Rosie Perez

 Rosie Perez (born Rosa Maria Perez on the 6th of September 1964) is an American actress, choreographer as well as a dancer and activist. Her biggest breakthrough came from Tina's role in Do the Right Thing (1989), and then White Men Can't Hop (1992). Perez's performance in Fearless (1993) resulted in her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress along with other honors. 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 received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations (in 1990-1994) as well as an Emmy Award nomination for her role as The Flight Attendant (2020-2024). Perez has appeared in stage shows on Broadway like The Ritz, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, and Fish in the Dark. She also hosted on the ABC talk show The View during the series the 18th season.





 Childhood and early life



 Perez was born on September 6 1964 in the Bushwick neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York City in the family of Lydia Perez and Ismael Serrano, a marine merchant seaman.  Her mother Lydia (nee Fontanez y Reyes) was born on the 13th of October 1939, in Humacao, Puerto Rico. Her father was from Aguadilla (Puerto Rico). Her mother was married to a man who was 20 years older than her, Arturo Perez. After an affair with the father of Serrano, Perez's mother had already had five children. Perez was born at the now-closed Greenpoint Hospital in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn.





 Perez is one of the ten children born by her mother. Rosie as well as her siblings were raised in Bushwick and their mother was detained for indefinite times. Her mother gave birth to her second child while incarcerated. After being cared for by her aunt, she was put in foster care and group homes. She was often kept apart from her brothers. She was placed in one of the foster families and resided in foster homes in New York and Peekskill up at the age of eight. The state of New York considered her a ward by the State of New York from age 12 from the age of 12. Aunt and mother frequently visited her, and her father unsuccessfully tried to claim custody of her.

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