Rosie Perez was born Rosa Maria Perez June 6, 1964. She is an American actress. Her first big break came with her role as Tina in the movie Do the Right Thing (1989), then followed by White Men Can't Jump (1992). Perez was nominated for the Academy Award as Best Supporting Actress for her role in Fearless (1993). Perez's leading roles in films include It Could Happen to You (1994) as well as The Road to El Dorado(2000), Pineapple Express (2007) as well as Birds of Prey (2018). She also received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations (in 1990, 1994 and) and a third Emmy nomination (2020-present) for her role as the Flight Attendant. She has appeared in Broadway stage plays such as The Ritz and Frankie, Johnny in the Clair de Lune and Fish in the Dark. She also co-hosted the 18th season of ABC's talk show The View. She attended Grover Cleveland High School, located in the Ridgewood neighborhood of Queens. In 1999 her mother was living in poverty, in the Woodside Houses, when she passed away from AIDS-related complications.
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