Line #5 Creator/RosarioDawson


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3	->''"You only live once. You don't want your tombstone to read: 'Played it Safe'."''
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5	Rosario Isabel Dawson (born May 9, 1979 in UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity, [[UsefulNotes/NewYorkState New York]]) is an American actress, singer, writer, and activist.
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7	Dawson made her film debut with the controversial 1995 teen drama ''Film/{{Kids}}''. Her subsequent film roles include ''Film/MenInBlackII'', ''Film/SinCity'', ''Film/ClerksII'', ''Film/DeathProof'', ''Film/{{Alexander}}'', ''Film/TheRundown'', and ''Film/{{Rent}}''.
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9	She joined the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse as Claire Temple, who appears in all of the franchise's Netflix series (minus ''The Punisher'', and not for a lack of trying), in roles ranging from a single episode of ''Jessica Jones'' to a major cast member in ''Luke Cage''. Her other famous live-action television role is the adult version of Ahsoka Tano from ''Franchise/StarWars'' since Season 2 of ''Series/TheMandalorian''.
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11	Dawson was in a relationship with U.S. Senator (and one-time Presidential candidate) Cory Booker from 2019 to 2022.
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13	Not to be confused with either [[Manga/RosarioPlusVampire a rosario-wearing vampire]] or [[Series/DawsonsCreek a certain creek]].
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16	!!Filmography
17	* ''Film/{{Kids}}'' (1995) as Ruby
18	* ''Film/{{Josie and the Pussycats\|2001}}'' (2001) as Valerie
19	* ''Film/{{Sidewalks of New York\|2001}}'' (2001) as Maria Tedesko
20	* ''Film/MenInBlackII'' (2002) as Laura Vasquez
21	* ''Film/TwentyFifthHour'' (2002) as Naturelle Riviera
22	* ''Film/TheRundown'' (2003) as Mariana.
23	* ''Film/{{Alexander}}'' (2004) as Roxane
24	* ''Film/SinCity'' (2005) as Gail
25	** ''Film/SinCityADameToKillFor'' (2014)
26	* ''Film/ClerksII'' (2006) as Becky Scott
27	** ''Film/ClerksIII'' (2022)
28	* ''Film/{{Rent}}'' (2005) as Mimi Marquez
29	* ''Film/AGuideToRecognizingYourSaints'' (2006) as Laurie
30	* ''Film/DeathProof'' (2007) as Abernathy
31	* ''Film/EagleEye'' (2008) as Zoe Perez
32	* ''Film/{{Killshot}}'' (2008) as Donna
33	* ''Film/SevenPounds'' (2008) as Emily Posa
34	* ''{{WesternAnimation/Wonder Woman\|2009}}'' (2009) as ComicBook/{{Artemis}} (voice)
35	* ''WesternAnimation/TheHauntedWorldOfElSuperbeasto'' (2009) as Velvet Von Black (voice)
36	* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' - Herself in Truth Or Square (2009)
37	* ''[[Film/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief]]'' (2010) as Persephone
38	* ''Film/{{Unstoppable}}'' (2010) as Connie Hooper
39	* ''Film/FireWithFire'' (2012) as Talia Durham.
40	* ''Film/{{Trance}}'' (2013)
41	* ''[[Franchise/DisneyFairies Tinker Bell and the Legend of the Neverbeast]]'' (2014) as Nyx.
