Rosie Perez
Rosie Perez | |
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Brooklyn, New York, U.S.[1] | |
Education | Los Angeles City College West Los Angeles College[2] |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1983–present |
Spouses | |
Awards | Full list |
Rosie Perez (born Rosa Maria Perez on September 6, 1964) is an American actress. 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). Perez's performance in Fearless (1993) earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, among other accolades. 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 earned three Primetime Emmy Award nominations for In Living Color (1990–1994) and another Emmy nomination for her work in The Flight Attendant (2020–22). 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. She was also a co-host on the ABC talk show The View during the series' 18th season.
Early life
Perez was born on September 6, 1964, in the
One of 10 children born to her mother, Perez and her siblings grew up in Bushwick while their mother was intermittently jailed. Her mother gave birth to her youngest child while incarcerated. She was for a time raised by an aunt and then, like her siblings, went through group homes and foster care. She and her siblings were often split up. She was transferred to a group foster home and lived in foster care in New York and
When she was in third grade, Perez learned that she had a speech impediment.[8] She had a strict Catholic upbringing, which she has credited to the influence of the nuns during her childhood.[6][9] She eventually moved in with her paternal aunt, Ana Dominga Otero Serrano-Roque.[10]
She attended
Career
At 19 years old,[12] Perez started her career in the early 1980s as a dancer on Soul Train. As a student at Los Angeles City College,[citation needed] with plans to major in biochemistry,[13] she said she relieved stress by going to nightclubs for ladies' night. A talent scout from Soul Train asked Perez to appear on the show. She was not a professional dancer, but loved it so much she dropped out of school.[6] In 1988, when she was 24 years old, Perez was noticed at the dance club Funky Reggae[14] by Spike Lee, who hired her for her first major acting role in Do the Right Thing.[15]
Perez later choreographed
Perez was nominated for the
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.[21] She injured her neck while filming the episode and underwent surgery to heal a herniated disc.[22] One year after the accident, she appeared at the White House in a wheelchair, wearing a neck brace for a meeting with President Obama.[23] In May 2011, Perez filed a lawsuit against the producers of the show, saying the injury she incurred was the result of being "recklessly pulled, grabbed, yanked, wrenched and manhandled" during filming.[24]
In June 2013, she served as the grand marshal for the international Boxing Hall of Fame parade in Canastota, New York.[25] In February 2014, 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. Perez said that she did not initially set out to write an autobiography, but rather a book that analyzes the causes and effects of child abuse.[6] She said it was not until about 6 months after the book was published and she heard responses from others that she found the experience cathartic.[6]
On September 3 of the same year, ABC announced Perez would join The View as a new co-host alongside moderator Whoopi Goldberg, newcomer Nicolle Wallace, and returning co-host Rosie O'Donnell.[26] The new season began on September 15, 2014.[27][28] Perez said she was initially hesitant about the job because "I didn't want to be on a show where people were just screaming at each other disrespectfully."[6] She decided to join the cast when she learned that Bill Wolff, whom she knew from The Rachel Maddow Show, was going to be the new executive producer.[6][29][30] In 2015, she returned to Broadway to star in Fish in the Dark, a play written by Larry David.[1][31] On July 8, 2015, Perez announced she would be leaving The View.[32]
In 2018, in a series regular role, Perez portrayed Tracey Wolfe in the
In 2021 Perez starred in the film adaptation of the children's book series Clifford the Big Red Dog.[37]
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.[38][39]
- She starred in and directed the Spanish BET's Julissa Bermudez, Telenovela actor Erick Elías, singer/actress Lorena Rojas, 2006–2007 Miss Universe Zuleyka Rivera and actress Judy Marte. An English-language campaign was also directed by Liev Schreiber.
- US President Barack Obama appointed her to The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA). She was sworn in on February 2, 2010.
- On January 6, 2000, she was arrested for protest against the 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.
- Perez serves as the chair of the artistic board for Urban Arts Partnership,[40] a New York City arts education nonprofit that uses arts integrated education programs to close the achievement gap.
Personal life
Perez suffered abuse during her childhood along with her siblings from her mother, as well as regular beatings from a nun, Sister Bernarda, according to a May 2022 interview with
Perez married filmmaker and playwright Seth Zvi Rosenfeld in 1998. The couple divorced in 2001 after 10 years together.[42] She married artist Eric Haze on September 15, 2013, in Las Vegas. They live in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn as of 2014.[7]
Perez stated on the Pineapple Express DVD commentary that she is allergic to dairy products.
