Rosario Isabel Dawson (born May 9, 1979) is an American actress, singer, and writer. She has appeared in films such as Kids, Men in Black II, 25th Hour, Sin City, Clerks II, Rent, Death Proof, The Rundown, Eagle Eye, Alexander, Seven Pounds, Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief and Unstoppable.

Her uncle is a teacher known as Uncle Frank or Mr. Jump
Is of Puerto Rican, Afro-Cuban, Irish, and Native American descent.
Discovered sitting on her front porch in New York City and asked if she wanted to be in a movie. That movie was Kids (1995).
Attended an alternative school in downtown Manhattan, where she harbored aspirations of one day becoming a marine biologist.
Was raised in Manhattan by her mother, a professional vocalist, and her father, who worked in construction.
Has a younger brother named Clay
Lives with Jason Lewis (who plays Jerry “Smith” Jerrod in “Sex and the City” (1998)) [November 2005].
Has her own production company called Trybe.
Rosario’s character from Rent (2005), Mimi, is modeled after the character Mimi in Giacomo Puccini’s “La Boheme.”.
Her uncle is comic book artist Gustavo Vazquez.
2006 – Co-created the comic book “Occult Crimes Taskforce.”.
Broke up with Jason Lewis [November 9, 2006].
Originally had a small part as a nurse in the film The Devil’s Rejects (2005). Her character was cut out of the theatrical release after director Rob Zombie decided to remove the character Dr. Satan. Her character was to be killed off within forty seconds of her entrance.
Is an alumna of the Lee Strasberg Institute, along with such actors as Frank Miranda, Mickey Rourke, Scarlett Johansson, Dennis Hopper and Julia Roberts.
She is a huge fan of the Star Trek franchise, and even speaks broken Klingon language.
Her paternal grandmother is of Apache and Seminole ancestry.