ROSARIO DAWSON, “TOP FIVE” ACTRESS, SINGER, WRITER.
Rosario Dawson (born May 9, 1979) is an American actress, singer, and writer. She has appeared in films such as Kids, Men in Black II, 25th Hour, Sin City, Clerks II, Rent, Death Proof, The Rundown, Eagle Eye, Alexander, Seven Pounds, Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, Unstoppable, and Trance.
Dawson was born in New York City, New York. Her mother, Isabel Celeste, is a writer and singer who is of Afro-Cuban and Puerto Rican descent. Isabel was sixteen years old when Rosario was born; she never married Rosario’s biological father, Patrick C. Harris. When Rosario was one year old, her mother 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 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.
At the age of 21, Isabel moved the family into an abandoned building 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.
In 1999, Dawson teamed up with Prince for the re-release of his 1980s hit “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. 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.
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. It was her first appearance on stage. “That park is so beautiful,” she said of New York’s Central Park.
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 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.
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.
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.
In 2014, 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.
Personal life
Dawson dated former Sex and the City star Jason Lewis for two years. They lived together in Los Angeles until they separated in November 2006. She started dating director Danny Boyle in 2012, after having been cast in his 2013 film Trance.
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.
Philanthropy
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, the International Rescue Committee, Voto Latino, and Stay Close.org, a poster and public service ad campaign for PFLAG where she is featured with her uncle Frank Jump. She has participated in the Vagina Monologues (she refers to her vagina as “The General” 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.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, 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.
Filmography
Last Performances.
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
2011 Five Lili TV film
2012 Fire with Fire Talia Durham
2013 Trance Elizabeth Lamb
2013 Gimme Shelter June Bailey
2013 Cesar Chavez Dolores Huerta
2013 Parts Per Billion Mia
2013 Raze Rachel
2014 Sin City: A Dame to Kill For Gail
2014 The Captive Nicole
2014 Top Five Chelsea Brown
2015 Tinker Bell and the Legend of the Never Beast Nyx Voice role
2015 Justice League: Throne of Atlantis Wonder Woman Voice role
Television
2003 Punk’d Herself (season 1: episode 8)
2007 Robot Chicken Clara Palmer / Dean’s Girlfriend / Woman “More Blood, More Chocolate” (season 3: episode 8)
2008 Gemini Division Anna Diaz Web series; 50 episodes; executive producer
2009 Saturday Night Live Herself “Rosario Dawson/Fleet Foxes” (season 34: episode 13)
2009 SpongeBob SquarePants Herself “Truth or Square” (season 6: episode 23-24)
2015 Daredevil Claire Temple / Night Nurse
Video games
2006 Marc Eckō’s Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure Tina Voice role
2012 Syndicate Lily Drawl Voice role
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
2012, Best Actress in a Television Miniseries or Movie (Five) Nominated
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
2012, Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special (Five) Nominated
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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The Cuban History, Hollywood.
Arnoldo Varona, Editor.
CUBA PHOTOS. Valle de Viñales.
ROSARIO DAWSON, ACTRIZ EN “DAREDEVIL”, CANTANTE, ESCRITORA.
Rosario Dawson (nacida el 09 de mayo 1979) es una actriz, cantante y escritor. Ella ha aparecido en películas como Los niños, los Hombres de Negro II, 25th Hour, Sin City, Clerks II, alquilar, Death Proof, El tesoro del Amazonas, Eagle Eye, Alexander, Seven Pounds, Percy Jackson y los Dioses del Olimpo: El ladrón del rayo, Unstoppable y Trance.
Dawson nació en la ciudad de Nueva York, Nueva York. Su madre, Isabel Celeste, es un escritor y cantante que es de ascendencia afrocubana – puertorriqueña. Isabel tenía dieciséis años cuando nació Rosario; ella nunca se casó con el padre biológico de Rosario, Patrick C. Harris. Cuando Rosario tenía un año de edad, su madre se casó con Greg Dawson, un trabajador de la construcción, que “amó y se crió Rosario como su propia hija” (Dawson ha declarado que “Siempre ha sido mi padre”). Dawson tiene un medio hermano, Clay , que es cuatro años menor. Isabel y Greg se divorciaron en 2001. Dawson vivía en Garland, Texas durante un año y se fue a Garland High School.
A la edad de 21 años, Isabel se trasladó a la familia en una posición en cuclillas edificio abandonado en el Lower East Side de Manhattan, donde ella y su marido renovado un apartamento y se instala la tubería y el cableado eléctrico para la construcción, la creación de viviendas asequibles en Rosario y Clay haría crecer. Dawson ha citado esta parte de su historia, al explicar cómo se enteró de que, “Si quieres algo mejor, había que hacerlo todo usted mismo.
En 1999, Dawson se asoció con el príncipe para el re-lanzamiento de sus 1980 golpeó “1999.” La nueva versión remezclada contó la actriz en una voz introductoria sobre, que ofrece comentarios sobre el estado del mundo en el año antes de que el nuevo milenio. El mismo año, ella apareció en el vídeo de The Chemical Brothers ‘para la canción “Out of Control” de la Rendición álbum. Ella también aparece en la canción “Ella vive en mi regazo” del segundo disco del álbum OutKast Speakerboxxx / The Love Below, en la que habla la introducción y un breve interludio hacia el final. En 2001, ella apareció en la película, Josie y las melódicas.
