--- name: "Rosario Dawson" canonical: "https://film.one/person/rosario-dawson" fi1m_id: "rosario-dawson" imdb_id: "nm0206257" tmdb_id: 5916 wikidata_id: "Q228692" roles: ["Actor"] born: "9 May 1979" reviewed_on_fi1m: 13 average_fi1m_score: 60 average_as: "actor" average_over: 13 updated: "2026-10-13T21:29:34.801564+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Rosario Dawson ## Identity Rosario Dawson - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/rosario-dawson - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** rosario-dawson - **IMDb ID:** nm0206257 - **TMDB ID:** 5916 - **Wikidata ID:** Q228692 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosario_Dawson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q228692, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0206257/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5916 Actor. Born 9 May 1979 in New York City, New York, USA. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 9 May 1979, New York City, New York, USA - **Active:** 2002–present - **Also known as:** Rosario Isabel Dawson - **Average Fi1m score:** 60, as actor, over 13 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 55 (5), 2010s 67 (5), 2020s 56 (3) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 61 to 60 across 11 titles - **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 7 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 1 of 9 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Comedy 7, Action 6, Crime 4, Drama 4, Science Fiction 4, Thriller 3 - **Screen time:** 18 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $1,216m across 10 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosario_Dawson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q228692, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0206257/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5916 ## Streaming the US now - **Disney+:** [*Dopesick*](https://film.one/tv/dopesick.md) (68), [*Haunted Mansion*](https://film.one/film/haunted-mansion.md) (51), [*LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian*](https://film.one/film/lego-star-wars-the-mandalorian.md) (48) - **HBO Max:** [*The Lego Batman Movie*](https://film.one/film/the-lego-batman-movie.md) (74), [*Zombieland: Double Tap*](https://film.one/film/zombieland-double-tap.md) (52) - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Death Proof*](https://film.one/film/death-proof.md) (64), [*Killshot*](https://film.one/film/killshot.md) (55) - **The Roku Channel:** [*Men in Black II*](https://film.one/film/men-in-black-ii.md) (48), [*The Adventures of Pluto Nash*](https://film.one/film/the-adventures-of-pluto-nash.md) (32) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Rosario Dawson > Rosario Dawson’s directness can make a weak film easier to sit through. We value her most when a role lets her react plainly, though too much of the work asks us to enjoy her company and overlook the writing. In *The Adventures of Pluto Nash* (2002), Rosario Dawson makes directness feel like a relief. As Dina Lake, she gives us someone we can accept while Ron Underwood’s lunar gangster comedy struggles to find a worthwhile joke. We would not recommend the film, but she makes it less wearing. That is a useful way into her work: she can be persuasive in a supporting part without making the writing any better. Her early independent work, beginning with *Kids* (1995), gave way to mainstream parts from 2002 onwards. Spike Lee’s *25th Hour* (2002) also made room for her quieter dramatic acting, something the larger films have sometimes left underused. Gail in *Sin City* (2005) established her in comic-book films, where physical assurance became an obvious reason to cast her. The move towards franchise television and the title role in *Ahsoka* (2023) continued the demand for resourceful women who could respond credibly to unlikely surroundings. Her Abernathy in Quentin Tarantino’s *Death Proof* (2007) is a useful reminder that a tough character need not look untroubled. When Dawson looks frightened, we believe her. Sally Menke’s long takes keep the physical action readable, and Dawson’s reactions help it feel dangerous rather than merely elaborate. We found the long stretches of talk tiresome, and she cannot solve the film’s unevenness, but she is persuasive when it gives her something immediate to respond to. In Justin Simien’s *Haunted Mansion* (2023), her Gabbie shares a quiet scene with Stanfield’s Ben. We were moved by their conversation about the camera he