Michelle Rodriguez
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".
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
Fast X: Part 2
Fast X
Fast & Furious Greatest Moments: Refuelled
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Barmageddon
Gianluca Vacchi - Mucho Más
The Revolution Generation
A Night at the Academy Museum
Getaway Driver
F9
Crisis
Cardi Tries
Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story
She Dies Tomorrow
LA Originals
Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Alita: Battle Angel
The Limit
Widows
Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics
The Fate of the Furious
Smurfs: The Lost Village
2031
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
Milton's Secret
The Reality of Truth
The Assignment
Unity
Fast & Furious: Supercharged
Furious 7
I Am Evel Knievel
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
Machete Kills
Turbo
Fast & Furious 6
InAPPropriate Comedy
Resident Evil: Retribution
Finding Your Roots
Battle: Los Angeles
Top Gear
Capturing Avatar
Machete
Tropic of Blood
Teenage Paparazzo
Avatar
Los Bandoleros
Fast & Furious
Cats: The Movie!
Battle in Seattle
The Breed
BloodRayne
Control
Lost
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
S.W.A.T.
Celebrities Uncensored
Punk'd
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Blue Crush
Icons
Resident Evil
3 A.M.
The Fast and the Furious
Girlfight
The View
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno