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Rosario Dawson

Born May 9, 1979 (1979-05-09) (age 29)
New York, New York, U.S.
Occupation actress, singer
Years active 1995—present
Official website

Rosario Dawson (born May 9, 1979) is an American actress and singer, perhaps best known for her roles in the films Sin City, He Got Game, Rent and most recently as a lead character in Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) The City of New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The year 1995 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Sin City is a 2005 film written produced and directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez. He Got Game is a 1998 sports - drama Film written and directed by Spike Lee, and starring Denzel Washington and Rent is a 2005 film adaptation of the Broadway musical of the same name. Death Proof is a 2007 thriller Film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, about a psychopathic Stunt man

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Early life

Dawson was born in New York City, the daughter of Isabel,[1] a Bronx-born professional vocalist, and Greg Dawson, a construction worker. The City of New York [2] The two are now divorced. Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the termination of a Marriage. [3] Dawson's mother is of Puerto Rican and Afro-Cuban descent and her father is of Irish and Native American ancestry. Puerto Ricans in the United States (also referred to as the "Puerto Rican Diaspora," " Nuyorican " "Stateside Puerto Ricans" "mainland The term Afro-Cuban refers to Cubans of African ancestry and to historical or cultural elements in Cuba thought to emanate from this community The Irish people ( Irish: Muintir na hÉireann, na hÉireannaigh, na Gaeil) are a Western European Ethnic group who originate Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States [4][5]

Dawson grew up on Manhattan's Lower East Side[2] and has a brother named Clay. Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York The Lower East Side is a Neighborhood in the southeastern part of the New York City borough of Manhattan. She and her family squatted in an abandoned building during most of her childhood. Squatting is the act of occupying an abandoned or unoccupied space or Building that the squatter does not own rent or otherwise have permission to use [3] While attending school, she had aspirations of becoming a marine biologist. Marine biology is the scientific study of living Organisms in the Ocean or other marine or Brackish bodies of water

Career

Although showing no interest in acting as a child, Rosario was discovered on her front porch step by photographer Larry Clark and Harmony Korine, where Harmony lauded her with praise as being perfect for a part he had written in his screenplay that would become the 1995 controversial films Kids. Lawrence Donald Clark (born January 1, 1943 in Tulsa Oklahoma) is an American Film director, Photographer, Writer Harmony Korine (born January 4 1973) is an American Film director, producer, Screenwriter, and Author. Kids is a 1995 American Drama Film written by Harmony Korine and directed by Larry Clark. Since then Dawson's films have varied; ranging from independent films, to highly successful big budget blockbusters, and large scale box office bombs. An independent film, or indie film, is a film that is produced outside of the Hollywood Studio system, a series of oligopolistic practices by several This article refers to the theatrical slang term for other uses see Blockbuster (disambiguation. The phrase box office bomb refers to a Film for which the production and Marketing costs greatly exceeded the Revenue retained by the movie Among her successes are He Got Game, opposite professional basketball player Ray Allen, and Men in Black II, which saw her sharing the screen with Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones; among her failures are The Adventures of Pluto Nash (which was nominated for six Golden Raspberry Awards[6]) and the live-action film adaptation of Josie and the Pussycats. He Got Game is a 1998 sports - drama Film written and directed by Spike Lee, and starring Denzel Washington and Walter Ray Allen (born July 20 1975 in Merced, California) commonly referred to as Ray Allen, is an American professional Basketball player Men in Black II (also known as MIIB) is a 2002 Science fiction comedy Action film starring Tommy Lee Tommy Lee Jones (born September 15, 1946) is an Academy Award - Golden Globe - Screen Actors Guild - and Emmy Award -winning The Adventures of Pluto Nash is a 2002 Comedy film directed by Ron Underwood and starring Eddie Murphy as the owner of a lunar nightclub Josie and the Pussycats is a 2001 comedy released by Universal Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [7]

In 1999, Dawson teamed up with Prince for the re-release of his 1980s hit "1999". Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American musician " 1999 " is one of Prince 's most well-known songs and a defining moment in his rise to superstar status [8] The new remixed version featured the actress in an introductory voice over, offering commentary on the state of the world in the year before the Millennium. A millennium (pl millennia) is a period of Time equal to one thousand Years (from Latin la mille, thousand and la annum [9] The same year she appeared in The Chemical Brothers' video for the song "Out of Control" from the album Surrender. The Chemical Brothers are an English Grammy Award winning Electronic music duo of Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons (occasionally referred to as Chemical Surrender is the third album from The Chemical Brothers and was released on June 22, 1999. [10] She is also featured on the track "She Lives In My Lap" from the second disc of the OutKast album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, during which she speaks the intro and a brief interlude towards the end. Outkast (typeset as OutKast) is a Grammy Award -winning American hip hop duo based out of East Point Georgia, a city Speakerboxxx/The Love Below is a Double album by the hip hop group OutKast, released on September 23 2003 on

