Rosario Dawson
Rosario Dawson | |
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Born |
Rosario Isabel Dawson May 9, 1979[1] New York City, New York, U.S. |
Residence | New York City |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1995–present |
Rosario Isabel Dawson[2] (born May 9, 1979) is an American actress. She made her film debut in the 1995 controversial teen drama Kids. Her subsequent film roles include He Got Game (1998), Men in Black II (2002), 25th Hour (2002), The Rundown (2003), Alexander (2004), Rent (2005), Sin City (2005), Clerks II (2006), Death Proof (2007), Eagle Eye (2008), Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010), Unstoppable (2010), César Chávez (2013), Trance (2013), Top Five (2014) and Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014).
For her role in Rent (2005), Dawson won the Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture; for her role in Top Five (2014), she was nominated for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress in a Comedy. Dawson currently portrays Claire Temple in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, in five of the Marvel Television/Netflix series, Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist and The Defenders.
Early life
Dawson was born in New York City. Her mother, Isabel Celeste, is a writer and singer of Puerto Rican and Cuban ancestry. Isabel was sixteen years old when Rosario was born; she never married Rosario's biological father, Patrick C. Harris.[3][4][5] When Rosario was one year old, her mother married Greg Dawson, a construction worker, who "loved and raised Rosario as his own daughter".[3] Dawson stated, "He's always been my dad".[4] Dawson has a half-brother, Clay, who is four years younger. Isabel and Greg divorced in 2001. Dawson lived in Garland, Texas for a year and went to Garland High School.[6]
At the age of 21, Isabel moved the family into an abandoned building, a squat on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, where she and her husband renovated an apartment and installed the plumbing and electrical wiring for the building, creating affordable housing where Rosario and Clay would grow up. Dawson has cited this part of her history when explaining how she learned that, "If you wanted something better, you had to do it all yourself."[7][8]
Career
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As a child, Dawson made a brief appearance on Sesame Street. At age 15, she was subsequently discovered on her front porch step by photographer Larry Clark and Harmony Korine, where Korine lauded her as being perfect for a part he had written in his screenplay that would become the controversial 1995 film Kids. She went on to star in varied roles, ranging from independent films to big budget blockbusters including Rent, He Got Game and Men in Black II.[9][10][11][12][13]
In 1999, Dawson teamed up with Prince for the re-release of his 1980s hit "1999".[14] 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.[15] The same year, she appeared in The Chemical Brothers' video for the song "Out of Control" from the album Surrender.[16] 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, she appeared in the movie, Josie and the Pussycats.
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Dawson starred as Naturelle Rivera, 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, 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.[17] It was her first appearance on stage.[18]
In the film adaptation of the popular musical Rent in 2005, she played the exotic dancer Mimi Marquez, replacing Daphne Rubin-Vega, who was pregnant and unable to play the part. She also appeared in the adaptation of the graphic novel Sin City, co-directed by Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller, portraying 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.[19] She was at the 2007 San Diego 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 Grindhouse. She teamed up with friend Talia Lugacy, whom she met at the Lee Strasberg Academy, to produce and star in Descent.[20] On July 7, 2007, Dawson presented at the American leg of Live Earth.
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In 2008, Dawson starred with Will Smith in Seven Pounds and in Eagle Eye, produced by Steven Spielberg. Beginning in August, she starred in Gemini Division, an online TV series. In the computer animated series Afterworld she voiced the character Officer Delondre Baines.[21] On January 17, 2009, Dawson hosted Saturday Night Live. Later in the year, she voiced Artemis of Bana-Mighdall in the animated film Wonder Woman.[22]
In 2009, Dawson performed in 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.[23] 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, as railway yardmaster Connie. In 2013, she played Apple's mother in the independent film Gimme Shelter. The following year, she reprised her role as Gail in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. In 2015, she played Claire Temple in the TV series Daredevil, a role which she reprised in Jessica Jones and Luke Cage.[24] Dawson's likeness was also used in the Jessica Jones tie-in comic as her character on both shows. Temple will continue this role in 2017 in Iron Fist and The Defenders.
