ROSARIO DAWSON, ACTRESS, SINGER, WRITER. (Cuban Descendant)
Rosario Dawson (born May 9, 1979) is an American actress, singer, writer, and activist.
Dawson was born in New York City. Her mother, Isabel Celeste, is a writer and singer who is 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. When Rosario was one year old, her mother married Greg Dawson, a construction worker, who “loved and raised Rosario as his own daughter”. Dawson stated, “He’s always been my dad”.
She made her film debut in 1995 with the 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), 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, recently in two of the Marvel Studios/Netflix series, Daredevil and Jessica Jones.
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 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.
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. The couple split in March 2013.
Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes
Last Performances.
2008 Explicit Ills Babo’s Mom
2008 Eagle Eye Zoe Perez
2008 Killshot Donna
2008 Seven Pounds Emily Posa
2009 Wonder Woman Artemis (voice) Direct-to-VOD
2009 The Haunted World of El Superbeasto Velvet Von Black (voice)
2009 The 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 Direct-to-YouTube
2011 Zookeeper Kate
2011 10 Years Mary
2012 Fire with Fire Talia Durham Direct-to-VOD
2012 Hotel Noir Sevilla, the Maid Direct-to-VOD
2013 Trance Elizabeth Lamb
2013 Gimme Shelter June Bailey
2013 César Chávez Dolores Huerta
2013 Parts per Billion Mia Direct-to-VOD
2013 Raze Rachel Direct-to-VOD
2014 Sin City: A Dame to Kill For Gail
2014 The Captive Nicole Direct-to-VOD
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) Direct-to-VOD
2015 Puerto Ricans in Paris Vanessa
2016 Justice League vs. Teen Titans Wonder Woman (voice) Direct-to-VOD
2016 Ratchet & Clank Elaris (voice)
2016 Henchmen (voice) Filming
2016 Unforgettable Julia Banks Filming
2017 The Lego Batman Movie Batgirl (voice) Filming
Television
Year Title Role Notes
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 Luke Cage Claire Temple Guest star
Video games
Year Title Voice Role
2006 Marc Eckō’s Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure Tina
2012 Syndicate Lily Drawl
2016 Ratchet & Clank Elaris
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Awards and nominations
This is a list of some of the last years Awards and Nominations for actress Rosario Dawson.
2009 Actress in Film Seven Pounds Nominated
2011 Favorite Movie Actress – Drama/Adventure Unstoppable Nominated
2013 Community Service Award N/A Won
2014 Special Achievement in Film N/A Won
– American Black Film Festival
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2004 Rising Star N/A Won
– BET Awards
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2009 Best Actress Eagle Eye/Seven Pounds Nominated
– Black Movie Awards
2012 Best Actress in a Television Miniseries or Movie Five Nominated
2014 Best Actress Trance Nominated
2015 Best Actress Top Five Nominated
– Critics’ Choice Movie Awards
2015 Best Actress in a Comedy Top Five Nominated
– Imagen Foundation Awards
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2012 Best Actress/Television Five Nominated
2014 Best Actress/Supporting Actress – Feature Film Cesar Chavez Nominated
2015 Best Actress – Feature Film Top Five Nominated
– NAACP Image Award
2009 Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Seven Pounds Won
2012 Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Five Nominated
– MTV Movie Awards
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2015 Best WTF Moment Top Five Nominated
– Streamy Awards
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2009 Best Female Actor in a Dramatic Web Serie Gemini Division Won
– Sundance Film Festival
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2010 Choice Movie Actress: Fantasy Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Nominated
2011 Choice Movie Actress: Action Unstoppable Nominated
Choice Summer Movie Star: Female Zookeeper Nominated
– Women Film Critics Circle
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2014 Acting and Activism Award N/A Won
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ROSARIO DAWSON, ACTRIZ, CANTANTE,ESCRITORA. (Descendiente Cubana).
Rosario Dawson (nacida el 9 de mayo de 1979) es una actriz, cantante, escritor y activista.
Dawson nació en la ciudad de Nueva York. Su madre, Isabel Celeste, es una escritora y cantante que es de Puerto Rico y de ascendencia cubana. 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 declaró: “Él siempre ha sido mi padre”.
Ella hizo su debut en el cine en 1995 con el polémico drama adolescente niños. Sus papeles en películas posteriores incluyen: Una mala jugada (1998), Hombres de Negro II (2002), 25th Hour (2002), El tesoro del Amazonas (2003), Alexander (2004), Sin City (2005), Clerks II (2006), Death Proof (2007), La conspiración del pánico (2008), Percy Jackson y el ladrón del rayo (2010), Imparable (2010), César Chávez (2013), Trance (2013), Top Five (2014), y Sin City : a Dame to Kill For (2014).
Por su papel en Alquiler (2005), Dawson ganó el premio Satellite a la mejor actriz -; por su papel en la tapa cinco (2014), que fue nominada para el Premio de la Crítica de la película ‘Choice a la Mejor Actriz en una Comedia. Dawson actualmente interpreta a Claire templo en el Universo Marvel cinematográfico, recientemente, en dos de los estudios Marvel / series Netflix, Daredevil y Jessica Jones.
Como un niño, Dawson hizo una breve aparición en Plaza Sésamo. A la edad de 15 años, fue descubierto posteriormente en su paso porche por el fotógrafo Larry Clark y Harmony Korine, donde Korine su alabado como ser perfecto para una pieza que había escrito en su guión que se convertiría en la polémica película Kids 1995. Se convirtió en una estrella en papeles variados, que van desde películas independientes a grandes éxitos de gran presupuesto, incluyendo renta, mala jugada, y Hombres de Negro II.
Vida personal
Dawson fecha ex-Sex and the City estrella Jason Lewis por dos años. Ellos vivían juntos en Los Ángeles hasta que se separaron en noviembre de 2006. Ella comenzó a salir con el director Danny Boyle en 2012, después de haber sido lanzado en su Trance 2013 película. La pareja partió en marzo de 2013.
(VER FILMOGRAFÍA, TRABAJOS Y PREMIOS/NOMINACIONES RECIBIDA POR ROSARIO DAWSON EN LOS ÚLTIMOS AÑOS EN LA SECCIÓN EN INGLÉS.)
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