Filmography
Film
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1989 | Do the Right Thing | Tina | |
1990 | Criminal Justice | Denise Moore | TV movie |
1991 | Night on Earth | Angela | |
1992 | White Men Can't Jump | Gloria Clemente | |
1993 | Untamed Heart | Cindy | |
Fearless | Carla Rodrigo | ||
1994 | It Could Happen to You | Muriel Lang | |
Somebody to Love | Mercedes | ||
1997 | A Brother's Kiss | Debbie | |
Perdita Durango | Perdita Durango | ||
1998 | Louis & Frank | - | |
1999 | The 24 Hour Woman | Grace Santos | |
2000 | The Road to El Dorado | Chel (voice) | |
King of the Jungle | Joanne | ||
2001 | Human Nature | Louise | |
Riding in Cars with Boys | Shirley Perro | ||
2003 | From the 104th Floor | Narrator (voice) | Short |
2004 | Exactly | Angela | Short |
2005 | Lackawanna Blues | Bertha | TV movie |
2006 | Just Like the Son | Mrs. Ponders | |
Lolo's Cafe | Maria (voice) | Short | |
2007 | The Take | Marina De La Pena | |
2008 | Pineapple Express | Officer Carol Brazier | |
2010 | The Other Guys | Herself | |
Pete Smalls Is Dead | Julia | ||
Lies in Plain Sight | Marisol Reyes | TV movie | |
2012 | Small Apartments | Ms. Baker | |
Won't Back Down | Brenna Harper | ||
2013 | The Counselor | Ruth | |
The Being Experience | Herself | ||
Gods Behaving Badly | Persephone | ||
2014 | The Hero of Color City | Red (voice) | |
Fugly! | Zowie | ||
2015 | Pitch Perfect 2 | The View Host | |
Puerto Ricans in Paris | Gloria | ||
Five Nights in Maine | Ann | ||
2017 | Active Adults | Zoe | |
2019 | The Dead Don't Die | Posie Juarez | |
Inside the Rain | Dr. Holloway | ||
2020 | Birds of Prey | Renee Montoya | |
The Last Thing He Wanted | Alma Guerrero | ||
For NYC | Herself | Short | |
2021 | With/In: Volume 1 | Coco | |
Clifford the Big Red Dog | Lucille |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1990 | 21 Jump Street | Rosie Martinez | Episode: "2245" |
1990–91 | WIOU | Lucy Hernandez | Recurring Cast |
1990–93 | In Living Color | Fly Girl/Choreographer | Main Cast: Season 1–4 |
1991 | Great Performances | Herself | Episode: "Everybody Dance Now" |
1992 | It's Showtime at the Apollo
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Herself/Guest Host | Episode: "Episode #6.4" |
1995 | In a New Light: Sex Unplugged | Herself/Host | Main Host |
Frasier | Francesca | Episode: "Roz in the Doghouse" | |
1995–00 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Various (voice) | Guest Cast: Season 1-3 |
1996 | Saturday Night Special | Herself | Episode: "Episode #1.4" |
1997 | Subway Stories: Tales from the Underground | Mystery Girl | Episode: "Love on the A Train" |
1999 | Little Bill | Valencia | Episode: "Monty's Roar/Natural Root Pals" |
2002 | One World Jam: A Concert for Global Harmony | Herself/Host | Main Host |
Gotham Awards | Herself/Co-Host | Main Co-Host | |
Widows | Linda Perelli | Main Cast | |
2003 | XXI Century | Herself | Episode: "War, Peace, and Patriotism" |
2004 | Whoopi's Littleburg | The Flashlight Lady | Episode: "But I Still Like You" |
Frasier | Lizbeth | Episode: "Crock Tales" | |
2005 | All the Invisible Children | Ruthie | Episode: "Jesus Children of America" |
2005–11 | Go, Diego, Go! | Click (voice) | Main Cast |
2008–09 | Lipstick Jungle | Dahlia Morales | Recurring Cast: Season 2 |
2009 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Eva Banks | Episode: "Hardwired" |
2010 | VH1 Rock Docs | Herself | Episode: "Soul Train: The Hippest Trip in America" |
Dora the Explorer | La Bruja (voice) | Episode: "Dora's Big Birthday Adventure" | |
2012 | Fish Hooks | Chichelsea Chihuahua (voice) | Episode: "Bea Dates Milo" |
Nurse Jackie | Jules | Episode: "Slow Growing Monsters" | |
Falcón | Madeleine Flowers | Episode: "The Silent and the Damned" | |
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars | Herself/Guest Judge | Episode: "All Star Girl Groups" | |
2012–13 | The Cleveland Show | Choni (voice) | Recurring Cast: Season 3-4 |
