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Early life

Dawson was born in New York City, the daughter of Isabel,^[1] a Bronx-born professional vocalist, and Greg Dawson, a construction worker.^[2] The two are now divorced.^[3] Dawson's mother is of Puerto Rican and Afro-Cuban descent and her father is of Irish and Native American ancestry.^[4][5] New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... For other uses, see Bronx (disambiguation). ... Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the ending of a marriage before the death of either spouse. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Puerto Rican. ... Cuban boys playing in Trinidad, Cuba The term Afro-Cuban refers to Cubans of African ancestry, and to historical or cultural elements in Cuba thought to emanate from this community. ... This article is about the people indigenous to the United States. ...

Dawson grew up on Manhattan's Lower East Side^[2] and has a brother named Clay. She and her family squatted in an abandoned building during most of her childhood.^[3] While attending school, she had aspirations of becoming a marine biologist. This article is about the borough of New York City. ... Categories: Manhattan neighborhoods | Stub ... For other uses, see squat. ... Marine biology is the study of animal and plant life within saltwater ecosystems. ...

Career

Although showing no interest in acting as a child, Rosario was discovered on her front porch step by photographer Larry Clark and Harmony Korine, where Harmony lauded her with praise as being perfect for a part he had written in his screenplay that would become the 1995 controversial films Kids. Since then Dawson's films have varied; ranging from independent films, to highly successful big budget blockbusters, and large scale box office bombs. Among her successes are He Got Game, opposite professional basketball player Ray Allen, and Men in Black II, which saw her sharing the screen with Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones; among her failures are The Adventures of Pluto Nash (which was nominated for six Golden Raspberry Awards^[6]) and the live-action film adaptation of Josie and the Pussycats.^[7] Larry Clark (born 1943) is an American film director, photographer, writer and producer who is most well known for the movie Kids. ... Harmony Korine Harmony Korine (born January 4, 1973) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and author. ... Kids is a 1995 American film written by Harmony Korine and directed by Larry Clark. ... An independent film, or indie film, is a film that is produced outside of the studio system. ... Blockbuster, as applied to film or theater, denotes a very popular and/or successful production. ... Cleopatra is the biggest box-office bomb of all time. ... He Got Game is a 1998 drama-sports film directed by Spike Lee starring Denzel Washington and Ray Allen as a father and son trying to reconcile on the eve of the sons graduation from a Coney Island high school, and under pressure to decide which college basketball scholarship... Not to be confused with Ray Alan or Allan Ray. ... Men in Black II (also known as MIIB) is a 2002 science fiction comedy action film starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones. ... Tommy Lee Jones (born September 15, 1946) is an Academy Award-winning American actor and director. ... The Adventures of Pluto Nash is a 2002 comedy film directed by Ron Underwood and starring Eddie Murphy as the owner of a lunar nightclub investigating who was behind the arson that destroyed his club. ... Razzie Award The Raspberry Awards or Razzies, first awarded in 1981, were created by John Wilson in 1980, intended to counterpoint the Academy Awards by dishonoring the worst acting, screenwriting, songwriting, directing, and films that the film industry had to offer. ... Josie and the Pussycats is a 2001 comedy released by Universal Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. ...

In 1999, Dawson teamed up with Prince for the re-release of his 1980s hit "1999".^[8] 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 Millennium.^[9] The same year she appeared in The Chemical Brothers' video for the song "Out of Control" from the album Surrender.^[10] She is also featured on the track "She Lives In My Lap" from the second disc of the OutKast album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, during which she speaks the intro and a brief interlude towards the end. For other uses, see Prince (disambiguation). ... Prince (UK) singles chronology Lets Work (1982) 1999 (1982) Little Red Corvette (1983) Prince (UK) singles chronology The Holy River (1997) 1999 (1998) The Greatest Romance Ever Sold (1999) 1999 is one of Princes most well-known songs and a defining point in his rise to superstar status. ... A millennium (pl. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Surrender is the third album from The Chemical Brothers and was released on June 22, 1999. ... This article is about the hip hop group. ... Speakerboxxx/The Love Below is a double album by the hip hop group OutKast, released on September 23, 2003 on LaFace Records. ...

In 2004 Dawson appeared in Oliver Stone's Alexander as the bride of Alexander the Great. In August-September 2005, Dawson appeared on stage as Julia in the Public Theatre revival of Galt MacDermot's 1971 musical Two Gentlemen of Verona at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park.^[11] Alexander is a 2004 epic film, based on the life of Alexander the Great. ... For the film of the same name, see Alexander the Great (1956 film). ... Galt MacDermot (born December 18, 1928 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian writer of musical theater, best known for the show Hair, which ran for nearly 2000 performances in both London and New York and was later made into a film in 1979. ... Two Gentlemen of Verona is an award-winning rock musical with a book by John Guare and Mel Shapiro, lyrics by Guare, and music by Galt MacDermot. ... The Delacorte Theater is located in Central Park in New York City. ... Central Park is a large public, urban park (843 acres, 3. ...

