Rosie Perez

Activism Perez is an activist for Puerto Rican rights: Her film Yo soy Boricua, pa'que tu lo sepas! (I'm Puerto Rican, Just So You Know!) documents her activism. She 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 Elías, singer/actress Lorena Rojas, 2006–2007 Miss Universe Zuleyka Rivera and actress Judy Marte. An English-language campaign was also directed by Liev Schreiber. US President Barack Obama appointed her to The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA). She was sworn in on February 2, 2010. On January 6, 2000, she was arrested for disorderly conduct in Manhattan following a rally to protest against the U.S. Navy air weapons training, as well as other forms of payload on the government training range owned at Vieques, an island off the coast of Puerto Rico. Perez serves as the chair of the artistic board for Urban Arts Partnership, a New York City arts education nonprofit that uses arts integrated education programs to close the achievement gap.

Personal life Perez has suffered from high anxiety, PTSD, and depression, but with therapy, it has been greatly reduced.

Perez married filmmaker and playwright Seth Zvi Rosenfeld in 1998. The couple divorced in 2001 after three years together. She married artist Eric Haze on September 15, 2013, in Las Vegas. They live in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn as of 2014.

Filmography

Film Year Film Role Notes 1989 Do the Right Thing Tina 1990 Criminal Justice Denise Moore TV movie 1991 Night on Earth Angela 1992 White Men Can't Jump Gloria Clemente 1993 Untamed Heart Cindy Fearless Carla Rodrigo 1994 It Could Happen to You Muriel Lang Somebody to Love Mercedes 1997 A Brother's Kiss Debbie Perdita Durango Perdita Durango 1998 Louis & Frank - 1999 The 24 Hour Woman Grace Santos 2000 The Road to El Dorado Chel (voice) King of the Jungle Joanne 2001 Human Nature Louise Riding in Cars with Boys Shirley Perro 2003 From the 104th Floor Narrator (voice) Short 2004 Exactly Angela Short 2005 Lackawanna Blues Bertha TV movie 2006 Just Like the Son Mrs. Ponders Lolo's Cafe Maria (voice) Short 2007 The Take Marina De La Pena 2008 Pineapple Express Officer Carol Brazier 2010 The Other Guys Herself Pete Smalls Is Dead Julia Lies in Plain Sight Marisol Reyes TV movie 2012 Small Apartments Ms. Baker Won't Back Down Brenna Harper 2013 The Counselor Ruth The Being Experience Herself Gods Behaving Badly Persephone 2014 The Hero of Color City Red (voice) Fugly! Zowie 2015 Pitch Perfect 2 The View Host Puerto Ricans in Paris Gloria Five Nights in Maine Ann 2017 Active Adults Zoe 2019 The Dead Don't Die Posie Juarez Inside the Rain Dr. Holloway 2020 Birds of Prey Renee Montoya The Last Thing He Wanted Alma Guerrero For NYC Herself Short 2021 With/In: Volume 1 Coco Clifford the Big Red Dog Lucille 2025 Highest 2 Lowest Herself