built, because his flat delivery lets the sadness register without any pleading. The scene is chiefly Stanfield’s achievement, and the pleasure of this company is not enough to recommend the film. The script keeps stopping to explain itself, and a ghost gag is enough to disperse what feeling the actors have managed. Try *Death Proof* for her instead, if an hour of waiting for the action sounds tolerable. ## Biography Rosario Isabel Dawson is an American actress and activist. She was born on 9 May 1979 in New York City. Dawson made her feature-film debut in the 1995 independent drama *Kids*. Her film roles include *Men in Black II* (2002), *Sin City* (2005), *Death Proof* (2007) as Abernathy, *Seven Pounds* (2008), *Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief* (2010), *Zombieland: Double Tap* (2019), and *Haunted Mansion* (2023) as Gabbie. She has provided voice work for animated projects including *The Lego Batman Movie* (2017). On television, she has appeared in *Marvel's Daredevil* (2015–2018) as Claire Temple and portrayed Ahsoka Tano in *The Mandalorian* (2019) and the series *Ahsoka*. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (13) - *LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian* (2026), Fi1m 48, as Ahsoka Tano (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/lego-star-wars-the-mandalorian.md) - *Haunted Mansion* (2023), Fi1m 51, as Gabbie — [page](https://film.one/film/haunted-mansion.md) - *Dopesick* (2021), Fi1m 68, as Bridget Meyer — [page](https://film.one/tv/dopesick.md) - *Jay and Silent Bob Reboot* (2019), Fi1m 50, as Reggie — [page](https://film.one/film/jay-and-silent-bob-reboot.md) - *Zombieland: Double Tap* (2019), Fi1m 52, as Nevada — [page](https://film.one/film/zombieland-double-tap.md) - *Sorry to Bother You* (2018), Fi1m 81, as Voice in Elevator (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/sorry-to-bother-you.md) - *The Lego Batman Movie* (2017), Fi1m 74, as Batgirl / Barbara Gordon (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lego-batman-movie.md) - *Marvel's Daredevil* (2015), Fi1m 78, as Claire Temple — [page](https://film.one/tv/marvels-daredevil.md) - *Killshot* (2008), Fi1m 55, as Donna — [page](https://film.one/film/killshot.md) - *Death Proof* (2007), Fi1m 64, as Abernathy — [page](https://film.one/film/death-proof.md) - *Sin City* (2005), Fi1m 75, as Gail — [page](https://film.one/film/sin-city.md) - *Men in Black II* (2002), Fi1m 48, as Laura Vasquez — [page](https://film.one/film/men-in-black-ii.md) - *The Adventures of Pluto Nash* (2002), Fi1m 32, as Dina Lake — [page](https://film.one/film/the-adventures-of-pluto-nash.md) ## Complete filmography (137) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian* (2026), as Ahsoka Tano (voice) — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/lego-star-wars-the-mandalorian.md) - *Steal This Story, Please!* (2026), Executive Producer - *Campeón Gabacho* (2026), Actor - *E.B. White's Charlotte's Web* (2025), series, as Edith Zuckerman (voice) - *Opus* (2025), as Billie Holiday (voice) - *The 4:30 Movie* (2024), as Melody's Aunt - *Vigilantes INC. - America's New Vote Suppression Hitmen* (2024), as Narrator - *My First Horror Film* (2024), Actor - *Soul Paint* (2024), Actor - *Common Ground* (2023), Executive Producer - *Ahsoka* (2023), series, as Ahsoka Tano - *Haunted Mansion* (2023), as Gabbie — Fi1m 51, [page](https://film.one/film/haunted-mansion.md) - *Superpowered: The DC Story* (2023), series, as Narrator (voice) - *Below the Belt* (2023), Executive Producer - *Vigilante* (2023), as Narrator - *We're Not Even Supposed to Be Here Today: 3 Decades of Clerks* (2022), Actor - *The Clerks 3 Documentary* (2022), Actor - *Clerks III* (2022), as Becky - *Our Words Collide* (2022), Executive Producer - *DMZ* (2022), series, as Alma Ortega - *Split at the Root* (2022), Executive Producer - *The Book of Boba Fett* (2021), series, as Ahsoka Tano - *This Is Not a War Story* (2021), Executive Producer - *Dopesick* (2021), series, as Bridget Meyer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/dopesick.md) - *Space Jam: A New Legacy* (2021), as Wonder Woman (voice) - *Calls* (2021), series, as Dr. Katherine Beckett (voice) - *Young Rock* (2021), series, as General Monica Jackson - *The Rocky Horror Musical Live Stream* (2020), as Magenta - *The Water Man* (2020), as Mary Boone - *Justice League Dark: Apokolips War* (2020), as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman (voice) - *Briarpatch* (2020), series, as Allegra 'Pick' Dill · Producer - *Guardians of Life* (2020), Actor - *The Mandalorian* (2019), series, as Ahsoka Tano — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mandalorian.md) - *LA Woman Rising* (2019), Executive Producer - *Jay and Silent Bob Reboot* (2019), as Reggie — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/jay-and-silent-bob-reboot.md) - *Zombieland: Double Tap* (2019), as Nevada — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/zombieland-double-tap.md) - *Wonder Woman: Bloodlines* (2019), as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman (voice) - *All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite* (2019), series, as Rosario Dawson - *The Death and Return of Superman* (2019), as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman (voice) - *The Last Kids on Earth* (2019), series, as Rezzoch (voice) - *Boundless* (2019), Stage Manager, Director - *Someone Great* (2019), as Hannah - *Love, Death & Robots* (2019), series, as Dr. Mirny (voice) - *The Need to Grow* (2019), as Narrator (voice) · Executive Producer - *Weird City* (2019), series, as Delt - *Reign of the Supermen* (2019), as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman (voice) - *The Death of Superman* (2019), as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman (voice) - *Henchmen* (2018), as Jolene (voice) - *Trust Machine: The Story of Blockchain* (2018), as Narrator - *Sorry to Bother You* (2018), as Voice in Elevator (voice) — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/sorry-to-bother-you.md) - *Explained* (2018), series, as Narrator (voice) - *Krystal* (2018), as Krystal - *Family Feud* (2018), as Foremother - *Marvel's The Defenders* (2017), series, as Claire Temple - *Marvel's Iron Fist* (2017), series, as Claire Temple - *Unforgettable* (2017), as Julia Banks - *The Lego Batman Movie* (2017), as Batgirl / Barbara Gordon (voice) — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lego-batman-movie.md) - *Justice League Dark* (2017), as Wonder Woman (voice) - *Marvel's Luke Cage* (2016), series, as Claire Temple - *Ratchet & Clank* (2016), as Elaris (voice) - *Justice League vs. Teen Titans* (2016), as Wonder Woman (voice) - *Marvel's Jessica Jones* (2015), series, as Claire Temple - *Puerto Ricans in Paris* (2015), as Vanessa - *Marvel's Daredevil* (2015), series, as Claire Temple — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/marvels-daredevil.md) - *The Ever After* (2015), as Rosario Dawson - *Justice League: Throne of Atlantis* (2015), as Wonder Woman / Diana (voice) - *Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast* (2014), as Nyx (voice) - *Top Five* (2014), as Chelsea Brown - *Jane the Virgin* (2014), series, as Jane "JR" Ramos, Jane Ramos - *The Captive* (2014), as Nicole - *Sin City: A Dame to Kill For* (2014), as Gail - *Cesar Chavez* (2014), as Dolores Huerta - *Parts Per Billion* (2014), as Mia · Executive Producer - *9 Kisses* (2014), as Woman in Chariot #2 - *Gimme Shelter* (2013), as June Bailey - *They Die by Dawn* (2013), as Edmonia Lewis - *Raze* (2013), as Rachel - *Trance* (2013), as Elizabeth - *Hotel Noir* (2012), as Sevilla - *10 Years* (2012), as Mary - *Fire with Fire* (2012), as Talia Durham - *Five* (2011), as Lili - *Zookeeper* (2011), as Kate - *Girl Walks Into a Bar* (2011), as June - *Unstoppable* (2010), as Connie Hooper - *Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief* (2010), as Persephone - *SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas* (2009), as (archive footage) - *The Haunted World of El Superbeasto* (2009), as Velvet Von Black (voice) - *Wonder Woman* (2009), as Artemis (voice) - *Seven Pounds* (2008), as Emily - *Killshot* (2008), as Donna — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/killshot.md) - *Eagle Eye* (2008), as Zoe Perez - *Gemini Division* (2008), series, as Anna Diaz · Executive Producer - *Explicit Ills* (2008), as Babo's Mom - *Descent* (2007), as Maya · Producer - *Death Proof* (2007), as Abernathy — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/death-proof.md) - *Grindhouse* (2007), as Abernathy (segment "Death Proof") - *A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints* (2006), as Laurie - *Clerks II* (2006), as Becky - *Rent* (2005), as Mimi Marquez - *Little Black Dress* (2005), as Haley - *God Sleeps in Rwanda* (2005), as Narrator - *This Revolution* (2005), as Tina Santiago - *Sin City* (2005), as Gail — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/sin-city.md) - *Robot Chicken* (2005), series, as Woman / Dean's Girlfriend / Clara Palmer (voice) - *This Girl's Life* (2004), as Martine - *Alexander* (2004), as Roxane - *Shattered Glass* (2003), as Andy Fox - *The Rundown* (2003), as Mariana - *25th Hour* (2002), as Naturelle Riviera - *Love in the Time of Money* (2002), as Anna - *Ash Wednesday* (2002), as Grace Quinonez - *The Adventures of Pluto Nash* (2002), as Dina Lake — Fi1m 32, [page](https://film.one/film/the-adventures-of-pluto-nash.md) - *Men in Black II* (2002), as Laura Vasquez — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/men-in-black-ii.md) - *The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest* (2002), as Alisa - *The Salton Sea* (2002), as Tweaker (uncredited) - *Sidewalks of New York* (2001), as Maria - *Chelsea Walls* (2001), as Audrey - *Trigger Happy* (2001), as Dee - *Josie and the Pussycats* (2001), as Valerie Brown - *King of the Jungle* (2000), as Veronica - *Down to You* (2000), as Lana - *Light It Up* (1999), as Stephanie Williams - *SpongeBob SquarePants* (1999), series, as Rosario Dawson - *TRL* (1998), series, Actor - *Side Streets* (1998), as Marisol Hidalgo - *He Got Game* (1998), as Lala Bonilla - *Girls Night Out* (1997), as Victoria - *Kids* (1995), as Ruby - *Re-Live: A Tale of an American Island Cheerleader*, as Executive Producer - *Ruby Road*, Executive Producer - *Baton*, Actor - *Deepest, Darkest*, Actor - *The Lesson*, Actor - *The Girlfriend*, as Eve - *Unmerciful Good Fortune*, as Maritza Cruz · Producer - *Midnight*, as Grace · Producer ## Gallery - ![Rosario Dawson](https://film.one/media/person/9064/gallery-684047e5fe56.jpg) Rosario Dawson — John Manard, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Rosario_Dawson_2025.jpg/1280px-Rosario_Dawson_2025.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Attended an Ahsoka TV Series screening with a great panel! Got it all. (2:41) (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/9064/gallery-d05dba78d068.jpg) Attended an Ahsoka TV Series screening with a great panel! Got it all. (2:41) (2024) — The Imperial Communique, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/Ahsoka_Q%26A_panel_%282%2741%29_01.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Attended an Ahsoka TV Series screening with a great panel! Got it all. (5:49) (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/9064/gallery-b14814f6625b.jpg) Attended an Ahsoka TV Series screening with a great panel! Got it all. (5:49) (2024) — The Imperial Communique, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/Ahsoka_Q%26A_panel_%282%2741%29_02.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Attended an Ahsoka TV Series screening with a great panel! Got it all. (7:02) (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/9064/gallery-511b3b45d5c8.jpg) Attended an Ahsoka TV Series screening with a great panel! Got it all. (7:02) (2024) — The Imperial Communique, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/Ahsoka_Q%26A_panel_%282%2741%29_03.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Rosario Dawson](https://film.one/media/person/9064/gallery-0f8ab8f5f73b.jpg) Rosario Dawson — Image via TMDB - ![Rosario Dawson](https://film.one/media/person/9064/gallery-b8ffcb5098aa.jpg) Rosario Dawson — Image via TMDB - ![Rosario Dawson](https://film.one/media/person/9064/gallery-6e0d06012968.jpg) Rosario Dawson — Image via TMDB - ![Attended an Ahsoka TV Series screening with a great panel! Got it all. (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/9064/gallery-74a1f69188fb.jpg) Attended an Ahsoka TV Series screening with a great panel! Got it all. (2024) — The Imperial Communique, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Ahsoka_Q%26A_panel_04.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Attended an Ahsoka TV Series screening with a great panel! Got it all. (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/9064/gallery-5fbee670e82d.jpg) Attended an Ahsoka TV Series screening with a great panel! Got it all. (2024) — The Imperial Communique, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Ahsoka_Q%26A_panel_05.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Rosario Dawson](https://film.one/media/person/9064/gallery-3e3d9f41a59d.jpg) Rosario Dawson — Image via TMDB - ![Rosario Dawson](https://film.one/media/person/9064/gallery-3b8d9e5bbd7b.jpg) Rosario Dawson — Image via TMDB - ![Rosario Dawson](https://film.one/media/person/9064/gallery-072ce6f20be9.jpg) Rosario Dawson — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/rosario-dawson