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'{{Infobox person | name = Rosario Dawson | image = 416px cropped Rosario Dawson.jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = Dawson in 2009 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|5|9}} | birth_name = Rosario Isabel Dawson | birth_place = [[New York City]], [[New York]], [[United States|U.S.]] | death_date = | other_names = | years_active = 1995–present | spouse = | occupation = Actress, singer, writer | website = {{Official website|http://www.rosario-dawson.net}} }} '''Rosario Dawson''' (born May 9, 1979) is an [[United States|American]] [[actress]], [[singer]], and writer. She has appeared in films such as ''[[Kids (film)|Kids]]'', ''[[Men in Black II]]'', ''[[25th Hour]]'', ''[[Sin City (film)|Sin City]]'', ''[[Clerks II]]'', ''[[Rent (film)|Rent]]'', ''[[Death Proof]]'', ''[[The Rundown]]'', ''[[Eagle Eye]]'', ''[[Alexander (film)|Alexander]]'', ''[[Seven Pounds]]'', ''[[Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief]]'' and ''[[Unstoppable (2010 film)|Unstoppable]]''. ==Early life== Dawson was born '''Rosario Isabel Dawson''' in [[New York City]]. Her mother, Isabel Celeste, is a writer and singer of [[Puerto Rican people|Puerto Rican]] and [[Afro-Cuban]] descent. She was seventeen years old when Rosario was born, and never married Rosario's biological father, Patrick C. Harris.<ref name=mols>{{cite web|last=|first=|authorlink=|coauthors=|title=Isabel Celeste|publisher=Sulafilms.com|year=2010|url=http://surlafilms.com/thecity/characters/isabel/|accessdate=2010-11-08}}</ref><ref name=liml>{{Cite news|last=Mills|first=Nancy|coauthors=|title=Rosario Dawson grabs life by the horns|pages=|publisher=The Daily Mail|date=2007-09-23|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-481825/Rosario-Dawson-grabs-life-horns.html|accessdate=2010-11-08|location=London}}</ref> When she was eighteen, she married Greg Dawson, a construction worker, who "loved and raised Rosario as his own daughter"<ref name=mols/> (Dawson has stated that "He's always been my dad").<ref name=liml/> Rosario Dawson has one younger brother, Clay (b. 1983). Her parents divorced in 2006. At the age of 26, Dawson's mother moved the family into an abandoned building [[Squatting|squat]] on the [[Lower East Side]] of [[Manhattan]], where she and her husband gut renovated an apartment and installed the plumbing and electrical wiring for the building, creating affordable housing where their family and two children would grow up. Dawson has cited this when explaining how she learned "If you wanted something better, you had to do it yourself."<ref name="MarieClaire">{{cite web |url=http://magazines.ivillage.com/marieclaire/print/0,,679254,00.html |title=Rosario Dawson: From Tenement to Tinseltown |accessdate=2007-03-20 |last=Hensley |first=Dennis |publisher=[[Marie Claire]]}}</ref><ref name=Newsweek>Rosario Dawson. "Using Fame and Fortune to Help Others" ''[[Newsweek]]''; October 13, 2008; Page 58.</ref> ==Career== As a child, Dawson made a brief appearance on ''[[Sesame Street]]''. At the age of 15, she was subsequently discovered on her front porch step by photographer [[Larry Clark]] and [[Harmony Korine]], where Harmony lauded her as being perfect for a part he had written in his screenplay that would become the controversial 1995 film ''[[Kids (film)|Kids]]''. She went on to star in varied roles, ranging from [[independent film]]s to big budget [[Blockbuster (entertainment)|blockbusters]] including ''[[Rent (film)|Rent]]'', ''[[He Got Game]]'', and ''[[Men in Black II]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Adams |first=Jim |url=http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/archive/28164409.html |title=New York community fosters show biz careers &#124; Indian Country Today &#124; Archive |publisher=Indian Country Today |date=2008-09-10 |accessdate=2010-05-18}}</ref><ref name="EW">{{cite web |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1213683,00.html |title=Spotlight on Rosario Dawson |accessdate=2007-04-10 |publisher=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/01/08/1073437410018.html|title=Between The Rock and a hard place|author=Helen Barlow | location=Melbourne|work=The Age|date=2004-01-09}}</ref><ref name="MoviesGo">{{cite web |url=http://movies.go.com/rosario-dawson/b830777|title=Rosario Dawson: Actress Profile|accessdate=2007-03-20 |last=Hensley |first=Dennis |publisher=[[Movies.go.