Rosa Maria "Rosie" Perez (born September 6, 1964) is an American actress, community activist, talk show host, author, dancer, and choreographer. Her film breakthrough was in Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing (1989), followed by White Men Can't Jump (1992). She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Fearless (1993) and received three Emmy nominations for choreography on In Living Color.
In 2007, Perez starred on Broadway as Googie Gomez in a revival of The Ritz and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for The Take. She was a regular host on The View and returned to Broadway in 2015 to star in Fish in the Dark, a play by Larry David.
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