Michelle Rodriguez
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Biography
Mayte Michelle Rodríguez (born July 12, 1978), known professionally as Michelle Rodriguez, is an American actress, screenwriter, and DJ. She got her breakout role as a troubled boxer in the independent film Girlfight (2000), which was met with critical acclaim and earned her several awards, including the Independent Spirit Award and Gotham Award for Best Debut Performance. The following year, she starred as Letty Ortiz in the blockbuster film The Fast and the Furious (2001), reprising her role in its sequels Fast & Furious (2009), Fast & Furious 6 (2013), and Furious 7 (2015).
During her career, Rodriguez has played tough, independent women in a number of successful action films, such as Blue Crush, S.W.A.T., Battle: Los Angeles, and Avatar. She is also known for her roles as Shé in the action comedy films Machete and Machete Kills, and Rain Ocampo in the science fiction films Resident Evil and Resident Evil: Retribution.
Rodriguez also branched into television, playing Ana Lucia Cortez in the second season of the series Lost as part of the main cast, before making numerous guest appearances before the series ended. She has also done voice work in video games such as Call of Duty and Halo, and lent her voice for the 3D animated film Turbo and the television series IGPX.
With her films grossing over $5 billion collectively, a 2013 Entertainment Weekly article described Rodriguez as "arguably the most iconic actress in the action genre, as well as one of the most visible Latinas in Hollywood".
Known For
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Celebrities Uncensored
Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics
Finding Your Roots
Barmageddon
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Alita: Battle Angel
Battle: Los Angeles
LA Originals
Turbo
Lost
Smurfs: The Lost Village
Machete Kills
Fast & Furious 6
Avatar
Furious 7
The Fate of the Furious
Fast X: Part 2
The Fast and the Furious
Resident Evil: Retribution
Blue Crush
Fast & Furious
Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo
S.W.A.T.
Widows
F9
Resident Evil
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Fast X
Getaway Driver
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