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newyorkcool.com/archives/2005/November/about_5.htm |title=''Rent'' Party |accessdate=2007-04-10}}</ref> In 1999, Dawson teamed up with [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] for the re-release of his 1980s hit "[[1999 (song)|1999]]."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.amazon.com/1999-New-Master-Prince-Revolution/dp/B00000I3XH |title=1999: The New Master EP |accessdate=2007-03-30 |publisher=[[Amazon.com]] |quote=2. Rosario 1999 }}</ref> 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 new [[millennium]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dtt-lyrics.com/albums/newmaster.html#rosario |title=Prince & The Revolution – The New Master Lyrics |accessdate=2007-03-30 }}</ref> The same year, she appeared in [[The Chemical Brothers]]' video for the song "Out of Control" from the album ''[[Surrender (The Chemical Brothers album)|Surrender]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.slickmedia.com/super/bn990830.htm |title=SlickMedia.com - August 1999 |accessdate=2007-04-05 |quote=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.}}</ref> She is also featured on the track "She Lives In My Lap" from the second disc of the [[OutKast]] album ''[[Speakerboxxx/The Love Below]]'', in which she speaks the intro and a brief interlude towards the end. In 2001, Rosario appeared in the movie, ''[[Josie and the Pussycats (film)|Josie and the Pussycats]]''. [[Image:Rosario Dawson by DINOBRA.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Dawson at the 2008 Willow Awards]] Dawson starred as "Naturelle," the love interest of a convicted drug dealer played by [[Edward Norton]], in the 2002 [[Spike Lee]] film drama, ''[[25th Hour]]''. In the 2004 [[Oliver Stone]] film ''[[Alexander (film)|Alexander]]'', she played the bride of [[Alexander the Great]]. In the autumn of 2005, Dawson appeared on stage as Julia in the [[Public Theater]]'s "Shakespeare in the Park" revival of ''[[Two Gentlemen of Verona (musical)|Two Gentlemen of Verona]]''.<ref>Brantley, Ben. [http://theater2.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?res=9D03E1D61F3EF93AA1575BC0A9639C8B63&fta=y "Shakespeare in the Park Review; Enter 'Two Gentlemen' For a Sexy Sip of Sangría",] ''The New York Times'', August 29, 2005</ref> It was her first appearance on stage. “That park is so beautiful,” she said of New York's [[Central Park]].<ref name=parade>{{cite news | title = In Step With: Rosario Dawson | publisher = Parade Magazine | date = November 6, 2005 | url = http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2005/edition_11-06-2005/in_step_with_0 }}</ref> [[File:Rosario Dawson Cannes 2011.jpg|thumb|Dawson at the [[2011 Cannes Film Festival]].]] In the film adaptation of the popular musical ''[[Rent (film)|Rent]]'' in 2005, she played the exotic dancer Mimi Marquez, replacing the original Mimi, [[Daphne Rubin-Vega]], who was pregnant and unable to play the part. She also appeared in the adaptation of the graphic novel ''[[Sin City (film)|Sin City]]'', co-directed by [[Robert Rodriguez]] and [[Frank Miller (comics)|Frank Miller]] where she played Gail, a prostitute-dominatrix. Also in that year, she appeared in a graphically violent scene in the [[Rob Zombie]] film ''[[The Devil's Rejects]]''. Though the scene was cut from the final film, it is available in the deleted scenes on the [[DVD]] release. She starred as Becky in 2006's ''[[Clerks II]]'', and mentioned in ''Back to the Well'', the making-of documentary, that the donkey show sequence was what made her decide to take the role. In May of the same year, Dawson, an avid [[comic book]] fan, co-created the comic book miniseries ''[[Occult Crimes Taskforce]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=6422 |title=SPEAKEASY TEAMS UP WITH ACTRESS ROSARIO DAWSON FOR NEW COMIC |accessdate=2007-03-20}}</ref> She was at the 2007 [[Comic-Con]] to promote the comic. She co-starred with former ''Rent'' alum [[Tracie Thoms]] in the [[Quentin Tarantino]] throwback movie ''[[Death Proof]]'' in 2007, part of the Tarantino/Robert Rodriguez double feature ''[[Grind House]]''. She teamed up with friend Talia Lugacy, whom she met at the [[Lee Strasberg]] Academy, to produce and star in ''[[Descent (film)|Descent]].''