Rosario Dawson (born May 9, 1979) is an American actress. Dawson was born and raised in New York City to a father of Native American and Irish descent and a mother of Puerto Rican and Afro-Cuban ancestry. Her film career began unexpectedly when filmmaker Larry Clark saw her on a Manhattan street and asked her to be in a movie he was making. The movie, Kids, became a critical success and Dawson's performance was commended. |