She starred in the film adaptation of the popular musical Rent, where she played the exotic dancer Mimi Marquez, replacing the original Mimi, Daphne Rubin-Vega, who was pregnant at the time of filming and wasn't able to play the part. She also appeared in the adaptation of the graphic novel Sin City, where she played the prostitute-dominatrix, Gail. She will appear in Sin City's sequel in 2008. This article is about the 2005 film. ... Press photo of Daphne Rubin-Vega at the tenth anniversary performance of Rent Daphne Rubin-Vega (born November 18, 1969 in Panama City, Panama), also known simply as Daphne, is a dance music singer and actress. ... Sin City is a 2005 film written, produced and directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez. ... The Girls of Old Town are a group of self-governing prostitutes in the fictional universe of Frank Millers Sin City. ... Sin City 2 is the announced sequel to the 2005 movie Sin City, which was based on Frank Millers comic book miniseries Sin City, which were later collected into bound graphic novels. ...

In 2005, Dawson 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. In 2006's Clerks II, Dawson starred as Becky, the crush-turned-wife of Dante Hicks. As she mentioned in the making of documentary, Back to the Well, the donkey show sequence was what made her decide to appear in the movie. In May of the same year, Dawson, an avid comic book fan, co-created the comic book miniseries Occult Crimes Taskforce.^[12] She was at the 2007 Comic-Con to promote her new comic book miniseries. Robert Cummings (born January 12, 1965 in Haverhill, Massachusetts), better known as Rob Zombie, is an American musician, film director, and writer. ... The Devils Rejects is a 2005 horror film written and directed by Rob Zombie. ... DVD (also known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc - see Etymology) is a popular optical disc storage media format. ... Clerks II is the sequel to Kevin Smiths 1994 movie Clerks, and his sixth feature film to be set in the View Askewniverse. ... Dante Hicks (played by Brian OHalloran) in the movie Dante Hicks (Born 1972) is a fictional character and one of the protagonists in Kevin Smiths View Askewniverse, played by Brian OHalloran. ... A bar in Boys Town, Nuevo Laredo, Mexico advertising a nightly donkeys show. A donkey show is a form of live entertainment in which a person (usually a woman) performs sexual acts with a donkey. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... O.C.T.: Occult Crimes Taskforce is a comic book about the eponymous team of fictional police officers. ... Comic-Con International is an annual comic book convention held in San Diego, California. ...

In 2007, Dawson co-starred with former Rent alum Tracie Thoms in the Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's throwback movie Death Proof. Rent can refer to: Renting, a system of payment for the temporary use of something owned by someone else. ... Tracie Thoms (born August 19, 1975) is an American television, film, and stage actress. ... Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is an Academy Award- and Palme dOr-winning American film director, screenwriter and actor. ... For the American composer born 1946, see Robert Xavier Rodriguez. ... Death Proof is a 2007 film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, about a psychopathic stunt man who targets young women, murdering them with his death proof stunt car. ...

In 2007, Dawson teamed up with friend Talia Lugacy, whom she met at the Lee Strasberg Academy, to produce and star in Descent.^[13] On July 7, 2007 Dawson presented at the American leg of Live Earth. Descent is a 2007 American thriller film directed by Talia Lugacy and starring Rosario Dawson and Chad Faust. ... is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: 2007 in country music 2007 in British music 2007 in hip hop 2007 in metal Albums released in 2007 Musical groups established in 2007 // January George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queens New Year Honours List. ... The Live Earth concert for North America was held at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA (near New York City) on July 7, 2007. ... Live Earth was a series of worldwide concerts held on 7 July 2007, that initiated a three-year campaign to combat climate change. ...

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.^[14] She has also been rumored to have dated Dawson's Creek star Joshua Jackson.^[15] This article is about the television series. ... Jason Lewis (born June 25, 1971) is an American actor and former male fashion model. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... For the city in British Columbia, see Dawson Creek, British Columbia. ... Joshua Carter Jackson (born June 11, 1978) is a Canadian actor. ...

For her 27th birthday party, she asked Guns N' Roses to perform. At the event, Axl Rose and Tommy Hilfiger got into a physical altercation which garnered some press attention.^[16] Guns N Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985. ... W. Axl Rose[1][2] (born William Bruce Rose, Jr. ... Thomas Jacob Hilfiger (born March 24, 1951 in Elmira, New York) is a world-famous American fashion designer and creator of the eponymous Tommy Hilfiger and Tommy brands. ...

Dawson is involved with the Lower East Side Girls Club^[17][18] 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)^[19]International Rescue Committee, Voto Latino,^[20][21][22] and she participated in the Vagina Monologues. // Legal definitions A charity is a trust, company or unincorporated association established for charitable purposes only. ... Environmentalism is the support or involvement with the environmental movement by environmentalists. ... // Global Cool is a ten-year climate change campaign, launched in January 2007 and based in London and Los Angeles. ... ONE Campaign logo. ... Oxfam International logo Oxfam International is a confederation of 13 organizations working with over 3,000 partners in more than 100 countries to find lasting solutions to poverty and injustice. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Amnesty international Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is an international non-governmental organization which defines its mission as to undertake research and action focused on preventing and ending grave abuses of the rights to physical and mental integrity, freedom of conscience... PFLAG contingent at San Francisco Pride 2004. ... The International Rescue Committee was founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein to assist opponents of Adolf Hitler. ... The Vagina Monologues is an episodic play, written by Eve Ensler. ...

