Rosario Dawson is a famous Hollywood actress. And she owes her success, first of all, to her innate talent for reincarnation, because over the years of work, the girl has repeatedly proved that she can do the most diverse and complex roles. The number of fans of a charismatic and talented actress is growing every year.
Rosario Dawson: biography and general data
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 small 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 she did not think about the career of the actress until the age of 16.
How did Rosario become an actress?
In 1995, a young girl was offered a role in the film "Kids." Interestingly, the director Larry Clark noticed Rosario right on the street, where he offered to participate in the filming. In the debut picture of Clark, she got the role of Ruby. The plot tells the life story of several teenagers, the so-called street children.
It is worth noting that the very first role of a young girl without any acting experience was very successful - critics favored Rosario's work. That is why she decided to get the appropriate education, enrolling in the theater institute of Lee Strasberg.
The first work in the cinema
After success in the film "Kids", the young actress received a new successful offer to star in the film "His Game", where she was to work with Denzel Washington and Mila Jovovich. The story of the relationship between a son and a father convicted of killing a mother was favorably received by critics, as was Rosario's play.
Other films later appeared with Rosario Dawson. For example, in 1998, she starred in The Outskirts of New York. In 1999, the actress played Stephanie in the movie “Light Up Guys,” and in 2000 she worked on projects such as King of the Jungle and Just You and Me. And two years later, Rosario reappeared on the screens in the film “Day of Penance”. Of course, the actress's game received exceptionally good reviews. But none of the films were 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, since the actress starred in several films, playing characters completely different in character. To begin with, she played one of the main roles in the author's film "Love in the Time of Money." And after that, she starred in the role of Laura Vazquez in the popular blockbuster Men in Black-2. In the same year, she consolidated her success by presenting herself to the audience in the guise of Dina Lake in the science fiction film "The Adventures of Pluto Nash." In 2002, she also played the Naturel Riviera in the crime drama The 25th Hour, where she worked with Edward Norton.
And in 2003, her filmography was replenished with a number of successful projects. In particular, she worked in the drama about the life of the pornstar “The Story of a Girl”, where she played Martin. The actress starred in the film "Scam Stephen Glass." In the same year, together with Dwayne Johnson, she worked on the filming of the adventure movie "The Treasure of the Amazon."
And in 2004, another large-scale project appeared, thanks to which Dawson Rosario attracted the attention of viewers around the world. "Alexander" - a film about the famous commander - received a lot of conflicting reviews. By the way, Rosario played the role of Roxanne here, and in one of the scenes she starred almost completely naked.
The year 2005 was no less productive and successful, because during this time the actress managed to participate in several projects at once. She was invited to an alternative film, Sin City, where she again worked with Bruce Willis. She also played Sister Marcia in Rob Zombie's film “Banish the Devil”. Finally, in the successful dramatic film Bohemia, she masterfully 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 Ebernazi in "Death Proof", and a year later she appeared on the screen in the role of Zoe Perez in the film "On the Hook".
New projects with the participation of 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. In the same year, the actress worked with Bruce Willis and Josh Duhamel in the drama "Wedge Wedge", where she got the role of Talia Darham.
In 2013, Rosario Dawson got another major role - this time she worked on the detective thriller Trans, where she played the hypnotist woman Elizabeth, who should help restore the memory of one of the robbers.
In 2014, the actress was offered a role in the hugely popular film Sin City 2: A Woman Who Worth Killing For. Here she plays Gale, the owner of a brothel, an ardent feminist and the head of a prostitute union. The premiere of the film is scheduled for late August 2014. At the same time, the actress also worked on the Canadian thriller “Captive,” which tells the story of a father trying to find a daughter who was kidnapped 17 years ago.
Celebrity Awards
It is worth noting that Rosario Dawson has already managed to receive several prestigious awards, and the number of nominations in the tens. For the first time, the young actress was nominated in 2000 at the MTV Movie Awards, and in 2001 at the Teen Choice Awards. She received the second nomination for the same award in 2010.
In 2004, Rosario was awarded the Rising Star Prize. The most fruitful year was 2006 - the actress received a lot of nominations for her work in the films “Bohemia” (best actress, best costume) and “Sin City”.