Michelle Rodriguez
Celebrity
1978 –
Who is Michelle Rodriguez?
Mayte Michelle Rodriguez, better known as Michelle Rodriguez, is an American actress, screenwriter, and DJ. She got her breakout role as a troubled boxer in the independent film Girlfight, 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, reprising her role in its sequels Fast & Furious and Fast & Furious 6.
During her career, Rodriguez has played tough, independent women in a number of successful action films films, including 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 television series Lost as part of the main cast before making numerous guest appearances before the series ended.
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- Born
- Jul 12, 1978
San Antonio - Also known as
- Mayte Michelle Rodríguez
- MRod
- Michelle Rodríguez
- Mayte Michelle Rodriguez
- Parents
- Siblings
- Religion
- Jehovah's Witnesses
- Ethnicity
- Puerto Rican people
- Dominican American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Texas
- Puerto Rico
- Jersey City
- Dominican Republic
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on July 23, 2013
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