Rosie Perez

Rosie Perez

Acting • Born 1964-09-06

Acting2Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Rosa María Perez (born September 6, 1964) is an American actress, community activist, talk show host, author, dancer, and choreographer. Her film breakthrough performance was her portrayal of Tina in Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing (1989), which she followed with White Men Can't Jump (1992). Among many honors, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Fearless (1993) as well as three Emmy Awards for her work as a choreographer on In Living Color (1990–1994). Perez has also performed in stage plays on Broadway, such as The Ritz, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, and Fish in the Dark. In addition, she was a co-host on the ABC talk show The View during the series' 18th season. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rosie Perez, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

122 credits
Night on Earth

Night on Earth

Movie • 1991

Angela

Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing

Movie • 1989

Tina

White Men Can't Jump

White Men Can't Jump

Movie • 1992

Gloria Clement

Pineapple Express

Pineapple Express

Movie • 2008

Carol

The Road to El Dorado

The Road to El Dorado

Movie • 2000

Chel (voice)

It Could Happen to You

It Could Happen to You

Movie • 1994

Muriel Lang

For NYC

For NYC

Movie • 2020

Fearless

Fearless

Movie • 1993

Carla Rodrigo

All the Invisible Children

All the Invisible Children

Movie • 2006

Ruthie (segment "Jesus Children of America")

Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde

Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde

Movie • 2004

Self

Untamed Heart

Untamed Heart

Movie • 1993

Cindy

Big Pun: The Legacy

Big Pun: The Legacy

Movie • 2009

Self

Dance with the Devil

Dance with the Devil

Movie • 1997

Perdita Durango

Somebody to Love

Somebody to Love

Movie • 1994

Mercedes

The Take

The Take

Movie • 2008

Marina De La Pena

Won't Back Down

Won't Back Down

Movie • 2012

Breena Harper

Pete Smalls Is Dead

Pete Smalls Is Dead

Movie • 2010

Julia

Small Apartments

Small Apartments

Movie • 2012

Ms. Baker

Brooklyn Boheme

Brooklyn Boheme

Movie • 2012

Self

King of the Jungle

King of the Jungle

Movie • 2000

Joanne

The 24 Hour Woman

The 24 Hour Woman

Movie • 1999

Grace Santos

The Counselor

The Counselor

Movie • 2013

Ruth

Lackawanna Blues

Lackawanna Blues

Movie • 2005

Bertha

The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

Movie • 2003

Self

Gods Behaving Badly

Gods Behaving Badly

Movie • 2013

Persephone

Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice

Movie • 1990

Denise Moore

Celebrity Habla

Celebrity Habla

Movie • 2009

Self

What I Want My Words to Do to You

What I Want My Words to Do to You

Movie • 2003

Self

Go, Diego, Go!: Moonlight Rescue

Go, Diego, Go!: Moonlight Rescue

Movie • 2008

Human Nature

Human Nature

Movie • 2001

Louise

Fugly!

Fugly!

Movie • 2014

Zowie

The Hero of Color City

The Hero of Color City

Movie • 2014

Red (voice)

With/In Volume 2

With/In Volume 2

Movie • 2022

Puerto Ricans in Paris

Puerto Ricans in Paris

Movie • 2015

Gloria

Pitch Perfect 2

Pitch Perfect 2

Movie • 2015

The View Host

Lies in Plain Sight

Lies in Plain Sight

Movie • 2010

Marisol Reyes

Five Nights in Maine

Five Nights in Maine

Movie • 2016

Ann

Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives

Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives

Movie • 2015

From the 104th Floor

From the 104th Floor

Movie • 2003

narrator

Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall

Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall

Movie • 2016

Self

¡Yo soy Boricua, pa' que tú lo sepas!

¡Yo soy Boricua, pa' que tú lo sepas!

Movie • 2006

Herself

Riding in Cars with Boys

Riding in Cars with Boys

Movie • 2001

Shirley Perro

Active Adults

Active Adults

Movie • 2017

Zoe

A Brother's Kiss

A Brother's Kiss

Movie • 1997

Debbie

Making 'Do the Right Thing'

Making 'Do the Right Thing'

Movie • 1989

Self / Tina

De Puerto Rico para el mundo

De Puerto Rico para el mundo

Movie • 2016

Self

The Other Guys

The Other Guys

Movie • 2010

Self

Just Like the Son

Just Like the Son

Movie • 2006

Mrs. Ponders

The Last Thing He Wanted

The Last Thing He Wanted

Movie • 2020

Alma Guerrero

The Dead Don't Die

The Dead Don't Die

Movie • 2019

Posie Juarez

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)

