Biography for
Rosie Perez More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

6 September 1964, Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Birth Name

Rosa Maria Perez

Height

5' 1½" (1.56 m)

Spouse

Seth Zvi Rosenfeld

(10 July 1999 - December 2001) (divorced)

Trade Mark

Heavy, Brooklyn accent

Trivia

Later became a choreographer of music videos and stage shows for such performers as Bobby Brown, Diana Ross, LL Cool J and The Boys.

Engaged to Seth Zvi Rosenfeld. July 10, 1999 - Married Seth Zvi Rosenfeld. November 2001 - Announced her separation from husband Seth Zvi Rosenfeld. [1999]

Practices Kung-Fu

Arrested for disorderly conduct in Manhattan following a rally to protest US Navy bomb tests on Vieques, a small island off the coast of Puerto Rico. [6 January 2000]

Jumped on stage during the second Technotronic performance when Fred Savage hosted "Saturday Night Live" (1975) (Season 15, Episode 14: 24 February 1990).

Measurements: 34C-23-34 1/2 (self-described "They're mine; they're big."), (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine). On the Feb. 3, 2010 episode of "The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson", Rosie stated that she needed a strapless 34D bra for her dress.

Has a twin sister named Carmin

Was a former "Soul Train" dancer in the 80s.

Was appointed to The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS by President Barack Obama in 2010.

Suffered serious neck and hip injuries while filming _"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999) {Hardwired (#11.5)_. She accepted an honor from President Barack Obama in a wheelchair and neck brace weeks after having surgery.