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Rosario Dawson Profile |
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Birth Date: May 9, 1979
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Birth Place: New York, New York, USA
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Birth Name: Rosario Dawson
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Height: 5'8"
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Biography |
Rosario Dawson was born May 9, 1979, in New York City. She
was raised in a Manhattan tenement building by her
Bronx-born mother, a professional vocalist, and her father,
who worked in construction. Although Rosario's parents
separated when she was still young, they continued to live
in the same building, allowing Rosario and her brother to
remain close to them.
Dawson attended an alternative school in downtown Manhattan,
where she harbored aspirations of one day becoming a marine
biologist. When she reached age 15, however, Dawson's career
plans unexpectedly changed. She was literally cast off the
street for the role of Ruby in the 1995 indie production
Kids, after director Larry Clark spotted her on the stoop of
her apartment building. Kids went on to become a
controversial hit, and Dawson opted out of her college
plans, choosing instead to attend the Lee Strasberg Theatre
Institute.
The training Dawson received at the Strasberg Institute
complemented the publicity that Kids had earned her, and it
wasn't long before she received her second casting call,
this time from Spike Lee for his 1998 film, He Got Game.
That same year she appeared in Side Streets, which features
a series of vignettes depicting life throughout New York
City.
Over the course of the next few years, Dawson appeared in
three more small-time films: as an honor student held
hostage in Light It Up, a pothead in Down to You and a bully
in King of the Jungle. Although none of these projects were
box-office hits, they provided Dawson with the exposure
crucial to a young actress, and the jobs kept coming. Her
next role was as bassist Valerie Brown in 2001's feature
film, Josie and the Pussycats.
Despite the slew of publicity Josie and the Pussycats
enjoyed preceding its release, the movie was a
disappointment both critically and popularly. Nonetheless,
the mass marketing of the film translated well for Dawson,
who soon found herself on the "hot new faces" lists of
entertainment publications throughout the country. Before
the end of 2001, she managed to appear in three more movies:
Sidewalks of New York, Trigger Happy and Chelsea Walls, an
Ethan Hawke production.
Rosario Dawson's career has continued to burgeon throughout
2002. She has demonstrated her versatility as an actress
through equally strong performances in a variety of genres,
from independent art-house films such as Love In the Time of
Money (which like most of the films on her resume, is set in
New York) to multi-million dollar blockbusters like Men in
Black II and The Adventures of Pluto Nash.
Dawson rounded out her resume further with appearances in a
number of films in 2002, including the gangster flick Ash
Wednesday and Spike Lee's The 25th Hour, wherein she played
the girlfriend of a convicted felon. She also appeared in
two 2003 films: Shattered Glass and opposite The Rock in
Helldorado.
In 2005, Rosario appeared in the cult favorite Sin City and
took on her first musical -- the film version of the
Broadway hit Rent. In 2006, she was cast in another cult
favorite, the Kevin Smith-written and directed flick, Clerks
II. Romantically, Rosario Dawson has been linked with
Dawson's Creek star Joshua Jackson and Sex and the City
actor Jason Lewis. |
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Other
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Her uncle is a teacher known as Uncle Frank or Mr. Jump
Is of Puerto Rican, Cuban, African American, Irish and
Native American descent.
Discovered sitting on her front porch in New York City and
asked if she wanted to be in a movie. That movie was Kids
(1995).
Attended an alternative school in downtown Manhattan, where
she harbored aspirations of one day becoming a marine
biologist.
Was raised in Manhattan by her mother, a professional
vocalist, and her father, who worked in construction.
Has a younger brother named Clay
Lives with Jason Lewis (who plays Smith Jerrod in Sex and
The City) [November 2005].
Has her own production company called Trybe. |
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