Rosario Dawson: biographical information and filmography

Rosario Dawson is a famous Hollywood actress. And her success is due primarily to the inherent talent for reincarnation, because over the years of work the girl has repeatedly proved that she has the power of a variety of complex roles. The number of fans of a charismatic and talented actress is growing every year.

Rosario Dawson: biography and general information

The future star was born on May 9, 1979 in the Bronx - one of the districts of New York. Her mother Isabelle is a singer with Afro-Cuban and Puerto Rican roots. Father Greg is a builder whose ancestors belonged to the Apache tribe.

Parents divorced when the girl was still young and attended elementary school. But, despite the divorce, they continued to live in the same house. By the way, Rosario Dawson has a brother Clay. It is worth noting that since childhood, the girl was fond of singing and loved to watch movies. But about the career of the actress, she did not think up to 16 years of age.

How did Rosario become an actress?

In 1995, the young girl was offered a role in the movie "Children." Interestingly, director Larry Clarke noticed Rosario right on the street, where he offered to participate in the shootings. In the debut picture of Clark, she got the role of Ruby. The plot tells the story of the lives of several teenagers, the so-called street children.

It is worth noting that the first role of a young girl without any acting experience was very successful - critics favorably treated the work of Rosario. That's why she decided to get a proper education by enrolling in the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute.

The first works in the cinema

After the success in the movie "Babes", the young actress received a new successful proposal to appear in the film "His Game", where she had to work with Denzel Washington and Milla Jovovich. The story of the relationship between son and father, convicted of killing his mother, was favorably received by critics, as well as the game of Rosario.

In the future, there were other films with Rosario Dawson. For example, in 1998 she starred in "Backyard of New York." In 1999, the actress played Stephanie in the movie "Light Up, Guys", and in 2000 she worked on projects such as "The King of the Jungle" and "Just You and Me." And two years later Rosario again appeared on the screens in the film "The Day of Repentance". Of course, the actress's game received exceptionally good reviews. But none of the films was commercially successful.

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Rosario Dawson: Filmography

2002 was a turning point in the career of Rosario Dawson. It was then that the whole world recognized her name, as the actress starred in several films, playing completely different in character characters. To begin with, she performed one of the main roles in the author's film "Love in the Time of Money". And then she starred in the role of Laura Vasquez in the popular blockbuster "People in Black-2." In the same year, she consolidated the success, presented to the audience in the image of Dina Lake in the fantastic film "The Adventures of Pluto Nash." In 2002, she also played Naturnal Riviera in the crime drama "The 25th Hour", where she worked with Edward Norton.

And in 2003 her filmography was supplemented by a number of other successful projects. In particular, she worked in a drama about the life of a porn star "The Story of a Girl", where she played Martin. The actress also starred in the movie "The Stephen Glass Affair." In the same year, along with Dwayne Johnson, she worked on the shooting of the adventure film "The Treasure of the Amazon."

And in 2004 there was another large-scale project, thanks to which the attention of viewers from all over the world was attracted by Dawson Rosario. "Alexander" - a film about the famous commander - received a lot of conflicting reviews. By the way, Rosario here played the role of Roxanne, and in one scene was shot almost completely nude.

No less productive and successful was the year 2005, because during this time the actress had time to participate in several projects at once. She was invited to the alternative film "Sin City", where she again worked with Bruce Willis. She also played Sister Marcia in Rob Zombie's film The Exorcism of the Devil. Finally, in the successful drama film La Bohème, she skillfully played the complex role of Mimi, an HIV-infected nightclub dancer whose life depends on the next dose of heroin.

In 2007, Rosario got the role of Abernazy in the "Proof of Death", and a year later she appeared on the screen in the role of Zoe Perez in the film "On the hook."

New projects involving the actress

Rosario Dawson continues to actively participate in various projects. For example, in 2012 she starred in several films at once. In the melodrama "10 years later" she played Mary. The same year, the actress worked with Bruce Willis and Josh Duhamel in the drama "Wedge Wedge", where she won the role of Talia Durham.

In 2013, Rosario Dawson received another major role - this time she worked on a detective thriller "Trans", where she played a hypnotist woman Elizabeth, who should help restore the memory of one of the robbers.

In 2014, the actress was offered a role in the extremely popular film "Sin City-2: A Woman For Which You Should Kill". Here she plays Gale - the owner of a brothel, a furious feminist and a head of the trade union of prostitutes. The film's premiere is scheduled for late August 2014. At the same time, the actress also worked on the Canadian thriller "The Captive", which tells the story of a father trying to find a daughter stolen 17 years ago.

Celebrity Awards

It is worth noting that Rosario Dawson has already won several prestigious awards, and the number of nominations is estimated in dozens. For the first time, the young actress was nominated in 2000 at the MTV Movie Awards, and in 2001 at the Teen Choice Awards. The second nomination for the same award she received in 2010.

In 2004, Rosario was awarded the Rising Star Prize. The most fruitful was the year 2006 - the actress received a lot of nominations for her work in the film "La bohème" (best actress, best costume) and "Sin City".