Rosie Perez

 Rosie Perez (born Rosa Maria Perez on September 6, 1964) is an American actress, choreographer, dancer, and activist. Her breakthrough came with her portrayal of Tina in the movie Do the Right Thing (1989), which was followed by White Men Can't Jump (1992). Perez's performance in Fearless (1993) brought her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress as well as other awards. It Could Happen to You (1994), The Road to El Dorado ((2000), Pineapple Express (2008) and Birds of Prey (2010) are her starring role in movies.

 Perez has received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations for In Living Color (1990-1994) and also received an Emmy nomination for her performance in The Flight Attendant (2020-present). She has appeared involved in Broadway plays like The Ritz, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune. She also hosted on The View, an ABC talk show The View during the series the 18th season.

 Early life

 Perez was born on September 6 1964, in the Bushwick neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York City and was the daughter of Lydia Perez and Ismael Serrano, a marine merchant seaman. [3][4][5Perez was the daughter of Ismael Serrano, a merchant Lydia Fontanez and her husband, Reyes was her mother. She was born on the 13, 1939 , in Humacao. Her father came born in Aguadilla in Puerto Rico. Arturo Perez, her mother's husband, was twenty years older than Rosie. After having an affair with Serrano her mother had already five children. Perez was born in the now closed Greenpoint Hospital, Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn.

 Perez is the tenth of her 10 children. Rosie and her siblings grew up in Bushwick while their mother was frequently in jail. While in prison her mother gave birth to her second daughter. She was for a time raised by an aunt and afterward, as did her siblings, she went through group homes and foster care. She was often kept apart from her siblings. She was transferred to one of the foster families and was in foster homes throughout New York and Peekskill up until age eight. After the age of twelve she was legally considered a ward in New York. Her mother and aunt frequently visited her, and her father had a few times tried to claim custody of her.