"My doll's probably going to kick Barbie's ass, steal her clothes and wind up stealing Ken."- Rosario Dawson, on the parallels between herself and the doll based on her character from Josie and the Pussycats.
Biography
Rosario Dawson was born May 9, 1979, in New York City. She was raised in a Manhattan tenement building by her Bronx-born mother, a professional vocalist, and her father, who worked in construction. Although Rosario's parents separated when she was still young, they continued to live in the same building, allowing Rosario and her brother to remain close to them.rosario dawson in kidsRosario Dawson attended an alternative school in downtown Manhattan, where she harbored aspirations of one day becoming a marine biologist. When she reached age 15, however, Dawson's career plans unexpectedly changed. She was literally cast off the street for the role of Ruby in the 1995 indie production Kids, after director Larry Clark spotted her on the stoop of her apartment building. Kids went on to become a controversial hit, and Rosario opted out of her college plans, choosing instead to attend the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute.rosario dawson in josie and the pussycatsThe training Rosario Dawson received at the Strasberg Institute complemented the publicity that Kids had earned her, and it wa
sn't long before she received her second casting call, this time from Spike Lee for his 1998 film, He Got Game. That same year she appeared in Side Streets, which features a series of vignettes depicting life throughout New York City.Over the course of the next few years, Rosario Dawson appeared in three more small-time films: as an honor student held hostage in Light It Up, a pothead in Down to You and a bully in King of the Jungle. Although none of these projects were box-office hits, they provided Rosario with the exposure crucial to a young actress, and the jobs kept coming. Her next role was as bassist Valerie Brown in 2001's feature film, Josie and the Pussycats.rosario dawson in men in black IIDespite the slew of publicity Josie and the Pussycats enjoyed preceding its release, the movie was a disappointment both critically and popularly. Nonetheless, the mass marketing of the film translated well for Rosario Dawson, who soon found herself on the "hot new faces" lists of entertainment publications throughout the country. Before the end of 2001, she managed to appear in three more movies: Sidewalks of New York, Trigger Happy and Chelsea Walls, an Ethan Hawke production.Rosario Dawson's career has continued to burgeon throughout 2002. She has demonstrated her versatility as an actress through equally strong performances in a variety of genres, from independent art-house films such as Love In the Time of Money (which like most of the films on her resume, is set in New York) to multi-million dollar blockbusters like Men in Black II and The Adventures of Pluto Nash.rosario dawson in rentRosario Dawson rounded out her resume with appearances in a number of 2002 films, including the gangster flick Ash Wednesday and Spike Lee's The 25th Hour, wherein she played the girlfriend of a convicted felon. She was also penned in for the 2003 films Shattered Glass and The Rundown.2005 was also a busy year for the budding actress. She was in Sin City as well as a film adaptation of the famous musical Rent. 
rosario dawson in sin city 2In 2007 Rosario Dawson appeared in Descent and the flick Grindhouse: Death Proof, written and directed by Quentin Tarantino.Between films, Rosario Dawson juggles dating (she's rumored to have dated Dawson's Creek star Joshua Jackson as well as Jay-Z) and a growing proficiency at guitar, which has been aided by lessons from one-time co-star Eddie Murphy.
sn't long before she received her second casting call, this time from Spike Lee for his 1998 film, He Got Game. That same year she appeared in Side Streets, which features a series of vignettes depicting life throughout New York City.Over the course of the next few years, Rosario Dawson appeared in three more small-time films: as an honor student held hostage in Light It Up, a pothead in Down to You and a bully in King of the Jungle. Although none of these projects were box-office hits, they provided Rosario with the exposure crucial to a young actress, and the jobs kept coming. Her next role was as bassist Valerie Brown in 2001's feature film, Josie and the Pussycats.rosario dawson in men in black IIDespite the slew of publicity Josie and the Pussycats enjoyed preceding its release, the movie was a disappointment both critically and popularly. Nonetheless, the mass marketing of the film translated well for Rosario Dawson, who soon found herself on the "hot new faces" lists of entertainment publications throughout the country. Before the end of 2001, she managed to appear in three more movies: Sidewalks of New York, Trigger Happy and Chelsea Walls, an Ethan Hawke production.Rosario Dawson's career has continued to burgeon throughout 2002. She has demonstrated her versatility as an actress through equally strong performances in a variety of genres, from independent art-house films such as Love In the Time of Money (which like most of the films on her resume, is set in New York) to multi-million dollar blockbusters like Men in Black II and The Adventures of Pluto Nash.rosario dawson in rentRosario Dawson rounded out her resume with appearances in a number of 2002 films, including the gangster flick Ash Wednesday and Spike Lee's The 25th Hour, wherein she played the girlfriend of a convicted felon. She was also penned in for the 2003 films Shattered Glass and The Rundown.2005 was also a busy year for the budding actress. She was in Sin City as well as a film adaptation of the famous musical Rent. rosario dawson in sin city 2In 2007 Rosario Dawson appeared in Descent and the flick Grindhouse: Death Proof, written and directed by Quentin Tarantino.Between films, Rosario Dawson juggles dating (she's rumored to have dated Dawson's Creek star Joshua Jackson as well as Jay-Z) and a growing proficiency at guitar, which has been aided by lessons from one-time co-star Eddie Murphy.
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