Rosario Isabel Dawson is an American actress, filmmaker, musician, graphic novelist, and political activist. Over the course of her career, she has emerged as one of the most versatile actresses working in the industry today. A New York native, Dawson began her career in the entertainment industry when she was a teenager. In 1995, she made her debut in the teen drama film Kids. She followed it up with the short film Girls’ Night Out and the sports drama film He Got Game. In 1998, she starred in a Merchant Ivory film titled Side Streets. Her breakthrough role came a few years later when she was cast in the science fiction comedy Men in Black II. In the ensuing years, she portrayed Naturelle Riviera in Spike Lee’s 25th Hour, Queen Roxana in Oliver Stone’s Alexander, Gail in Sin City series, Mimi Marquez in Chris Columbus’ Rent, and Rebecca "Becky" Scott in Kevin Smith’s Clerks II. Rosario Dawson made her television debut in 2007, and went on to portray Claire Temple in many Marvel/Netflix TV shows. As a comic book writer, Rosario Dawson contributed to the four-issue comic book mini-series O.C.T.: Occult Crimes Taskforce. She is a left-leaning progressive individual and is involved with multiple charities.