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=23157|title=Rosario Dawson & Talia Lugacy on Descent|publisher=ComingSoon}}</ref> On July 7, 2007, Dawson presented at the [[Live Earth concert, New York City|American leg]] of [[Live Earth]]. In 2008, Dawson starred with [[Will Smith]] in ''[[Seven Pounds]]'' and in the [[Steven Spielberg]] produced ''[[Eagle Eye]]''. Beginning in August, she starred in ''[[Gemini Division]]'', an online-based TV series. In the computer animated series ''[[Afterworld (Sci-Fi Show)|Afterworld]]'' she voiced the character Officer Delondre Baines.<ref>{{cite web | title = Welcome to GD Files | publisher = Gemini Division Files.com | url = http://www.geminidivisionfiles.com/?tag=afterworld | date = 2008-03-18 | accessdate = 2009-03-25}}</ref> On January 17, 2009, Dawson hosted [[Saturday Night Live]]. Later in the year, she voiced the character of [[Artemis of Bana-Mighdall|Artemis]] in the animated ''[[Wonder Woman]] [[Wonder Woman (film)|film]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0806/26/index.htm |title=Comics Continuum cast list |publisher=Comicscontinuum.com |date=2008-06-26 |accessdate=2011-07-30}}</ref> In 2009, Dawson performed in ''[[The People Speak (film)|The People Speak]]'', a documentary feature film that uses dramatic and musical performances of the letters, diaries, and speeches of everyday Americans, based on historian [[Howard Zinn]]'s ''[[A People's History of the United States]]''.<ref>[http://www.thepeoplespeak.com/pages/credits/ The People Speak - Credits]{{dead link|date=July 2011}}</ref> In 2009, Dawson also voiced the character of Velvet Von Black in Rob Zombie's animated feature, The Haunted World Of El Superbeasto For the [[Kasabian]] album ''[[West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum]]'', she is featured singing on the track, "West Ryder Silver Bullet." In 2010, she starred in the movies ''[[Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief]]'', as [[Persephone]], and ''[[Unstoppable (2010 film)|Unstoppable]]'', as railway yardmaster Connie. Dawson appeared at the 2010 MTV VMAs on September 12, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/rosario-dawson/173015|title= Rosario Dawson|date=2010-09-09|publisher=TVGuide.com }}</ref> ==Personal life== Dawson dated former ''[[Sex and the City]]'' star [[Jason Lewis (actor)|Jason Lewis]] for two years. They lived together in [[Los Angeles]] until they separated in November 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/rosario_dawson_and_jason_lewis_split |title=Rosario Dawson and Jason Lewis Split |accessdate=2007-03-20 |publisher=[[Us Weekly]]|archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070212171138/http://usmagazine.com/rosario_dawson_and_jason_lewis_split |archivedate = February 12, 2007}}</ref> Dawson is involved with the Lower East Side Girls Club<ref>[http://www.girlsclub.org/special/index.html Girls Club]{{dead link|date=May 2010}}</ref><ref>[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3449237673795137517&q=rosario+dawson&total=865&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=1 Rosario Dawson on Jimmy Kimmel Live 4-9-07 part1]{{dead link|date=July 2011}}</ref> 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.org (a poster and public service ad campaign for PFLAG where she is featured with her uncle Frank Jump),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stayclose.org/campaign/celebrity.asp?id=9 |title=Pflag |publisher=Stay Close |date= |accessdate=2011-07-30}}</ref> [[International Rescue Committee]], and Voto Latino,<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|url=http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/500-rosario-dawson |title=Rosario Dawson's Charity Work |publisher=Looktothestars.org |date= |accessdate=2011-07-30}}</ref><ref name=autogenerated1 /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2015047602 |title=Vidéos MySpaceTV : Rosario Dawson par Global Cool |publisher=Vids.myspace.com |date= |accessdate=2011-07-30}}</ref> and she participated in the ''[[Vagina Monologues]]''. She is on the V-Day Board. She attended both the Democratic National Convention as well as the Republican National Convention in 2008. In October 2008, Dawson became a spokeswoman for [[TripAdvisor]].com’s philanthropy program, More Than Footprints,<ref>[http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/081031/0448209.html Yahoo!]