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Perez began her career as a choreographer for such artists as Bobby Brown, LL Cool J and Diana Ross. She also choreographed and directed the Fly Girls on Fox Television’s In Living Color, for which she received an Emmy nomination.

In films, Perez has starred in comedic and dramatic roles with both ease and acclaim. She most recently starred opposite Tim Robbins and Patricia Arquette in Michel Gondry’s Human Nature for Fine Line Films after making its debut at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. She also starred in Penny Marshall’s Riding in Cars with Boys with Drew Barrymore, starred in and produced Nancy Savoca’s The 24-Hour Woman and lent her voice to Dreamworks’ animated film, The Road to El Dorado with Kenneth Branagh and Kevin Kline. Her previous film credits include Spike Lee’s Do The Right Thing, Jim Jarmusch’s Night On Earth, Ron Shelton’s White Men Can’t Jump with Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson, Tony Bill’s Untamed Heart, Andrew Bergman’s It Could Happen to You opposite Nicolas Cage, Seth Zvi Rosenfeld’s A Brother’s Kiss and King of the Jungle and Alexandre Rockwell’s Somebody To Love. In addition, she starred in Peter Weir’s Fearless opposite Jeff Bridges for which she received Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations. Perez will next star in POOF! on PBS.

As a producer, Perez’s credits include Nancy Savoca’s 24 Hour Woman for The Shooting Gallery and HBO’s Rosie Perez Presents Society’s Ride which ran as three parts and Subway Stories, an anthology of short films that she created. Most recently, Perez entered into a unique deal with Art Television Group (ATG) to develop, star and executive produce a comedy series.

On stage, Perez recently starred in the hit revival of Terence McNally’s “Frankie & Johnnie in the Clair de Lune” opposite Joe Pantoliano. She made her stage debut in Eve Ensler’s critically acclaimed “The Vagina Monologues” in New York and went on to perform in the Los Angeles and Boston productions. She also starred on the New York stage in Jose Rivera’s highly acclaimed “References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot” at the Joseph Papp Public Theatre. Perez won a Theatre World Award for her portrayal of ‘Gabriella,’ a woman struggling to heal her husband’s Gulf War phantoms and discover her own true spirit. On stage, Perez has also performed in the LA Philharmonic’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and a staged reading of “Borrowed Light” at Alice Tully Hall, which was a series of monologues on the evolution of life behind bars written by female inmates.

Throughout her career, Perez has been a vocal activist for a number of causes, especially those related to AIDS and inner city youth. She has spoken at several AIDS conferences (including Harvard AIDS Institute) and hosted numerous AIDS fund-raisers. Organizations such as AIDS Action Foundation, Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC) and the Latino Commission on AIDS have honored her with awards. In 1999, Perez also received a special commendation from the New York City Comptroller, Alan Hevesi, for her advocacy and activism on behalf of the people with HIV and AIDS. Perez is also active with the Working Playground, which is an arts education organization that brings dance, theater, film, poetry, and fine arts to students in Harlem, the Bronx and the Lower East Side of Manhattan.

Perez served as the National Spokesperson for Comite Noviembre Puerto Rican Heritage and was honored in New York during Puerto Rican and Hispanic Heritage Month. She joins the Women for Peace & Justice in Vieques, Puerto Rico in demanding the removal of the US Navy from Vieques and the end of the Navy’s use of that island as a test bombing site. In addition, she was honored in the Puerto Rican Day Parade in June 2000. Perez was recently honored at the 2002 San Juan Cinemafest, where she received the Raul Julia Award for her support to the Puerto Rican, Caribbean and international film communities.