Personal life
Dawson dated Jason Lewis for two years. They lived together in Los Angeles until they separated in November 2006.[25] She started dating director Danny Boyle in 2012, after having been cast in his 2013 film Trance.[26] The couple split in March 2013.[27]
Dawson is also a self-professed Trekkie who mentioned both her and her brother's love of Star Trek in an interview with Conan O'Brien, and also demonstrating her knowledge of several words of Klingon.[28]
Politics
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Dawson was arrested in 2004, while protesting against president George W. Bush.[29]
Dawson endorsed Barack Obama for re-election in 2012,[30] and Bernie Sanders for the Democratic nomination in the 2016 Democratic Party primaries.[31]
On April 15, 2016, Dawson was among the protesters arrested during Democracy Spring in Washington, D.C..[32]
Philanthropy
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Dawson is involved with the Lower East Side Girls Club[33] and supports other charities such as environmental group Global Cool, the ONE Campaign, Operation USA, Oxfam, Amnesty International, Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, the International Rescue Committee, Voto Latino,[34] and Stay Close.org, a poster and public service ad campaign for PFLAG where she is featured with her uncle Frank Jump.[35] She has participated in the Vagina Monologues (she refers to her vagina as "The General"[36]) and serves on the board for V-Day, a global non-profit movement that raises funds for women's anti-violence groups through benefits of this play.[37]
In October 2008, Dawson became a spokeswoman for TripAdvisor.com's philanthropy program, More Than Footprints, 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,[38] 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. In 2012 Dawson partnered with SodaStream International in launching the first annual Unbottle the World Day, a campaign conceived in an effort to raise awareness to the impact of cans and plastic bottles on the environment.[39]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | Kids | Ruby | |
1997 | Girls' Night Out | Girl | Short film |
1998 | He Got Game | Lala Bonilla | |
1998 | Side Streets | Marisol Hidalgo | |
1999 | Light It Up | Stephanie Williams | |
2000 | Down to You | Lana | |
2000 | King of the Jungle | Veronica | |
2001 | Josie and the Pussycats | Valerie Brown | |
2001 | Sidewalks of New York | Maria Tedesko | |
2001 | Trigger Happy | Dee | |
2001 | Chelsea Walls | Audrey | |
2002 | Ash Wednesday | Grace Quinonez | |
2002 | First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest, TheThe First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest | Alisa | |
2002 | Men in Black II | Laura Vasquez | |
2002 | Adventures of Pluto Nash, TheThe Adventures of Pluto Nash | Dina Lake | |
2002 | Love in the Time of Money | Anna | |
2002 | 25th Hour | Naturelle Riviera | |
2003 | V-Day: Until the Violence Stops | Herself | Documentary film |
2003 | This Girl's Life | Martine | |
2003 | Shattered Glass | Andy Fox | |
2003 | Rundown, TheThe Rundown | Mariana | |
2004 | Alexander | Roxana | |
2005 | This Revolution | Tina Santiago | |
2005 | Sin City | Gail | |
2005 | Little Black Dress | Haley | Short film |
2005 | Rent | Mimi Marquez | |
2006 | Clerks II | Rebecca "Becky" Scott | |
2006 | Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, AA Guide to Recognizing Your Saints | Laurie | |
2007 | Death Proof | Abernathy Ross | |
2007 | Descent | Maya | Also producer, direct-to-VOD |
2008 | Explicit Ills | Babo's Mom | |
2008 | Eagle Eye | Zoe Perez | |
2008 | Killshot | Donna | |
2008 | Seven Pounds | Emily Posa | |
2009 | Wonder Woman | Artemis (voice) | |
2009 | Haunted World of El Superbeasto, TheThe Haunted World of El Superbeasto | Velvet Von Black (voice) | |
2009 | People Speak, TheThe People Speak | Herself | Documentary film |
2010 | Awake | Robin | Short film |
2010 | Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief | Persephone | |
2010 | Unstoppable | Connie Hooper | |
2011 | Miss Representation | Herself | Documentary film |
2011 | Girl Walks into a Bar | June | |
2011 | Zookeeper | Kate | |
2011 | 10 Years | Mary | |
2012 | Fire with Fire | Talia Durham | |
2012 | Hotel Noir | Sevilla, the Maid | |
2013 | Trance | Elizabeth Lamb | |
2013 | Gimme Shelter | June Bailey | |
2013 | César Chávez | Dolores Huerta | [40] |
2013 | Parts per Billion | Mia | |
2013 | Raze | Rachel | |
2014 | Sin City: A Dame to Kill For | Gail | |
2014 | Captive, TheThe Captive | Nicole | |
2014 | Top Five | Chelsea Brown | |
2015 | Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast | Nyx (voice) | |
2015 | Justice League: Throne of Atlantis | Wonder Woman (voice) | |
2015 | Puerto Ricans in Paris | Vanessa | |
2016 | Justice League vs. Teen Titans | Wonder Woman (voice) | |
2016 | Ratchet & Clank | Elaris (voice) | |
2016 | Henchmen | Jolene (voice) | |
2017 | Unforgettable | Julia Banks | Filming |
2017 | Lego Batman Movie, TheThe Lego Batman Movie | Batgirl (voice) | Filming[41] |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003 | Punk'd | Herself | Season 1, episode 8 |
2007 | Robot Chicken | Various (voice) | Episode: "More Blood, More Chocolate" |
2008 | Gemini Division | Anna Diaz | Web series; 50 episodes; also executive producer |
2009 | Saturday Night Live | Herself | Episode: "Rosario Dawson/Fleet Foxes" |
2009 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Herself | Episode: "Truth or Square" |
2011 | Five | Lili | Television film |
2015–present | Daredevil | Claire Temple | 9 episodes |
2015 | Jessica Jones | Claire Temple | Episode: "AKA Smile" |
2016–present | Luke Cage | Claire Temple | 8 episodes |
2017 | Iron Fist | Claire Temple | |
2017 | The Defenders | Claire Temple |
Video games
Year | Title | Voice Role |
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2006 | Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure | Tina |
2012 | Syndicate | Lily Drawl |
2016 | Ratchet & Clank | Elaris |
2016 | Dishonored 2 | Meagan Foster/The Captain of Dreadful Wale |
Awards and nominations
See also
References
- ↑ "Monitor". Entertainment Weekly (1258): 30. May 10, 2013.