2013 | Anderson Live | Herself/Co-Host | Episode: "Co-Host Rosie Perez/'Spartacus" |
In the Woods | Herself | Main Cast | |
American Latino TV | Herself | Episode: "Episode #12.6" | |
2014 | Park Bench with Steve Buscemi | Herself | Episode: "Hair Apparent" |
2014–15 | The View | Herself/Co-Host | Guest Co-Host: Season 17, Main Co-Host: Season 18 |
2014–17 | Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | Aunt Rose (voice) | Recurring Cast |
2015 | The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore | Herself/Panelist | Episode: "Starbucks's "Race Together" Campaign" |
American Masters | Herself | Episode: "The Women's List" | |
2016 | Search Party | Lorraine De Coss | Recurring Cast: Season 1 |
2017 | Then and Now with Andy Cohen | Herself | Recurring Guest |
Nightcap | Herself | Episode: "Guest in a Snake" | |
Pure | Phoebe O'Reilly | Main Cast: Season 1 | |
2017–19 | Bounty Hunters | Nina Morales | Main Cast |
Elena of Avalor | Dulce (voice) | Recurring Cast: Season 2, Guest: Season 3 | |
2018 | Unsung | Herself | Episode: "The Boys" |
Project Runway All Stars | Herself/Guest Judge | Episode: "Posen on the Red Carpet" | |
Rise | Tracey Wolfe | Main Cast | |
2019 | High Maintenance | Adriana | Episode: "Proxy" |
She's Gotta Have It | Doña Lucy Christina | Episode: "#OhJudoKnow?" | |
2020–22 | The Flight Attendant | Megan Briscoe | Main Cast |
2021 | Mike Tyson: The Knockout | Herself | Episode: "Part 1-2" |
NYC Epicenters 9/11→2021½ | Herself | Episode: "Part 1-4" | |
Maya and the Three | Cipactli (voice) | Recurring Cast | |
2022 | Black Market with Michael K. Williams | Herself/Guest Host | Episode: "Thirst Trap" |
Now & Then | Flora Neruda | Main Cast | |
Big City Greens | Mrs. Torres | Episode: "The Delivernator" | |
2022–23 | Human Resources | Petra the Ambition Gremlin (voice) | Recurring Cast |
2023 | Your Honor | Olivia Delmont | Recurring Cast: Season 2 |
Big Mouth | Petra (voice) | Episode: "The Ambition Gremlin" | |
2024 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Suzie Groove (voice) | Episode: "Tango Tangle" |
Grimsburg | Martina Martinez (voice) | Recurring Cast | |
TBA | Before | Denise | Upcoming miniseries |
Music Video
Year | Artist | Song |
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1989 | Joyce Irby featuring Doug E. Fresh | "Mr. DJ" |
Theatre
Year | Title | Role | Playwright | Notes |
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2002 | Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune | Frankie (replacement) | Terrence McNally | Belasco Theatre, Broadway |
2004 | Reckless | Pooty / Sue | Craig Lucas | Biltmore Theatre, Broadway |
2007 | The Ritz | Googie Gomez | Terrence McNally | Studio 54, Broadway |
2015 | Fish in the Dark | Fabiana Melendez | Larry David | Cort Theatre , Broadway
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Documentary
Year | Film |
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2000 | My Generation |
2005 | Yo soy Boricua, pa'que tu lo sepas! |
2006 | Home |
2008 | Big Pun: The Legacy |
2011 | Brooklyn Boheme |
2015 | Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives |
2016 | Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall |
Muhammad Ali: A Life | |
2017 | My Name Is Pedro |
2018 | Pa'lante |
2020 | Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics |
Awards and nominations
(2021) NHMC Impact Awards (Outstanding Performance in a Series) [43]
Published works
- Bourke, Alison P.; Shapiro, Evan; Perez, Rosie; Sherman, Roger M.; Garbus, Liz; Kennedy, Rory; OCLC 123120491.
- Perez, Rosie (2014). Handbook for an Unpredictable Life: How I Survived Sister Renata and My Crazy Mother, and Still Came Out Smiling (with Great Hair). New York: Crown Archetype. OCLC 858159344.
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External links
- Rosie Perez on Twitter
- Rosie Perez at IMDb
- Rosie Perez at the Internet Broadway Database
- Rosie Perez at the Internet Off-Broadway Database