42	* ''Film/CesarChavez'' (2014) as Dolores Huerta
43	* ''WesternAnimation/DCAnimatedMovieUniverse'' (2015-present) and ''Film/SpaceJamANewLegacy'' (2021) as ComicBook/WonderWoman (voice)
44	* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse (2015 – 2018) as Claire Temple:
45	** ''Series/{{Daredevil 2015}}'' (2015, 2016)
46	** ''Series/JessicaJones2015'' (2015)
47	** ''Series/{{Luke Cage\|2016}}'' (2016)
48	** ''Series/{{Iron Fist\|2017}}'' (2017)
49	** ''Series/{{The Defenders\|2017}}'' (2017)
50	* ''WesternAnimation/RatchetAndClank2016'' as Elaris
51	* ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOBatmanMovie'' (2017) as [[ComicBook/{{Batgirl}} Barbara Gordon / Batgirl]] (voice)
52	** ''VideoGame/LEGODimensions'' (2017)
53	* ''Film/Unforgettable2017''
54	* ''Series/JaneTheVirgin'' (2018) as Jane Ramos[[note]]Not the title character, and typically called "JR" to differentiate her.[[/note]]
55	* ''WesternAnimation/ElenaOfAvalor'' (2018) as Daria (voice)
56	* ''Film/ZombielandDoubleTap'' (2019) as Nevada
57	* ''Film/JayAndSilentBobReboot'' (2019) as Reggie Faulken
58	* ''WesternAnimation/ItsPony'' (2020) as Principal Ramiro
59	* ''Series/{{Briarpatch}}'' (2020) as Allegra Dill
60	* ''Franchise/StarWars'' as [[Characters/StarWarsAhsokaTano Ahsoka Tano]] (Live-Action)
61	** ''Series/TheMandalorian'' (2020)
62	** ''Series/TheBookOfBobaFett'' (2022)
63	** ''Series/{{Ahsoka}}'' (2023)
64	* ''WesternAnimation/TheLastKidsOnEarth'' (2020) as Rezzoch
65	* ''Podcast/BatmanTheAudioAdventures'' (2021) as Catwoman
66	* ''Film/{{Haunted Mansion\|2023}}'' (2023) as Gabbie
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68	!!Dawson's work contains examples of:
69	* AscendedFancast: She has stated that being a popular fancast for the role of Ahsoka Tano helped her get the role in ''The Mandalorian''.
70	* MsFanservice: Most of her roles either focus on her sexiness or have her appear without her clothes on, including ''Sin City'', ''Alexander'', ''Death Proof'' and ''Trance'' (where she appeared with full-frontal nudity, along with two sex scenes). This led her friend [[Podcast/HollywoodBabbleOn Ralph Garman]] to dub her "Hottie [=McChocolateSkin=]".
71	* PlaysGreatEthnics: Her ethnic ambiguity has led to her diverse roles that span the world, from Brazilian in ''The Rundown'' to Bactrian (modern-day Afghanistan) in ''Alexander''.
72	* SassyBlackWoman: Due to her roles, some would even go so far as to call her the Creator/PamGrier of her generation. Due to her mixed heritage, she doubles up as a SpicyLatina.
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74	!!Trivia related to Dawson's work:
75	* ActorInspiredElement: For ''Film/DeathProof'' it was her idea to have Abernathy's hair cut to resemble pin-up icon Bettie Page.
76	* DeletedRole: She had a small part in ''Film/TheDevilsRejects'' but it was cut.
77	* TheOtherDarrin: The original Broadway cast of ''{{Theatre/Rent}}'' carried over to the film adaptation, except Creator/DaphneRubinVega who was pregnant at the time. Rosario replaced her as Mimi.
78	* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Rosario wanting to play the adult Laurie in ''Film/AGuideToRecognizingYourSaints'' resulted in the character getting a RaceLift to become Latina - and Eleonore Hendricks, the original teenage version of Laurie, getting replaced with Melonie Diaz.
79	* UnderageCasting:
80	** In ''Film/AGuideToRecognizingYourSaints'' she plays Laurie's older self. There's only five years between her and Melonie Diaz (who is admittedly relying on some heavy DawsonCasting to play a teenager).
81	** She's just nine years older than her on screen daughter Vanessa Hudgens in ''Gimme Shelter''.
82	* WhatCouldHaveBeen: She was cast to play Cecilia Reyes in ''Film/TheNewMutants'', in which case she would have joined Creator/JoshBrolin as actors who migrated from the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse to the Film/XMenFilmSeries. However she was forced to drop out because the scheduling demands for ''Series/LukeCage2016'' would interfere with filming.

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