Rosario Dawson (born May 9, 1979) is an American actress and singer, perhaps best known for playing ruby in Larry Clark’s Kids and most recently as a lead character in Quentin Tarantino’s Death Proof.

Although showing no interest in acting as a child, Rosario was discovered on her front porch step by photographer Larry Clark and Harmony Korine, where Harmony lauded her with praise as being perfect for a part he had written in his screenplay that would become the 1995 controversial films Kids. Since then Dawson’s films have varied; ranging from independent films, to highly successful big budget blockbusters, and large scale box office bombs. Among her successes are He Got Game, opposite professional basketball player Ray Allen, and Men in Black II, which saw her sharing the screen with Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones; among her failures are The Adventures of Pluto Nash (which was nominated for six Golden Raspberry Awards^[6]) and the live-action film adaptation of Josie and the Pussycats.

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