood of Bushwick, to Puerto Rican parents[1] Lydia Perez [2][3] and Ismael Serrano,[2][3][4] a merchant marine seaman.[4] Perez became a ward of the state when her mother took her from an aunt, who had been raising her. She was transferred to a group foster home at age 3 and lived in foster care until age eight, and was still legally considered a ward of the State of New York until age 12 years.These life problems left Perez with a speech impediment.[1] She eventually moved in with an aunt[1] and attended Grover Cleveland High School, which is located in Ridgewood, in the New York City borough of Queens.[5][verification needed]
Career
Acting
Perez was first noticed in a dance club by Spike Lee in 1988, who hired her for her first major acting role in Do the Right Thing.[6] Perez started her career in the late 1980s as a dancer on Soul Train and later choreographed music videos by Janet Jackson, Bobby Brown, Diana Ross, LL Cool J and The Boys.[citation needed] She was the choreographer for the dancing group the Fly Girls who were featured on the Fox television comedy program In Living Color.She made her Broadway debut in Terrence McNally's Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune.[citation needed] 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. In 1997, she starred in Perdita Durango, a controversial 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.[citation needed]
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.[7] She suffered a serious injury during the filming of the episode.[8] Most recently, Perez is the subject of a released album by Felt entitled Felt 3: A Tribute To Rosie Perez.
Injury
Rosie Perez injured her neck in 2009 while filming an episode of Law & Order SVU and underwent surgery to heal a herniated disc. One year after the accident, she appeared at the White House in a wheelchair, wearing a neck brace for a meeting with President Obama.[9] In May 2011, Perez filed a lawsuit against the producers of the show, claiming that the injury she incurred was the result of being "recklessly pulled, grabbed, yanked, wrenched and manhandled" during filming.[10]Boxing
Rosie Perez is a boxing fan. In June 2013, she served as the grand marshal for the International Boxing Hall of Fame parade in Canastota, New York.[11]Author
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..." She is also the reader of the audio CD of this book.The View
On September 3, 2014, ABC announced Perez would join The View as a new co-host alongside newcomer Nicolle Wallace.[12] The new season will air on September 15, 2014.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.[13] She starred in and directed the Spanish AIDS PSA campaign "Join the Fight" for Cable Positive and Kismet Films.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed] An English-language campaign was also directed by Liev Schreiber.[citation needed] President Barack Obama appointed her to The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA). She was sworn in on February 2, 2010.[citation needed]On January 6, 2000, she was arrested for disorderly conduct in Manhattan following a rally to protest 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.[citation needed]
Perez serves as the chair of the artistic board for Urban Arts Partnership,[14] a New York City arts education nonprofit that uses arts integrated education programs to close the achievement gap.
Personal life
Perez 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.[15] The couple slept over at the MGM Grand hotel-casino and were married in the morning. Perez was previously married to filmmaker and playwright Seth Zvi Rosenfeld but the couple divorced in 2001 after ten years of marriage.[16]She was a friend of rapper and actor Tupac Shakur.[17][18][19]
Filmography
| TV Films | |||
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1990 | Criminal Justice | Barbara Von Busch | |
| 1995 | In a New Light: Sex Unplugged | Herself | Host |
| 1997 | Subway Stories: Tales from the Underground | Mystery Girl | Also producer Segment "Love on the A Train" |
| 2004 | Copshop | Heaven | |
| Lackawanna Blues | Bertha | Television Movie Nominated—Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actress – Television Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special |
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| 2006 | Lolo's Cafe | Maria | Voice |
| 2009 | Exit 19 | Lorna | |
| 2010 | Lies in Plain Sight | Marisol Reyes | Gracie Allen Award for Outstanding Female Lead in a Drama Special Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Nominated—Imagen Foundation Award for Best Actress – Television |
| Television | |||
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1990 | 21 Jump Street | Rosie Martinez | Episode "2245" |
| 1990 | In Living Color | Herself | Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Choreography (1990, 1992, 1993) choreographer, seasons 1–4 |
| 1990–1991 | WIOU | Lucy Hernandez | Episodes "Without Prejudice" "Labored Relations" "Mother Nature's Son" "They Shoot Sources, Don't They" |
| 1995–1997 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Thumbelina / Witch | Episodes "Thumbelina" "Hanselito y Gretelita" |
| 2002 | Widows | Linda Perelli | Episodes "Hour One" "Hour Two" "Hour Three" "Hour Four" |
| 1995–2004 | Frasier | Francesca / Lizbeth | Episodes "Roz in the Doghouse (1995)" "Crock Tales (2004)" |
| 2005–2008 | Go, Diego, Go! | Click, the camera | Episodes "Diego Saves the Humpback Whale" "Linda the Llama Saves Carnaval" "Diego's Wolf-Pup Rescue" "The Bobos' Mother's Day" "Tuga Helps the Moon" "Freddie the Fruit Bat Saves Halloween!" |
| 2008–2009 | Lipstick Jungle | Dahlia Morales | Nominated—ALMA Award for Best Actress in Television – Comedy Episodes "Pandora's Box" "Let It Be" "The F-Word" "The Lyin', the Bitch and the Wardrobe Dahlia Morales" "Thanksgiving" "La Vie En Pose" |
| 2009 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Eva Banks | Episodes "Hardwired" |
| 2011–2012 | The Cleveland Show | Choni / Aunt Chonie | Episodes "There Goes El Neighborhood" "Y Tu Junior Tambien" Episode #3.11 |
| 2012 | Nurse Jackie | Jules | Episodes "Slow Growing Monsters" |
| 2014 | An American Education | Rita Gomez | Pilot |
| 2014-Current | The View | Co-Host | |
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