Rosie Perez is an American actress, dancer, choreographer, director, and activist. She is best known for her role as Tina in the 1989 film Do the Right Thing, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her character, Tina, was a Puerto Rican woman living in Brooklyn who was the girlfriend of Mookie, played by Spike Lee. Perez has also appeared in films such as White Men Can't Jump, Fearless, and The Take. She has also had roles on television shows such as In Living Color and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Her last name is Perez, which is five letters long.