Filmography

• Kids (1995)
• He Got Game (1998)
• Side Streets (1998)
• Light It Up (1999)
• Down to You (2000)
• King of the Jungle (2000)
• Sidewalks of New York (2001)
• Josie and the Pussycats (2001)
• Chelsea Walls (2001)
• Ash Wednesday (2002)
• Men in Black II (2002)
• The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
• 25th Hour (2002)
• The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest (2002)
• World VDAY (2003) (documentary)
• This Girl's Life (2003)
• Shattered Glass (2003)
• The Rundown (2003)
• Alexander (2004)
• This Revolution (2004)
• Sin City (2005)
• Rent (2005)
• Clerks II (2006)
• A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006)
• Grindhouse: Death Proof (2007)
• Descent (2007)

Upcoming: Kids is a 1995 American film written by Harmony Korine and directed by Larry Clark. ... He Got Game is a 1998 drama-sports film directed by Spike Lee starring Denzel Washington and Ray Allen as a father and son trying to reconcile on the eve of the sons graduation from a Coney Island high school, and under pressure to decide which college basketball scholarship... Side Streets is a 1998s Merchant Ivory film directed by Tony Gerber. ... Light It Up (1997) is a drama film, written and directed by Craig Bolotin, and its executive producers include Grammy Award-winning R&B singer/record producer, Kenneth Edmonds and his wife Tracy E. Edmonds. ... A boy/girl film about broken trust. ... King of the Jungle is a 2000 drama film starring John Leguizamo, Rosie Perez, Julie Carmen, Cliff Gorman, Michael Rapaport, Marisa Tomei, and Rosario Dawson. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Josie and the Pussycats is a 2001 comedy released by Universal Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. ... Ash Wednesday is a 2002 drama film starring Edward Burns, Elijah Wood, and Rosario Dawson. ... Men in Black II (also known as MIIB) is a 2002 science fiction comedy action film starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones. ... The Adventures of Pluto Nash is a 2002 comedy film directed by Ron Underwood and starring Eddie Murphy as the owner of a lunar nightclub investigating who was behind the arson that destroyed his club. ... This article is about the film. ... Promotional poster The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest is a 2002 movie based on a novel by technology-culture writer Po Bronson. ... The V-Day Logo V-Day is a global movement to stop violence against women and girls. ... This Girls Life is a 2003 Showtime movie written and directed by Ash. ... Shattered Glass is a 2003 film about the fast rise and steep fall of Stephen Glasss journalistic career at the The New Republic magazine during the mid-1990s when his serial journalistic fraud was exposed. ... The Rundown (also known as Welcome to the Jungle) is an action film starring The Rock and Seann William Scott about a bounty hunter/enforcer/aspiring chef named Beck who must head for the Amazon Rainforest to capture someone. ... Alexander is a 2004 epic film, based on the life of Alexander the Great. ... This Revolution is a 2004 Political film starring Rosario Dawson. ... Sin City is a 2005 film written, produced and directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez. ... This article is about the 2005 film. ... Clerks II is the sequel to Kevin Smiths 1994 movie Clerks, and his sixth feature film to be set in the View Askewniverse. ... A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints is a 2001 memoir by Dito Montiel, in which he described growing up in Astoria, New York during the 1980s. ... Grindhouse is a 2007 anthology film co-written, produced and directed by Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino. ... Death Proof is a 2007 film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, about a psychopathic stunt man who targets young women, murdering them with his death proof stunt car. ... Descent is a 2007 American thriller film directed by Talia Lugacy and starring Rosario Dawson and Chad Faust. ...

• Killshot (2008) (completed)
• Explicit Ills (2008) (completed)
• Eagle Eye (2008) (post-production)
• Seven Pounds (2008) (filming)
• Sin City 2 (2009) (pre-production)
• The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (TBA)^[23]

For the unmanned aerial vehicle, see Bell Eagle Eye. ... Sin City 2 is the announced sequel to the 2005 movie Sin City, which was based on Frank Millers comic book miniseries Sin City, which were later collected into bound graphic novels. ... The Haunted World of El Superbeasto is an animation comedy that also combines elements of a horror and thriller film. ...

Awards/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

• 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

The Alma Awards or American Latino Media Arts Awards are distinctions awarded to Latino performers (actors, film and television directors, and musicians) who promote positive portrayals of Hispanics. ... The American Black Film Festival (formerly known as the Acapulco Black Film Festival) is an annual awards festival that recognizes achievements in independent Black cinema. ... The Black Reel Awards began in 2000 and were designed to annually recognize and celebrate the achievements of African-Americans in feature, independent and television films. ... The NAACP Image Award is an award presented annually by the NAACP to honor the top African-Americans in film, television, music and literature. ... The MTV Movie Awards is a film awards show presented annually on MTV (Music Television). ...

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External links

• Rosario Dawson Official Site
• Rosario Dawson at the Internet Movie Database
• Rosario Dawsonat Tv.com