Rosa María "Rosie" Perez (born September 6, 1964 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actress of Puerto Rican descent.
She built up an impressive resume from her first major acting credits in Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing, Ron Shelton's White Men Can't Jump, and Fearless (1993); the latter garnered critical acclaim and solidified her as a film and television mainstay. Since then she has appeared in works like Pineapple Express, Perdita Durango, and Birds of Prey. She has also done some voice acting, such as Chel in The Road to El Dorado and Dulce in Elena of Avalor, and some TV hosting, notably as one of the co-hosts on The View from 2014-2015. Perez is also a proficient dancer, and has choreographed music videos and segments for In Living Color!.
Selected Filmography:
- Do the Right Thing (1989): Tina
- She's Gotta Have It (2019)
- In Living Color! (1990): Herself, choreographer
- Night on Earth (1991): Angela
- White Men Can't Jump (1992): Gloria Clemente
- Untamed Heart (1993): Cindy
- Fearless (1993): Carla Rodrigo
- It Could Happen to You (1994): Muriel Lang
- The Road to El Dorado (2000): Chel (voice role)
- Riding in Cars with Boys (2001): Shirley Perro
- Human Nature (2001): Louise
- Widows (2002): Linda Perelli
- Go, Diego, Go! (2005-2008): Click (voice role)
- Home (2006): As Herself
- Pineapple Express (2008): Carol Brazier
- Lipstick Jungle (2008-2009): Dahlia Morales
- The Counselor (2013): Ruth
- Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero (2014-2017): Aunt Rose (voice role)
- Pitch Perfect 2 (2015): Host of The View
- Search Party (2016): Lorraine De Cross
- Elena of Avalor (2017-2019): Dulce (voice role)
- Rise (2018): Tracey Wolfe
- Birds of Prey (2020): Renee Montoya
- The Flight Attendant (2020): Megan Briscoe
- Human Resources (2022): Petra
Tropes:
- Brooklyn Rage: She tends to keep her famous Brooklyn accent in all her roles and plays a lot of fairly emotional, hot-tempered characters.
- Spicy Latina: Often plays vivacious Hispanic women.
- Those Two Actors: John Leguizamo: A Brother's Kiss, King of the Jungle, The Take, The Counselor, Fugly!.
