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Biography

Rosario Isabel Dawson (born Rosario Isabel Harris 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 in New York City to Isabel Celeste, a writer and singer of Puerto Rican people|Puerto Rican and Afro-Cuban descent, and Patrick C. Harris. Isabel was seventeen years old when Rosario was born, and Patrick left the family when Rosario was a year old. When Isabel was eighteen, she married Greg Dawson, a construction worker, who "loved and raised Rosario as his own daughter" (Dawson has stated that "He's always been my dad"). Dawson has a brother, Clay, who is four years younger. 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 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."Rosario Dawson. "Using Fame and Fortune to Help Others" Newsweek ; October 13, 2008; Page 58.

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 .

In 1999, Dawson teamed up with Prince (musician)|Prince for the re-release of his 1980s hit " 1999 (song)|1999 ." 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 . 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 . 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 (film)|Josie and the Pussycats .

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 (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 .Brantley, Ben. The New York Times , August 29, 2005 It was her first appearance on stage. “That park is so beautiful,” she said of New York's Central Park .

In the film adaptation of the popular musical Rent (film)|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 (film)|Sin City , co-directed by Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller (comics)|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 . 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 . 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 TV series. In the computer animated series Afterworld (Sci-Fi Show)|Afterworld she voiced the character Officer Delondre Baines. 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 (film)|Wonder Woman .

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 .

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.

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..

Dawson is involved with the Lower East Side Girls Club 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), International Rescue Committee , and , 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, 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& #33; Campaign, 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." http://twitter.com/#!/rosariodawson

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995
1997
1998
1998	Side Streets
1999
2000
2000	King of the Jungle
2001
	Sidewalks of New York
	Trigger Happy
	Chelsea Walls
2002
	Men in Black II
	The Adventures of Pluto Nash
	25th Hour
	The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest
	Love in the Time of Money
2003
	'' This Girl's Life
	Shattered Glass
	The Rundown
2004
2004	This Revolution
2005
	Little Black Dress
	Rent
2006
2006	A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
2007
	Descent
	Robot Chicken
2008
	Eagle Eye
	Gemini Division
	Seven Pounds
2009
	Wonder Woman (film)>Wonder Woman
	The Haunted World of El Superbeasto
	Un-broke: What You Need To Know About Money
	'' SpongeBob's Truth or Square
	The People Speak
2010
2010	Unstoppable
2011
	Girl Walks Into a Bar
	Miss Representation
	Ten Year
2012
2012	Fire with Fire
2013

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

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