Rosie Perez

 Rosie Perez, born Rosa Maria Perez on September 6 1964, is an American dancer and choreographer. Her biggest breakthrough came from Tina's character in Do the Right Thing (1989), which was followed by White Men Can't Hop (1992). Perez's performance on Fearless (1993), won her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. It Could Happen to You (1994) as well as The Road to El Dorado(2000) The Road to El Dorado (2000), Pineapple Express(8) and Birds of Prey(2020) are among her most recognizable film roles.

 Perez was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Award nominations in In Living Color (1990-1994) and another Emmy nomination (2020-present) for her character as The Flight Attendant. She has been featured in Broadway productions, including The Ritz, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune. She also co-hosted on the ABC talk show The View during the series the 18th season.

 Early life

 Perez was born on September 6, 1964, in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City and was the daughter of Lydia Perez and Ismael Serrano who was a seaman in the merchant marine.  Perez's mother Lydia Fontanez y Reyes was born in Humacao (Puerto Rico) on October 13, 1939. Her father was from Aguadilla (Puerto Rico). Arturo Perez, her mother's husband, was 20 years older than Rosie. Her mother already had five children when she became pregnant with Rosie after an affair with Serrano. Perez was born at the now-closed Greenpoint Hospital in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn.

 Perez is the tenth child of her 10 children. Rosie as well as her siblings grew up in Bushwick as their mother was often in jail. The mother of her child was born to her first child while she was in jail. After being raised by her aunt, she was put in group homes and foster care. They were often divided. They were moved to a group foster family and lived in foster homes in New York and Peekskill up at the age of eight. The law recognized her as an ward of State of New York until age twelve. Aunt and mother regularly visited her, as did her father unsuccessfully tried to claim custody of her.