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I'm a New Yorker, so I have the sort of tough vein that's naturally bred into me. In general, I'm a nice person, and that seems to surprise people sometimes.

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Rosario Dawson
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: May 9
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Rosario Isabel Dawson
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