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Rosie Perez

Facts of Rosie Perez

Date of Birth: 1964 , September-6
Birth Nation: United States
Height: 5 Feet 1 Inch

Quick Timeline of Rosie Perez

1964 Born in Bushwick, New York City
1987 Began dancing
1988 Discovered by Spike Lee
1989 Began her acting career
1993 Appeared in Fearless
2009 Injured her neck
2014 Released her autobiography, Handbook for an Unpredictable Life
1999 Married to Seth Zvi Rosenfeld
2013 Married to Eric Haze
2014 Joined The View
1993 Won Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1994 Won Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2011 Won Gracie Allen Awards
1999 Her mother died

Detail Timeline of Rosie Perez

September 6 , 1964

Born in Bushwick, New York City

Lovely Rosie Perez was born as Rosa Maria Perez as a result of romantic love affairs of Lydia Pérez and Ismael Serrano. She was born in Bushwick, New York City, New York of United States of America. She is an American and is of Puerto Rican descent.

1987

Began dancing

Rosie experienced several problems and hardship as a child. She grew up with schizophrenic mother and the nuns at the group home and she suffered several abuses from them. She received her formal education from Grover Cleveland High School. As a talented girl, she began her career as a dancer on the television show, Soul Train. 

1988

Discovered by Spike Lee

While she was a college student in Los Angeles, she used to visit nightclubs frequently to relieve her stresses. One day in 1988 while she was dancing at the dance club Funky Reggae, she was discovered by the Spike Lee and he offered her the acting role.

1989

Began her acting career

After being discovered by the Spike Lee, he offered her debut acting role and she made her acting debut from the movie, Do the Right Thing. Next year, she starred the role of Rosie Martinez in the television series, 21 Jump Street.

1993

Appeared in Fearless

She kissed the pinnacle of her success within few years of her acting career. In 1993, she played the role of Carla Rodrigo in the movie Fearless and for this role she got nominated in Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

2009

Injured her neck

In 2009, she played the role of Eva Banks in the television series, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. While filming in this series, she got severe accident, she injured her neck and then she underwent surgery to heal a herniated disc.

2014

Released her autobiography, Handbook for an Unpredictable Life

Sexy Rosie Perez is a multi talented actress, community activist and talk show host. She is also popular in the world for being an author. In 2014, she published her autobiography under the title, Handbook for an Unpredictable Life: How I Survived Sister Renata and My Crazy Mother, and Still Came Out Smiling.

July 10 , 1999

Married to Seth Zvi Rosenfeld

On 10th of July 1999, Rosie got married to Seth Zvi Rosenfeld. Seth Zvi Rosenfeld is a writer as well as a producer. However, this married life lasted for only two years as they got divorced in 2001.

September 15 , 2013

Married to Eric Haze

On 15th of September 2013, Rosie got married to artist and graphic designer Eric Haze. One day, they were attending the boxing match between Floyd Mayweather vs. Saúl Álvarez and that night they decided to get married. A night before they got married, they slept together in MGM Grand hotel-casino.

2014

Joined The View

Multi talented Rosie Perez joined ABC at the end of 2014. She joined them in September of 2014 and began serving them as a new co-host of the show, The View. She quit this show in July 2015.

1993

Won Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

In 1993, she got nominated in Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards for the first time in her life and she was nominated in this award for her role in the movie, Fearless. She was honored with this award that year for Best Supporting Actress.

1994

Won Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

Till now, she has been nominated in Chicago Film Critics Association Awards for three different times and out of these three nominations she has been honored only once. She won this award for the first time in 1994 for Best Supporting Actress.

2011

Won Gracie Allen Awards

In 2011, she got her one and only nomination in Gracie Allen Awards. She got nominated in this award for her role in the TV movie, Lies in Plain Sight. She was also honored with this award for Outstanding Female Lead in a Drama Special.

1999

Her mother died

Rosie Perez was born to Lydia Pérez and Ismael Serrano. She was born as a result of romantic love affairs of them. However, she was raised in several foster homes since she was child. Her mother Lydia Pérez lost her life in 1999 for AIDS-related complications.

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On 10th of July 1999, Rosie got married to Seth Zvi Rosenfeld. Seth Zvi Rosenfeld is a writer as well as a producer. However, this married life lasted for only two years as they got divorced in 2001.

On 15th of September 2013, Rosie got married to artist and graphic designer Eric Haze. One day, they were attending the boxing match between Floyd Mayweather vs. Saúl Álvarez and that night they decided to get married. A night before they got married, they slept together in MGM Grand hotel-casino.

Rosie experienced several problems and hardship as a child. She grew up with schizophrenic mother and the nuns at the group home and she suffered several abuses from them. She received her formal education from Grover Cleveland High School. As a talented girl, she began her career as a dancer on the television show, Soul Train. While she was a college student in Los Angeles, she used to visit nightclubs frequently and there she was discovered by the Spike Lee. He offered her debut acting role and she made her acting debut from the movie, Do the Right Thing. She became famous for her role in Fearless. Her net worth is said to be around $8 million.