Dawson interpretó a Naturelle Rivera, el interés amoroso de un traficante de drogas convicto interpretado por Edward Norton, en el 2002 Spike Lee película dramática, 25th Hour. En la película de Oliver Stone, 2004 Alexander, interpretó a la novia de Alejandro Magno. En el otoño de 2005, Dawson apareció en el escenario como Julia en el Teatro del Público “Shakespeare in the Park” renacimiento de dos hidalgos de Verona. Fue su primera aparición en el escenario. “Ese parque es tan hermosa”, dijo sobre el Central Park de Nueva York.
En 2008, Dawson protagonizó junto a Will Smith en Siete almas y en el Steven Spielberg produjo Eagle Eye. A partir de agosto, protagonizó Gemini Division, una serie de televisión en línea. En el ordenador de la serie animada Allá ella expresó el carácter oficial Delondre Baines. El 17 de enero de 2009, Dawson fue sede Saturday Night Live. Más adelante en el año, ella expresó Artemis de Bana-Mighdall en la película de animación de la Mujer Maravilla.
En 2009, Dawson realizó en The People Speak, un largometraje documental que utiliza representaciones dramáticas y musicales de las cartas, diarios, y los discursos de todos los americanos, basado en la historia de los Estados Unidos de una gente del historiador Howard Zinn.
En 2009, Dawson también su voz al personaje de Velvet Von Negro en la película de animación de Rob Zombie, El mundo encantado de El Superbeasto.
Para el álbum Kasabian West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum, ella aparece cantando en la pista “West Ryder Silver Bullet”.
En 2010, actuó en las películas de Percy Jackson y el ladrón del rayo, como Perséfone y Imparable, como yardmaster ferroviaria Connie.
En 2013, interpretó a la madre de Apple en la película Gimme Shelter independiente.
En 2014, ella repitió su papel como Gail, en Sin City: A Dame to Kill For.
En 2015, interpretó a Templo Claire en la serie Daredevil.
Vida personal
Dawson fecha ex Sex and the City Jason Lewis durante dos años. Vivieron juntos en Los Angeles hasta que se separaron en noviembre de 2006. Ella comenzó a salir director Danny Boyle en 2012, después de haber sido lanzado en su Trance 2013 película.
Dawson es también un Trekkie confeso que menciona tanto a ella como el amor de su hermano de Star Trek en una entrevista con Conan O’Brien, y también demostrar su conocimiento de varias palabras de Klingon.
Filantropía
Dawson está involucrado en el Lower East Side Girls Club y apoya a otras organizaciones benéficas como grupo ambientalista Global Guay, la Campaña ONE, Oxfam, Amnistía Internacional, Padres, Familias y Amigos de Lesbianas y Gays, el Comité Internacional de Rescate, Voto Latino, y la estancia Close.org, una campaña publicitaria de cartel y el servicio público de PFLAG, donde se presenta con su tío Frank Jump. Ha participado en los monólogos de la vagina (se refiere a su vagina como “El General” y es miembro del Consejo de V-Day, un movimiento global sin fines de lucro que recauda fondos para los grupos contra la violencia de las mujeres a través de los beneficios de este play.In octubre de 2008, Dawson se convirtió en un portavoz de programa filantrópico de TripAdvisor.com, Más de Huellas, Conservación Internacional, Médicos sin Fronteras, la Sociedad National Geographic, The Nature Conservancy, y Save The Children. También en octubre de 2008, prestó su voz para el RESPETO ! Campaña, un movimiento dirigido a la prevención de la violencia doméstica. Grabó un mensaje de voz para el sitio Web Giverespect.org subrayando la importancia del respeto en ayudar a detener la violencia doméstica. En 2012 se asoció con Dawson Sodastream Internacional en el lanzamiento de la primera anual Unbottle el Día Mundial , una campaña concebida en un esfuerzo por aumentar la conciencia del impacto de las latas y botellas de plástico en el medio ambiente.
Filmografía
Últimas Presentaciones.
Películas
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
2011 Five Lili TV film
2012 Fire with Fire Talia Durham
2013 Trance Elizabeth Lamb
2013 Gimme Shelter June Bailey
2013 Cesar Chavez Dolores Huerta
2013 Parts Per Billion Mia
2013 Raze Rachel
2014 Sin City: A Dame to Kill For Gail
2014 The Captive Nicole
2014 Top Five Chelsea Brown
2015 Tinker Bell and the Legend of the Never Beast Nyx Voice role
2015 Justice League: Throne of Atlantis Wonder Woman Voice role
Television
2003 Punk’d Herself (season 1: episode 8)
2007 Robot Chicken Clara Palmer / Dean’s Girlfriend / Woman “More Blood, More Chocolate” (season 3: episode 8)
2008 Gemini Division Anna Diaz Web series; 50 episodes; executive producer
2009 Saturday Night Live Herself “Rosario Dawson/Fleet Foxes” (season 34: episode 13)
2009 SpongeBob SquarePants Herself “Truth or Square” (season 6: episode 23-24)
2015 Daredevil Claire Temple / Night Nurse
Video games
2006 Marc Eckō’s Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure Tina Voice role
2012 Syndicate Lily Drawl Voice role
Premios y Nominaciones.
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
2012, Best Actress in a Television Miniseries or Movie (Five) Nominated
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
2012, Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special (Five) Nominated
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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The Cuban History, Hollywood.
Arnoldo Varona, Editor.