Television

Year Title Role Notes 1990 21 Jump Street Rosie Martinez Episode: "2245" 1990–1991 WIOU Lucy Hernandez Recurring Cast 1990–1993 In Living Color Fly Girl/Choreographer Main Cast: Season 1–4 1991 Great Performances Herself Episode: "Everybody Dance Now" 1992 It's Showtime at the Apollo Herself/Guest Host Episode: "Episode #6.4" 1995 In a New Light: Sex Unplugged Herself/Host Main Host Frasier Francesca Episode: "Roz in the Doghouse" 1995–2000 Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child Various (voice) Guest Cast: Season 1-3 1996 Saturday Night Special Herself Episode: "Episode #1.4" 1997 Subway Stories: Tales from the Underground Mystery Girl Episode: "Love on the A Train" 1999 Little Bill Valencia Episode: "Monty's Roar/Natural Root Pals" 2002 One World Jam: A Concert for Global Harmony Herself/Host Main Host Gotham Awards Herself/Co-Host Main Co-Host Widows Linda Perelli Main Cast 2003 XXI Century Herself Episode: "War, Peace, and Patriotism" 2004 Whoopi's Littleburg The Flashlight Lady Episode: "But I Still Like You" Frasier Lizbeth Episode: "Crock Tales" 2005 All the Invisible Children Ruthie Episode: "Jesus Children of America" 2005–2011 Go, Diego, Go! Click (voice) Main Cast 2008–2009 Lipstick Jungle Dahlia Morales Recurring Cast: Season 2 2009 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Eva Banks Episode: "Hardwired" 2010 VH1 Rock Docs Herself Episode: "Soul Train: The Hippest Trip in America" Dora the Explorer La Bruja (voice) Episode: "Dora's Big Birthday Adventure" 2012 Fish Hooks Chichelsea Chihuahua (voice) Episode: "Bea Dates Milo" Nurse Jackie Jules Episode: "Slow Growing Monsters" Falcón Madeleine Flowers Episode: "The Silent and the Damned" RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Herself/Guest Judge Episode: "All Star Girl Groups" 2012–2013 The Cleveland Show Choni (voice) Recurring Cast: Season 3-4 2013 Anderson Live Herself/Co-Host Episode: "Co-Host Rosie Perez/'Spartacus" In the Woods Herself Main Cast American Latino TV Herself Episode: "Episode #12.6" 2014 Park Bench with Steve Buscemi Herself Episode: "Hair Apparent" 2014–2015 The View Herself/Co-Host Guest Co-Host: Season 17, Main Co-Host: Season 18 2014–2017 Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero Aunt Rose (voice) Recurring Cast 2015 The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore Herself/Panelist Episode: "Starbucks's "Race Together" Campaign" American Masters Herself Episode: "The Women's List" 2016 Search Party Lorraine De Coss Recurring Cast: Season 1 2017 Then and Now with Andy Cohen Herself Recurring Guest Nightcap Herself Episode: "Guest in a Snake" Pure Phoebe O'Reilly Main Cast: Season 1 2017–2019 Bounty Hunters Nina Morales Main Cast Elena of Avalor Dulce (voice) Recurring Cast: Season 2, Guest: Season 3 2018 Unsung Herself Episode: "The Boys" Project Runway All Stars Herself/Guest Judge Episode: "Posen on the Red Carpet" Rise Tracey Wolfe Main Cast 2019 High Maintenance Adriana Episode: "Proxy" She's Gotta Have It Doña Lucy Christina Episode: "#OhJudoKnow?" 2020–2022 The Flight Attendant Megan Briscoe Main Cast 2021 Mike Tyson: The Knockout Herself Episode: "Part 1-2" NYC Epicenters 9/11→2021½ Herself Episode: "Part 1-4" Maya and the Three Cipactli (voice) Recurring Cast 2022 Black Market with Michael K. Williams Herself/Guest Host Episode: "Thirst Trap" The DAZN Boxing Show Herself/Analyst Episode: "Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennadiy Golovkin III: Weigh-In" Now & Then Flora Neruda Main Cast Big City Greens Mrs. Torres Episode: "The Delivernator" 2022–2023 Human Resources Petra the Ambition Gremlin (voice) Recurring Cast 2023 Your Honor Olivia Delmont Recurring Cast: Season 2 2024 Dancing with the Stars Herself/Guest Judge Episode: "Soul Train Night" SpongeBob SquarePants Suzie Groove (voice) Episode: "Tango Tangle" Fantasmas Bianca Episode: "The Void" City Island Rosey Rivet (voice) Episode: "Maker Hill" Before Denise Main Cast 2023–2025 Big Mouth Petra (voice) Guest Cast: Season 7-8 2024–2025 Grimsburg Martina Martinez (voice) Recurring Cast

Music video Year Artist Song 1989 Joyce Irby featuring Doug E. Fresh "Mr. DJ"2008Little Jackie"The World Should Revolve Around Me"

Theatre Year Title Role Playwright Notes 2002 Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune Frankie (replacement) Terrence McNally Belasco Theatre, Broadway 2004 Reckless Pooty / Sue Craig Lucas Biltmore Theatre, Broadway 2007 The Ritz Googie Gomez Terrence McNally Studio 54, Broadway 2015 Fish in the Dark Fabiana Melendez Larry David Cort Theatre, Broadway

Documentary Year Film 2000 My Generation 2005 Yo soy Boricua, pa'que tu lo sepas! 2006 Home 2008 Big Pun: The Legacy 2011 Brooklyn Boheme 2015 Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives 2016 Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall Muhammad Ali: A Life 2017 My Name Is Pedro 2018 Pa'lante 2020 Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics

Published works