In 2004 Dawson appeared in Oliver Stone's Alexander as the bride of Alexander the Great. Alexander is a 2004 Epic film, based on the life of Alexander the Great. Alexander the Great ( or, Mégas Aléxandros; July 20 356 BC June 10 or June 11 323 BC also known as Alexander III of Macedon (el Ἀλέξανδρος Γ' In August-September 2005, Dawson appeared on stage as Julia in the Public Theatre revival of Galt MacDermot's 1971 musical Two Gentlemen of Verona at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park. Galt MacDermot (born December 18, 1928 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian Pianist, Composer and writer of Two Gentlemen of Verona is an award-winning rock musical with a book by John Guare and Mel Shapiro, lyrics by Guare and music by The Delacorte Theater, established in 1962 is an open-air Theater located in Manhattan 's Central Park. Central Park is a large public Urban park in New York City, with about twenty-five million visitors annually [11]

She starred in the film adaptation of the popular musical Rent, where she played the exotic dancer Mimi Marquez, replacing the original Mimi, Daphne Rubin-Vega, who was pregnant at the time of filming and wasn't able to play the part. Rent is a 2005 film adaptation of the Broadway musical of the same name. Daphne Rubin-Vega (born November 18 1969) is a Dance music singer and Actress. She also appeared in the adaptation of the graphic novel Sin City, where she played the prostitute-dominatrix, Gail. Sin City is a 2005 film written produced and directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez. The Girls of Old Town are a group of self-governing prostitutes in the fictional universe of Frank Miller 's Sin City. She will appear in Sin City's sequel in 2008. Sin City is a 2005 film written produced and directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez.

In 2005, Dawson appeared in a graphically violent scene in the Rob Zombie film The Devil's Rejects. Robert Bartleh Cummings (born January 12, 1965) better known by his Stage name, Rob Zombie, is an American Musician The Devil's Rejects is a 2005 exploitation Horror film written and directed by Rob Zombie. Though the scene was cut from the final film, it is available in the deleted scenes on the DVD release. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is In 2006's Clerks II, Dawson starred as Becky, the crush-turned-wife of Dante Hicks. Clerks II is the sequel to Kevin Smith 's 1994 movie Clerks, and his sixth feature film to be set in the View Askewniverse Dante Hicks is a Fictional character in writer/director Kevin Smith 's View Askewniverse, played by Brian O'Halloran. As she mentioned in the making of documentary, Back to the Well, the donkey show sequence was what made her decide to appear in the movie. A donkey show is a form of live entertainment that is a semi-popular sex-tourism performance in Mexico In May of the same year, Dawson, an avid comic book fan, co-created the comic book miniseries Occult Crimes Taskforce. A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative OCT Occult Crimes Taskforce is an American Comic book about the eponymous team of fictional Police officers It was [12] She was at the 2007 Comic-Con to promote her new comic book miniseries. Comic-Con or Comic Con may refer to Comic-Con International, annual fan convention in San Diego held since 1970 also known as Comic-Con

In 2007, Dawson co-starred with former Rent alum Tracie Thoms in the Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's throwback movie Death Proof. Tracie Nicole Thoms (born August 19, 1975) is an American Television, Film, and stage Actress. Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is an Academy Award - BAFTA Award - and Palme d'Or -winning Emmy - and Robert Anthony Rodriguez (born June 20 1968 is an American director, writer, producer, Cinematographer, editor and Musician Death Proof is a 2007 thriller Film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, about a psychopathic Stunt man

In 2007, Dawson teamed up with friend Talia Lugacy, whom she met at the Lee Strasberg Academy, to produce and star in Descent. Descent is a 2007 American Thriller film directed by Talia Lugacy and starring Rosario Dawson and Chad Faust. [13] On July 7, 2007 Dawson presented at the American leg of Live Earth. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007 Running order In order of appearance Live Earth is an annual event developed to to combat climate change.

