Rosie Perez

 Rosie Perez was born Rosa Maria Perez on September 6, 1964. She is an American actress. Her first big break came from her portrayal of Tina in the film Do the Right Thing (1989), then followed by White Men Can't Jump (1992). Perez's performance in Fearless (1993) earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, among other accolades. Her film credits that have featured her since include It Could Happen to You (1994), The Road to El Dorado (2000), Pineapple Express (2008), and Birds of Prey (2020).

 Perez has been nominated for three Primetime Emmy Award nominations in In Living Color (1990-1994), and an additional Emmy nomination (2020-present) for her role in the role of The Flight Attendant. Perez has appeared in Broadway stage productions like The Ritz and Frankie, Johnny in the Clair de Lune and Fish in the Dark. She was also a co-host on the ABC talk show The View during the series the 18th season.

 Childhood and early life

 Perez was born September 6, 1964, in Brooklyn to Lydia Perez (a merchant mariner seaman) and Ismael Serano (a Bushwick neighborhood resident).  Her mother Lydia (nee Fontanez y Reyes) was born on 13 October, 1939, in Humacao, Puerto Rico. Her father came born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. Arturo Perez was her mother's 20-year-old husband. Her mother had already had five children when she fell pregnant with Rosie after having an affair with Serrano. Perez was born at the now defunct Greenpoint Hospital located in Brooklyn's Greenpoint neighborhood.

 Perez is one of the ten children born by her mother. Rosie and her siblings grew-up in Bushwick during the time when their mother was in prison. The mother of her child was born to her eldest child while in prison. She was raised by an aunt and then, like her siblings, she went through foster homes and group homes. She was often kept apart from her brothers. They were moved to the group foster home and was in foster homes throughout New York and Peekskill up to the age of eight. It was legal to consider her an ward of the State of New York until age twelve. Her mother and aunt visited her often, and her father once unsuccessfully tried to get custody of her.