Rosario Dawson

Describes her ethnicity as black, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Irish and Native American. Studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in New York City. Contributed to the voice-over commentary on the remix of Prince's hit "1999" when she was 20. Replaced Halle Berry in the 2002 film The Adventures of Pluto Nash . Took guitar lessons from Joshua Jackson and Eddie Murphy. Was arrested outside the Republican National Convention in New York City in 2004 while filming a scene for the film This… Show more Revolution  when she refused to get out of the street. Cofounded Voto Latino, a nonprofit, nonpartisan group that encourages people to vote. Made her stage debut in 2005 in the Public Theater's revival of the 1971 musical Two Gentlemen of Verona  in Central Park . Returned to her roots for the movie musical Rent (2005), set on Manhattan's Lower East Side (the neighborhood in which she grew up). Was a keynote speaker at the 2009 National Conference on the Primary Prevention of Men's Violence Against Women in Washington, D.C. ~ Rovi

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