Personal life

Dawson dated former Sex and the City star Jason Lewis for two years. Sex and the City was an American Cable television program The original run of the show was broadcast on HBO from 1998 until 2004 for a Jason Lewis (born June 25, 1971) is an American Actor and former Fashion model. They lived together in Los Angeles until they separated in November 2006. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West [14] She has also been rumored to have dated Dawson's Creek star Joshua Jackson. Dawson's Creek was an American Primetime Television Drama which initially aired from January 20, 1998 Joshua Carter Jackson (born June 11, 1978) is a Canadian – American actor [15]

For her 27th birthday party, she asked Guns N' Roses to perform. Guns N' Roses is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985 At the event, Axl Rose and Tommy Hilfiger got into a physical altercation which garnered some press attention. W Axl Rose (born William Bruce Rose Jr; February 6 1962 frequently called Axl Rose, is an American Musician, best known as the Frontman Thomas Jacob Hilfiger (born March 24, 1951 in Elmira New York) is a American Fashion designer and founder of the brand Tommy [16]

Dawson is involved with the Lower East Side Girls Club[17][18] and supports other charities such as environmental group Global Cool, the ONE Campaign, Oxfam, Amnesty International, Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, Stay Close. The definition of charitable organization, and of charity varies according to the country and in some instances the region of the country in which the charitable organization operates The environmental movement, a term that includes the conservation and green movements is a diverse scientific social and Political movement for Global Cool is a ten-year Climate change campaign launched in January 2007 and based in London and Los Angeles The ONE Campaign is a US-based nonpartisan non-profit organization which aims to increase United States government funding for and effectiveness of international aid programs Oxfam International is a confederation of 13 organizations working with over 3000 partners in more than 100 countries to find lasting solutions to poverty and injustice Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is a Western based international Non-governmental organization which defines its mission as "to Parents Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays ( PFLAG) is a group of family members and friends of Lesbian, Gay, bisexual, and Transgender org (a poster and public service ad campaign for PFLAG where she is featured with her uncle Frank Jump)[19]International Rescue Committee, Voto Latino,[20][21][22] and she participated in the Vagina Monologues. The International Rescue Committee (IRC is a leading non-sectarian non-governmental international relief and Humanitarian aid organization based in the United The Vagina Monologues is an Obie Award -winning episodic play written by Eve Ensler which ran at the Off-Broadway Westside Theatre

Filmography

Upcoming:

Awards/nominations

  • 2006, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture (Rent) Nominated
  • 2004, Rising Star Award Won
  • 2006, Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Rent) Nominated
  • 2006, Best Actress (Rent) Nominated
  • 2006, Best Ensemble (Rent) Nominated
  • 2006, Best Supporting Actress (Sin City) Nominated
  • 2003, Best Supporting Actress (25th Hour) Nominated
  • 2000, Best Actress (Light It Up) Nominated
  • 2006, Best Song (Rent) "Seasons of Love" Nominated
  • 2006, Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture (Rent) Nominated
  • 2000, Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture (Light It Up) Nominated
  • 2006, Best Kiss (Sin City) Nominated