Movie • 2020

Renee Montoya

Muhammad Ali: A Life

Muhammad Ali: A Life

Movie • 2016

Self

Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later

Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later

Movie • 2009

Self

Inside the Rain

Inside the Rain

Movie • 2020

Dr. Holloway

Subway Stories

Subway Stories

Movie • 1997

The Girl (segment "Love on the A Train")

Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics

Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics

Movie • 2020

Self

Home

Home

Movie • 2006

Jesus Children of America

Jesus Children of America

Movie • 2005

Ruthie

Picasso Baby

Picasso Baby

Movie • 2013

Self

Clifford the Big Red Dog

Clifford the Big Red Dog

Movie • 2021

Lucille

The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'

The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'

Movie • 2002

Self

Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days

Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days

Movie • 2021

Self

With/In Volume 1

With/In Volume 1

Movie • 2021

(segment "Coco & Gigi")

Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson

Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson

Movie • 2024

Self

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies

Movie • 2004

Self

Louis & Frank

Louis & Frank

Movie • 1998

Highest 2 Lowest

Highest 2 Lowest

Movie • 2025

Rosie Perez

Everybody Wants to Be Gen X

Everybody Wants to Be Gen X

Movie • 2025

Self

Do The Right Thing 25 Year Anniversary A Beats Music Experience

Do The Right Thing 25 Year Anniversary A Beats Music Experience

Movie • 2014

self

Bounty Hunters

Bounty Hunters

TV • 2017

Nina Morales

Viva el lunes

Viva el lunes

TV • 1995

Self

Search Party

Search Party

TV • 2016

Lorraine De Coss

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

TV • 2005

Self

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

TV • 1993

Self - Guest

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

TV • 2003

Self

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV • 1992

Herself

Go, Diego, Go!

Go, Diego, Go!

TV • 2005

Click

The Tyra Banks Show

The Tyra Banks Show

TV • 2005

Herself

Frasier

Frasier

TV • 1993

Francesca (voice)

21 Jump Street

21 Jump Street

TV • 1987

Rosie Martinez

Saturday Night Special

Saturday Night Special

TV • 1996

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV • 2003

Self

The View

The View

TV • 1997

Self

The Wendy Williams Show

The Wendy Williams Show

TV • 2008

Herself

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

TV • 1996

Self

Maya and the Three

Maya and the Three

TV • 2021

Cipactli (voice)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV • 1999

Eva Banks

Human Resources

Human Resources

TV • 2022

Petra the Ambition Gremlin (voice)

Widows

Widows

TV • 2002

Linda Pirelli

The Chris Rock Show

The Chris Rock Show

TV • 1997

Self

Frasier

Frasier

TV • 1993

Lizbeth

Now and Then

Now and Then

TV • 2022

Flora

Rise

Rise

TV • 2018

Tracey Wolfe

Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

TV • 2014

Aunt Rose (voice)

Fish Hooks

Fish Hooks

TV • 2010

Chichelsea Chihuahua (voice)

Moltissimo

Moltissimo

TV • 2017

Self

The Oscars

The Oscars

TV • 1953

Self

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

TV • 1988

Self - Guest

Big Mouth

Big Mouth

TV • 2017

Petra (voice)

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

TV • 2009

Self - Guest

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

TV • 1995

Susana (voice)

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

TV • 1995

Thumbelina (voice)

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

TV • 1995

Robinita (voice)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

TV • 2015

Self

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV • 1992

The Reichen Show

The Reichen Show

TV • 2005

Self - Guest

Before

Before

TV • 2024

Denise

The View

The View

TV • 1997

Self - Co-Host

Grimsburg

Grimsburg

TV • 2024

Martina Martinez (voice)

Good Morning America

Good Morning America

TV • 1975

Self

Your Honor

Your Honor

TV • 2020

AUSA Olivia Delmont

Fantasmas

Fantasmas

TV • 2024

Bianca

Thank You and Sorry

Thank You and Sorry

TV • 2015

Lipstick Jungle

Lipstick Jungle

TV • 2008

Dahlia Morales

The Flight Attendant

The Flight Attendant

TV • 2020

Megan Briscoe

Great Performances

Great Performances

TV • 1971

Self

Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars

TV • 2005

Self - Guest Judge

Sherri

Sherri

TV • 2022

Self - Guest

Today with Jenna & Sheinelle

Today with Jenna & Sheinelle

TV • 2019

Self

Big Mouth

Big Mouth

TV • 2017

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

TV • 2012

Self - Guest Judge

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV • 2014

Self - Guest