{{dead link|date=May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Rosario Dawson Online |url=http://www.rosario-dawson.net/ |title=Rosario Dawson Online &#124; The Official Site Of Rosario Dawson |publisher=Rosario-dawson.net |date=2007-04-26 |accessdate=2010-05-18}}</ref> involving [[Conservation International]], [[Doctors Without Borders]], [[National Geographic Society]], [[The Nature Conservancy]], and [[Save The Children]]. Also in October 2008, she lent her voice to the RESPECT! Campaign,<ref>{{cite web|author=Rosario Dawson Online |url=http://rosario-dawson.net/2008/10/24/rosario-dawson-joins-the-respect-campaign/ |title=Rosario Dawson joins the RESPECT! Campaign |publisher=Rosario-dawson.net |date=2007-04-26 |accessdate=2010-05-18}}</ref> a movement aimed at preventing domestic violence. She recorded a voice message for the Giverespect.org Web site stressing the importance of respect in helping stop domestic violence. Dawson is a supporter of [[Arsenal Football Club]]. On February 16, 2011, before an [[Arsenal FC]] vs [[FC Barcelona]] [[UEFA Champions League]] match, Dawson wrote on her official [[Twitter]] account: "I'll be happy with either team winning cuz I love them both but yes I'm a Gunner first & foremost sooooo #gooooArsenal."<ref>http://twitter.com/#!/rosariodawson</ref> ==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |- style="background:#B0C4DE;" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |rowspan="2"| 1995 || ''[[Kids (film)|Kids]]'' || Ruby || |- |''[[Seven (film)|Seven]]'' || Dr. Barbara Ramirez || |- | 1997 || ''Girls' Night Out'' || Girl || |- |rowspan="2"| 1998 || ''[[He Got Game]]'' || Lala Bonilla || |- |''[[Side Streets]]'' || Marisol Hidalgo || |- | 1999 || ''[[Light It Up (film)|Light It Up]]'' || Stephanie Williams || |- |rowspan="2"| 2000 || ''[[Down to You]]'' || Lana || |- |''[[King of the Jungle (film)|King of the Jungle]]'' || Veronica || |- |rowspan="4"| 2001 || ''[[Josie and the Pussycats (film)|Josie and the Pussycats]]'' || Valerie Brown || |- |''[[Sidewalks of New York (film)|Sidewalks of New York]]'' || Maria Tedesko || |- |''Trigger Happy'' || Dee || |- |''[[Chelsea Walls]]'' || Audrey || |- |rowspan="6"| 2002 || ''[[Ash Wednesday (2002 film)|Ash Wednesday]]'' || Grace Quinonez || |- |''[[Men in Black II]]'' || Laura Vasquez || |- |''[[The Adventures of Pluto Nash]]'' || Dina Lake || |- |''[[25th Hour]]'' || Naturelle Riviera || |- |''[[The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest]]'' || Alisa || |- |''Love in the Time of Money'' || Anna || |- |rowspan="4"| 2003 || ''[[V-Day: Until the Violence Stops]]'' || Herself || Documentary |- |''[[This Girl's Life]]'' || Martine || |- |''[[Shattered Glass (film)|Shattered Glass]]'' || Andy Fox || |- |''[[The Rundown]]'' || Mariana || |- |rowspan="2"| 2004 || ''[[Alexander (film)|Alexander]]'' || [[Roxana]] || |- |''[[This Revolution]]'' || Tina Santiago || |- |rowspan="3"| 2005 || ''[[Sin City (film)|Sin City]]'' || Gail || |- |''[[Little Black Dress (film)|Little Black Dress]]'' || Haley || |- |''[[Rent (film)|Rent]]'' || Mimi Marquez || |- |rowspan="2"| 2006 || ''[[Clerks II]]'' || Rebecca "Becky" Scott || |- |''[[A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints]]'' || Laurie || |- |rowspan="3"| 2007 || ''[[Grindhouse (film)|Grindhouse]]: [[Death Proof]]'' || Abernathy Ross || |- |''[[Descent (2007 film)|Descent]]'' || Maya || |- |''[[Robot Chicken]]'' || Clara Palmer || Episode: "More Blood, More Chocolate" (3.08) |- |rowspan="4"| 2008 || ''Explicit Ills'' || Babo's Mom || |- |''[[Eagle Eye]]'' || Zoe Perez || |- |''[[Gemini Division]]'' || Anna Diaz || 30 episodes |- |''[[Seven Pounds]]'' || Emily Posa || [[NAACP Image Award]] For [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture|Best Actress]] |- |rowspan="6"| 2009 || ''[[Killshot (film)|Killshot]]'' || Donna || |- |''[[Wonder Woman (film)|Wonder Woman]]'' || [[Artemis of Bana-Mighdall|Artemis]] || Voice |- |''[[The Haunted World of El Superbeasto]]'' || Velvet Von Black || Voice |- |''[[Un-broke: What You Need To Know About Money]]'' || Herself || [[Television special]] |- |''[[SpongeBob's Truth or Square]]''||Herself|| |- | [[The People Speak (film)|The People Speak]] | Herself | Documentary |- |rowspan="2"| 2010 || ''[[Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief]]'' || Persephone || |- |''[[Unstoppable (2010 film)|Unstoppable]]'' || Connie Hooper || |- |rowspan="3"| 2011 || ''[[Zookeeper (film)|Zookeeper]]'' || Kate || |- |''[[Girl Walks Into a Bar]]'' || June || |- |"[[Miss Representation]]" || Herself || |} [[Gimme Shelter (2012 film)]] 2012 June Bailey ==Awards and nominations== * [[ALMA Awards]] :*2006, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture (Rent) ''Nominated'' * [[American Black Film Festival]] :*2004, Rising Star Award ''Won'' * Black Movie Awards :* 2006, Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Rent) ''Nominated'' * [[Black Reel Awards]] :*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'' * Broadcast Film Critics :*2006, Best Song (Rent) "Seasons of Love" ''Nominated'' * [[Image Awards]] :*2009, Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture (Seven Pounds) ''Won'' :*2006, Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture (Rent) ''Nominated'' :*2000, Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture (Light It Up) ''Nominated'' * [[MTV Movie Awards]] :*2006, Best Kiss (Sin City) ''Nominated'' * [[Satellite Awards]] :*2006, Best Supporting Actress Comedy or Musical (Rent) ''Won'' * [[Spike Video Game Awards]] :*2006, Gamer's Choice: Breakthrough Performance ''Won'' * [[Streamy Awards]] :*2009, Best Female Actor in a Dramatic Web Series ''Won'' * [[Teen Choice Awards]] :*2001, Film - Choice Breakout Performance (Josie and the Pussycats) ''Nominated'' :*2010, Choice Movie Actress: Fantasy (Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief) ''Nominated''<ref name=teen2010>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/06/14/first-wave-of-teen-choice-2010-nominees-announced/20100614fox01/|title=First Wave of "Teen Choice 2010" Nominees Announced|date=June 14, 2010|work=The Futon Critic|accessdate=June 15, 2010}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist|2}} ==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{Official|http://rosario-dawson.net}} * {{IMDb name|206257}} * {{iobdb|Rosario|Dawson}} <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]] --> {{Persondata |NAME= Dawson, Rosario |ALTERNATIVE NAMES= |SHORT DESCRIPTION= [[United States|American]] actress, singer |DATE OF BIRTH= 1979-5-9 |PLACE OF BIRTH= [[New York City|New York]], [[New York]], [[U.S.]] |DATE OF DEATH= |PLACE OF DEATH= }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Dawson, Rosario}} [[Category:1979 births]] [[Category:20th-century actors]] [[Category:21st-century actors]] [[Category:Actors from New York City]] [[Category:African American film actors]] [[Category:American child actors]] [[Category:American comics writers]] [[Category:American female singers]] [[Category:American musical theatre actors]] [[Category:American people of Cuban descent]] [[Category:Americans of Black African descent]] [[Category:American people of Puerto Rican descent]] [[Category:American singers of Puerto Rican descent]] [[Category:American stage actors]] [[Category:American voice actors]] [[Category:Female comics writers]] [[Category:Hispanic and Latino American actors]] [[Category:Hispanic and Latino American writers]] [[Category:Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute alumni]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:LGBT rights activists from the United States]] [[Category:People from New York City]] [[Category:Taíno people]] [[Category:Squatters]] [[ar:روزاريو دوسن]] [[cs:Rosario Dawson]] [[da:Rosario Dawson]] [[de:Rosario Dawson]] [[es:Rosario Dawson]] [[eu:Rosario Dawson]] [[fa:رزاریو داوسون]] [[fr:Rosario Dawson]] [[id:Rosario Dawson]] [[it:Rosario Dawson]] [[la:Rosaria Dawson]] [[nl:Rosario Dawson]] [[ja:ロザリオ・ドーソン]] [[pl:Rosario Dawson]] [[pt:Rosario Dawson]] [[ro:Rosario Dawson]] [[ru:Доусон, Розарио]] [[simple:Rosario Dawson]] [[sr:Росарио Досон]] [[fi:Rosario Dawson]] [[sv:Rosario Dawson]] [[tr:Rosario Dawson]]'