Name	Rosie Perez
Height	5' 1½
Naionality	American
Date of Birth	6 September 1964,
Place of Birth	Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Perez was noticed in a dance club by Spike Lee, who hired her for her first acting role in Lee's Do the Right Thing.

Perez is recognized for her nasal voice and thick Brooklyn accent, which often is emphasized in her films. Her normal speaking voice is much clearer, although her accent remains strong.

In 1999, Perez married filmmaker Seth Zvi Rosenfeld, but they separated in 2001. She made her Broadway debut in Terrence McNally's Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune and appeared opposite Jeff Bridges in Craig Lucas's 1994 film Fearless, for which Perez was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

She currently co-stars as "Click, the camera" on Nick Jr.'s Go, Diego, Go!.

Perez is a Puerto Rican activist who fights for Puerto Rican rights from America. Her 2006 film Yo Soy Boricua! Pa' Que Tu Lo Sepas! (I'm Boricua, Just So You Know!) is about this fight.

In Fall 2006, Perez starred in and directed the Spanish AIDS PSA campaign "Join the Fight" for Cable Positive and Kismet Films. The campaign featured actor Wilmer Valderrama, BET's Julissa Bermudez, Telenovela actor Erick Elias, singer/actress Lorena Rojas, 2006-2007 Miss Universe Zuleyka Rivera, and actress Judy Marte. An English-language campaign was directed by Liev Schreiber.