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Rosario Dawson

Rosario Dawson has emerged as one of the busiest leading ladies in Hollywood. Most recently, she starred opposite The Rock, Seann William Scott and Christopher Walken in The Rundown. Immediately following, she appeared in the drama Shattered Glass, and in This Girl's Life, which has been making its run in the festivals this year.

Up next for Dawson, she stars in the Robert Rodriguez/Frank Miller film noir drama Sin City. She will play the role of 'Gail' in the third and final installment of the film based on Miller's graphic novel series, which also stars Benicio Del Toro, Clive Owen and Brittany Murphy. This film hits theatres on April 1st, 2005.

Dawson was recently seen on the big screen starring in the critically acclaimed Spike Lee film 25th Hour, opposite Edward Norton, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Barry Pepper. She also starred opposite Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones in Men in Black II and in The Adventures of Pluto Nash, starring opposite Eddie Murphy. She also appeared in Chelsea Walls for director Ethan Hawke, which was based on the play of the same name.

Dawson's credits include Sidewalks of New York, a romantic comedy written, directed and starring Edward Burns. She also appears in The First $20 Million is Always the Hardest, written by Jon Favreau and directed by Mick Jackson, and in Burns' more recent film Ash Wednesday.

She can also be seen in the independent film Love in the Time of Money, written and directed by theatre director Peter Mattei, which premiered with high acclaim at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival. Dawson recently produced a 15-minute short entitled Bliss Virus, written and directed by Talia Lugacy.

Dawson made her film debut in the controversial hit Kids. Directed by photographer Larry Clark, with a script by Harmony Korine, Kids debuted with a surprise midnight screening at the Sundance Film Festival and had a spot in the main competition at the Cannes Film Festival.

Dawson's other film credits include Spike Lee's He Got Game opposite Denzel Washington, Light It Up opposite Forest Whitaker, Down to You with Freddie Prinze Jr. and Josie and the Pussycats with Rachael Leigh Cook and Tara Reid.


Rosario Dawson Facts

OccupationActress
BirthdayMay 9, 1979 (29)
SignTaurus
BirthplaceNew York, New York, USA
Height5' 8" (1m73)

Selected Filmography

Grindhouse Presents, Death Proof
Rent
Sin City
Alexander, Revisited
Eagle Eye
Clerks II
The Rundown
Men in Black/Men in Black II
25th Hour
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