Born on May 9, 1979, in New York City, actress Rosario Dawson was discovered at age 15 and cast in the edgy 1995 flick, Kids, about teens indulging in sex and drugs. Dawson’s unique multicultural background and acting talent, along with training from the Lee Strasberg Institute, helped her from being typecast in Hollywood. Six years after Kids, Dawson landed her first feature-film role inJosie and the Pussycats (2001), based on the popular 1970s cartoon of the same name. More roles followed in bigger productions, including Men In Black II (2002), Sin City (2005), Eagle Eye (2008) and Unstoppable (2010). More recent credits include Chavez (2013), about civil rights activist Cesar Chavez; the Sin City sequel Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (2014); and the Chris Rock comedy Finally Famous.

Body Stats:

Actress at the amfAR Gala in Cannes

Height: 5 ft 7 in/170 cm

Weight: 60 kg/132 pounds

Shoe size: 9

Dress size: 8

Bra size: 34B

Measurements: 35-26-35 in/ 89-66-89 cm

Ethnicity: Multiracial

Hair Color: Dark Brown

Eye Color: Dark Brown

Bio:

Name: Isabel Rosario Dawson

Nickname: Rose

Date of Birth: May 9, 1979

Place of Birth: New York City

Place of Residence: Los Angeles, California

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Education: The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute

Social Networks:

Twitter: rosariodawson
Facebook: Rosario-Dawson
Instagram: rosariodawson

Fun Facts:

Rosario Dawson

Relationships:

Jay-Z (2000)
Joshua Jackson (2002-2003)
Jason Lewis (2004-2006)
Gerard Butler (2007)
Mathieu Schreyer (2008-2011)
Otis Ferry (2011)
Danny Boyle (2012-2013)

Children: 1

Awards and Honors:

2014 ALMA Award (Special Achievement in Film), Won
2013 Community Service Award, Won
2011 ALMA Award (Favorite Movie Actress – Drama/Adventure), Nominated
2009 ALMA Award (Actress in Film), Nominated
2009 Image Award (Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture), Won
2008 BET Awards, BET Award (Best Actress), Nominated
2007 ShoWest Award (Supporting Actress of the Year), Won
2006 Special Jury Prize (Dramatic), Won
2005 Satellite Awards, Satellite Award (Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role, Comedy or Musical), Won
2004 American Black Film Festival, Rising Star Award, Won

Hobbies and Interests: Pilates

Favorite Color: Orange

Favorite Food: Ice cream

Favorite Music: John Legend

Favorite Actor: Ewan McGregor, Chris Rock

Favorite Actress: Jenny Slate

Favorite Book: The Consolations of Philosophy

Favorite Sports: Soccer, Golf

Favorite Movie: Christmas, The Families Stones, Holiday

Favorite TV Show: Sin City

Interesting Facts:

In 2011, she appeared in Lexus CT 200h Funny Car commercial.
Playing Gail in the neo-noir crime action thriller Sin City film series in 2005 and 2014.
Rosario was born when her mother was just sixteen years old.
Comic book artist Gustavo Vazquez is her uncle.
She produced the 2007 thriller film Descent under her own production house Trybe.
Rosario is a big fan of Star Trek franchise.
She has given her voice in the 2006 video game named Marc Eckō’s Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure to the character named Tina, and 2012 video game Syndicate to the character Lily Drawl.
Has a younger brother: Clay Dawson.
Has her own production company called Trybe.
Co-created the comic book “Occult Crimes Taskforce” (2006).
She was homeless and lived in abandoned apartments virtually all of her adolescence.
Adopted a 12-year-old girl in 2014.
Never knew her biological father. Her adoptive father Greg Dawson met Rosario’s mother when she was eight months pregnant with her.