- ↑ Latina. Latina publications. 1998.
- 1 2 "Isabel Celeste". Sulafilms.com. 2010. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
- 1 2 Mills, Nancy (September 23, 2007). "Rosario Dawson grabs life by the horns". Daily Mail. London. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
- ↑ "The Kid Stays in the Pictures". The New York Times. February 19, 2009.
- ↑ Rosario stated this on the March 11, 2014 episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!
- ↑ Hensley, Dennis. "Rosario Dawson: From Tenement to Tinseltown". Marie Claire. Retrieved March 20, 2007.
- ↑ Rosario Dawson. "Using Fame and Fortune to Help Others" Newsweek; October 13, 2008; Page 58.
- ↑ Adams, Jim (September 10, 2008). "New York community fosters show biz careers". Indian Country Today. Retrieved May 18, 2010.
- ↑ Drumming, Neil (April 14, 2006). "Spotlight on Rosario Dawson". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 10, 2007.
- ↑ Barlow, Helen (January 9, 2004). "Between The Rock and a hard place". The Age. Melbourne.
- ↑ Hensley, Dennis. "Rosario Dawson: Actress Profile". Movies.go.com. Retrieved March 20, 2007.
- ↑ "Rent Party". NewYorkCool.com. Retrieved April 10, 2007.
- ↑ "1999: The New Master EP". Amazon.com. Retrieved March 30, 2007.
- ↑ "Prince & The Revolution – The New Master Lyrics". Retrieved March 30, 2007.
- ↑ "SlickMedia.com". August 1999. Retrieved April 5, 2007.
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.
- ↑ Brantley, Ben (August 29, 2005). "Shakespeare in the Park Review; Enter 'Two Gentlemen' For a Sexy Sip of Sangría". The New York Times.
- ↑ "In Step With: Rosario Dawson". Parade. November 6, 2005.
- ↑ "SPEAKEASY TEAMS UP WITH ACTRESS ROSARIO DAWSON FOR NEW COMIC". Retrieved March 20, 2007.
- ↑ "Rosario Dawson & Talia Lugacy on Descent". ComingSoon.net.
- ↑ "Welcome to GD Files". GeminiDivisionFiles.com. March 18, 2008. Retrieved March 25, 2009.
- ↑ "Comics Continuum cast list". ComicsContinuum.com. June 26, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
- ↑ The People Speak – Credits Archived May 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "imdb: Daredevil (TV Series 2015–)". Marvel. April 10, 2015. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
- ↑ "Rosario Dawson and Jason Lewis Split". Us Weekly. Archived from the original on February 12, 2007. Retrieved March 20, 2007.
- ↑ Marquina, Sierra (August 5, 2012). "New Couple Alert: Danny Boyle and Rosario Dawson". E!. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
- ↑ Johnson, Zach (March 18, 2013). "Rosario Dawson and Danny Boyle Split, Ignore Each Other at Trance Press Junket". Us Weekly. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
- ↑ Rosario Dawson Speaks Klingon. YouTube. November 10, 2010.
- ↑ "Rosario Dawson Arrested in NY Bush Protest". People. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Democrats use DNC to woo Latino vote". Retrieved April 25, 2016.
- ↑ Kahn, Mattie (March 25, 2016). "Rosario Dawson Supports Bernie Sanders in Powerful Open Letter". Elle. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Report: Rosario Dawson arrested at rally". The Hill. April 15, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
- ↑ "GirlsClub.org".
- ↑ "Rosario Dawson's Charity Work". LooktotheStars.org. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
- ↑ "Pflag". StayClose.org. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
- ↑ Vineyard, Jennifer (April 3, 2013). "Rosario Dawson Calls Her Vagina 'the General'". New York. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
- ↑ Schnall, Marianne (January 30, 2008). "WMC Exclusive: From Superdome to SUPERLOVE – V-Day at 10".
- ↑ "Rosario Dawson joins the RESPECT! Campaign". Rosario-Dawson.net. April 26, 2007. Retrieved May 15, 2010.
- ↑ Carrion, Kelly (July 20, 2012). "Rosario Dawson helps kickoff 'Unbottle the World Day'". NBC Latino. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
- ↑ Wilkinson, Tracy (July 1, 2012). "Diego Luna's Cesar Chavez Movie Marches in Mexico". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
- ↑ Kit, Borys (October 16, 2015). "'Lego Batman' Finds Its Batgirl (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
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