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DetailsAKA:
Rosa Maria Serrano
Nationality:
American Birthdate:
09/06/1964 Birthplace:
Brooklyn, New York, United States 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
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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"
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