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Perez in Do the Right ThingRosa Maria Perez (born September 6, 1964) is an Oscar-nominated American actress, dancer, and choreographer.

Biography
Perez was born in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York to Puerto Rican parents. She started her career as a dancer on Soul Train and has choreographed music videos by Bobby Brown, Diana Ross, LL Cool J and The Boys. She was spotted by Spike Lee in a dance club and he hired her for her first acting role in Lee's Do the Right Thing. Perez was nominated for an Academy Award in 1994, in the Best Supporting Actress category for the film Fearless. In 1999, she married filmmaker Seth Zvi Rosenfeld, but they separated in 2001. She is also recognizable for her nasally voice and thick Brooklyn accent.

Perez was recently on Broadway in Craig Lucas's Reckless alongside Mary-Louise Parker.

  Lolo's Cafe (2006) (TV) .... Maria
Just Like the Son (2006) .... Mrs. Ponders
All the Invisible Children (2005) .... Ruthie
Jesus Children of America (2005) .... Ruthie
"Go, Diego! Go!" (2005) TV Series (voice) .... Click, the camera
Lackawanna Blues (2005) (TV) .... Bertha
Copshop (2004) (TV) .... Heaven
"Frasier"
- Crock Tales (2004) TV Episode .... Lizbeth
- Roz in the Doghouse (1995) TV Episode (voice) .... Francesca
Exactly (2004) .... Angela
From the 104th Floor (2003) (voice) .... Narrator
One World Jam (2002) (TV) .... Host
"Widows" (2002) (mini) TV Series .... Linda
Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) .... Shirley Perro
Human Nature (2001) .... Louise
... aka Human Nature (France) (USA)
King of the Jungle (2000) .... Joanne
The Road to El Dorado (2000) (voice) .... Chel

The 24 Hour Woman (1999) .... Grace Santos
Louis & Frank (1998)
... aka Louis & Frank (France)
... aka Louis and Frank
Perdita Durango (1997) .... Perdita Durango
... aka Dance with the Devil (USA: video title)
SUBWAYStories: Tales from the Underground (1997) (TV) .... Mystery Girl (segment "Love on the A Train")
... aka Subway (UK: DVD box title)
A Brother's Kiss (1997) .... Debbie
In a New Light: Sex Unplugged (1995) (TV) .... Host
Somebody to Love (1994) .... Mercedes
It Could Happen to You (1994) .... Muriel Lang
Fearless (1993) .... Carla Rodrigo
"Late Night with David Letterman"
- Episode dated 12 February 1993 (1993) TV Episode
Untamed Heart (1993) .... Cindy
White Men Can't Jump (1992) .... Gloria Clemente
Night on Earth (1991) .... Angela
... aka Une nuit sur terre (France)
"WIOU"
- Mother Nature's Son (1990) TV Episode .... Lucy Hernandez
- They Shoot Sources, Don't They (1990) TV Episode .... Lucy Hernandez
Criminal Justice (1990) (TV) .... Denise Moore
"21 Jump Street"
- 2245 (1990) TV Episode .... Rosie Martinez

Do the Right Thing (1989) .... Tina