Rosario Dawson is emerging as one of Hollywood's hottest leading ladies. She was most recently seen in the Oliver Stone epic
Alexander, joining an all-star cast including Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkins, and Jared Leto. Dawson was also seen co-starring with The Rock, Seann William Scott and Christopher Walken in the action/comedy
The Rundown; in the acclaimed drama
Shattered Glass with Hayden Christensen; and in the indie film
This Girls Life.
Dawson shone on-screen starring in the critically acclaimed Spike Lee film, The 25th Hour, opposite Edward Norton, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Barry Pepper. This followed roles in Men in Black 2 with Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones and The Adventures of Pluto Nash opposite Eddie Murphy. She also starred in Chelsea Walls for director Ethan Hawke, which was based on the play of the same name.
Dawson's additional credits include Ed Burns' Sidewalks of New York: and Ash Wednesday; Jon Favreau's The First $20 Million is Always the Hardest; and Love in the Time of Money. Her current projects include the political thriller This Revolution and the big screen adaptation of the Broadway musical sensation Rent.
Dawson made her film debut in the highly acclaimed and controversial hit film Kids, directed by photographer Larry Clark. With a surprise midnight screening at the Sundance and a spot in the main competition at the Cannes Film Festival, her film career was well underway. Dawson's other film credits include: Spike Lee's He Got Game opposite Denzel Washington; Light It Up opposite Forrest Whitaker and Vanessa Williams; Down To You with Freddie Prinze Jr.; and Josie and The Pussycats with Rachel Leigh Cook and Tara Reid. Dawson also produced a 15-minute short film entitled Bliss Virus, written and directed by Talia Lugacy.