References

  1. ^ Rent Party. Kids is a 1995 American Drama Film written by Harmony Korine and directed by Larry Clark. He Got Game is a 1998 sports - drama Film written and directed by Spike Lee, and starring Denzel Washington and Side Streets is a 1998 's Merchant Ivory film directed by Tony Gerber. Light It Up is 1999 Drama film starring Grammy -winning R&B singer Usher Raymond, Rosario Dawson, Academy Award Down to You is a 2000 comedy about losing a first love It was directed by Kris Isacsson. King of the Jungle is a 2000 Drama film starring John Leguizamo, Rosie Perez, Julie Carmen, Cliff Gorman For the Fleischer cartoons see The Sidewalks of New York. Sidewalks of New York is a 2001 American Josie and the Pussycats is a 2001 comedy released by Universal Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Ash Wednesday is a 2002 drama film starring Edward Burns, Elijah Wood, and Rosario Dawson. Men in Black II (also known as MIIB) is a 2002 Science fiction comedy Action film starring Tommy Lee The Adventures of Pluto Nash is a 2002 Comedy film directed by Ron Underwood and starring Eddie Murphy as the owner of a lunar nightclub 25th Hour is a 2002 Spike Lee film based on David Benioff 's novel The 25th Hour. The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest is a 2002 movie based on a novel by technology-culture writer Po Bronson. For other uses see Victory Day, Beppe Grillo, Valentine's Day and Military designation of days and hours. This Girl's Life is a 2003 film written and directed by Ash. The story revolves around the life of Moon a porn star (played by Juliette Shattered Glass is a 2003 American Film about the fast rise and steep fall of Stephen Glass 's journalistic career at the The New The Rundown (also known as Welcome to the Jungle) is a 2003 Action comedy film starring The Rock and Sean William Alexander is a 2004 Epic film, based on the life of Alexander the Great. This Revolution is a 2004 Political Film starring Rosario Dawson. Sin City is a 2005 film written produced and directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez. Rent is a 2005 film adaptation of the Broadway musical of the same name. Clerks II is the sequel to Kevin Smith 's 1994 movie Clerks, and his sixth feature film to be set in the View Askewniverse A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints is a 2006 Film starring Robert Downey Jr Grindhouse is a 2007 Film co-written produced and directed by Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino. Death Proof is a 2007 thriller Film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, about a psychopathic Stunt man Descent is a 2007 American Thriller film directed by Talia Lugacy and starring Rosario Dawson and Chad Faust. Killshot is a 2008 thriller film based on the 1989 novel Killshot by Elmore Leonard. Eagle Eye is a 2008 action / thriller film directed by DJ Caruso and starring Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan Seven Pounds is an upcoming Drama film directed by Gabriele Muccino. Sin City is a 2005 film written produced and directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez. The Haunted World of El Superbeasto is an animated comedy that also combines elements of a horror and thriller film The American Latino Media Arts Award, or ALMA Award is a distinction awarded to Latino performers ( Actors film and Television directors The American Black Film Festival (formerly known as the Acapulco Black Film Festival) is an annual awards festival that recognizes achievements in independent The Black Reel Awards began in 2000 and were designed to annually recognize and celebrate the achievements of Black people in feature independent and television films The NAACP Image Awards is an award presented annually by the American National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to honor outstanding People of color The MTV Movie Awards is a film awards show presented annually on MTV ( Music Television) Retrieved on 2007-04-10. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama
  2. ^ a b Spotlight on Rosario Dawson. Entertainment Weekly. Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated as EW) is a Magazine published by Time Inc Retrieved on 2007-04-10. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama
  3. ^ a b Hensley, Dennis. Rosario Dawson: From Tenement to Tinseltown. Marie Claire. Marie Claire is a monthly women's Magazine conceived in France but also distributed in other countries with editions specific to them and in their languages Retrieved on 2007-03-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden.
  4. ^ Between The Rock and a hard place
  5. ^ Hensley, Dennis. Rosario Dawson: Actress Profile. Movies. go. com. Retrieved on 2007-03-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden.
  6. ^ Adventures of Pluto Nash awards page. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2007-03-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden.
  7. ^ Mutant Reviewers from Hell Josie & the Pussycats review. Retrieved on 2007-03-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden.
  8. ^ 1999: The New Master EP. Amazon.com. Amazoncom Inc ( is an American electronic commerce ( E-commerce) company in Seattle Washington. Retrieved on 2007-03-30. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet.  “2. Rosario 1999”
  9. ^ Prince & The Revolution - The New Master Lyrics. Retrieved on 2007-03-30. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet.
  10. ^ SlickMedia.com - August 1999. Retrieved on 2007-04-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop  “Starring Rosario Dawson of "Kids" and "He Got Game" as a cola-brandishing rebel, the new video is said to deal with a revolution in a fictional Latin American banana republic. ”
  11. ^ Dawson & Lewis to Star in The Two Gentlemen of Verona in Central Park. Broadway. com. Retrieved on 2007-03-30. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet.
  12. ^ SPEAKEASY TEAMS UP WITH ACTRESS ROSARIO DAWSON FOR NEW COMIC. Retrieved on 2007-03-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden.
  13. ^ Rosario Dawson & Talia Lugacy on Descent
  14. ^ Rosario Dawson and Jason Lewis Split. Us Weekly. Us Weekly is a celebrity magazine originally founded in 1977 by The New York Times Company, and acquired by Wenner Media in 1986 Retrieved on 2007-03-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden.
  15. ^ Rosario Dawson Biography - Yahoo! Movies
  16. ^ Axl Rose fight with Tommy Hilfiger. Retrieved on 2007-04-03. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England.
  17. ^ http://www.girlsclub.org/special/index.html
  18. ^ Rosario Dawson on Jimmy Kimmel Live 4-9-07 part1
  19. ^ Stay Close :: Pflag
  20. ^ Rosario Dawson's Charity Work
  21. ^ Rosario Dawson's Charity Work
  22. ^ Vidéos MySpaceTV : Rosario Dawson par Global Cool
  23. ^ Rosario Takes On El Superbeasto. Retrieved on 2007-11-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all

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