Rosie Perez

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AKA: Rosa Maria Serrano
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 09/06/1964
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA

biography

Discovered by Spike Lee while dancing in a club, Rosie Perez was an Oscar-nominated actress and producer whose performances combined a brassy dynamism with an earthy sexuality. Lee provided her debut in his landmark 1989 feature “Do the Right Thing,” which led to subsequent feature roles as well as an Emmy-nominated turn as choreographer for the comedy series “In Living Color” (Fox, 1990-94). She soon shed her Fly Girl persona and displayed a skill at emotionally nuanced performances in films like “White Men Can’t Jump” (1993), “Fearless” (1993) and “The 24-Hour Woman” (1997). Perez later Continued

Credits

(TV Show)
2009-2009
Eva Banks
2009
(TV Show)
2008-2008
Dahlia Morales
2008
Carol/Female Cop
2008
(TV Show)
1995-2004
Lizbeth
2004
Guest Caller Francesca
1995
Louise
2002
Joanne
2001
of Chel
2000
Co-Producer
1999
Grace Santos
1999
Debbie
1997
Muriel Lang
1994
Carla Rodrigo
1993
Angela
1991
Gloria Clemente
Marina De La Pena
Mrs. Ponders
Perdita Durango
Mercedes

milestones

Year
Milestone
1982 
Made first TV appearance as a dancer on "Soul Train"
1988 
Spotted by Spike Lee at the LA club Funky Reggae; approached her to appear in his film, "Do the Right Thing"
1989 
Made film debut in Lee's "Do the Right Thing" as Lee's Puerto Rican girlfriend
1990 
TV acting debut in HBO's "Criminal Justice"
1990 
Served as choreographer of the Fly Girls on FOX's sketch comedy series "In Living Color"
Continued

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