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"My favorite part of my body is my brain. I think no matter what my body looks like I wont be satisfied unless I know how to use it." - Michelle Rodriguez
| Michelle Rodriguez Mini Biography: |
Having run across an ad for an open casting call and attending her first audition, Rodriguez beat 350 other applicants to win her first role in the low-budget 2000 independent film, Girlfight. Rodriguez's performance as Diana Guzman, a troubled teen who decides to channel her aggression by training to become a boxer, was recognized by both critics and audiences, but despite major industry buzz of a possible Academy Award nomination, she did not receive the Oscar nod. Rodriguez did however accumulate several other significant awards and nominations for the role in independent circles, including major acting accolades from the National Board of Review, Deauville Film Festival, Independent Spirit Awards, Gotham Awards, Las Vegas Film Critics Sierra Awards, and many others. The film itself took home top prizes at both the Sundance and Cannes Film Festivals.
Subsequently, she has had notable roles in other successful movies, including The Fast and the Furious, Resident Evil, Blue Crush, and S.W.A.T. In 2004, Rodriguez lent her voice to the video game Halo 2, playing a Marine. She also provided the voice of Liz Ricarro in the Cartoon Network series IGPX.
From 2005 to 2006, she played tough cop Ana Lucia Cortez on the television series Lost during the show's second season (the character's first appearance was a flashback on season 1's finale, Exodus: Part 1), and returned for a cameo in the second episode of the show's fifth season in 2009. In 2006, Rodriguez was featured in her own episode of G4's show Icons.
In 2008, she appeared in Battle in Seattle alongside Charlize Theron. Rodriguez next appeared in the latest installment of the The Fast and the Furious franchise, which was titled simply Fast & Furious and released to theaters on April 3, 2009. Rodriguez can also be seen in James Cameron's upcoming $200 million sci-fi adventure Avatar, due out December 18, 2009.
She recently wrapped filming on Trópico de Sangre, an independent film she is co-producing with her production company Cheshire Kat Productions, based on the Dominican Republic's historic Mirabal sisters who were assassinated in 1960 by the Dominican dictator Trujillo for opposing his rule.
Rodriguez is currently slated to begin filming on Robert Rodriguez's Machete, after which she will appear alongside Aaron Eckhart in the sci-fi film Battle: Los Angeles. Vital Stats Michelle Rodriguez Information |
Full Name:
| Mayte Michelle Rodriguez | | Eye color: | Brown | | Hair color: | Brown | | Height: | 5'5" | | Nickname(s): | MRod | Star Sign:
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| American | | Notable feature(s): |
| | Education: | Dropped out of high school at 17, but she went back and graduated via an equivalency diploma. | | Family: | Has two half-sisters on her father's side.Has two older twin brothers named Raul and Omar. | | Resides in: | NJ | | Religious affiliations: |
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| | Charities/Causes: | Autism
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Year
| Film
| Role
| 2000
| Girlfight
| Diana Guzman
| | 2001 | The Fast and the Furious
| Letty
| 2001
| 3 A.M.
| Salgado
| | 2002 | Blue Crush
| Eden
| 2002
| Resident Evil
| Rain Ocampo
| 2003
| S.W.A.T.
| Chris Sanchez
| 2004
| Control
| Teresa
| 2005
| BloodRayne
| Katarin
| 2006
| The Breed
| Nicki
| 2007
| Battle in Seattle
| Lou
| 2008
| A Cat's Tale
| Jujube
| 2008
| Gardens of the Night
| Lucy
| 2009
| Fast & Furious
| Letty
| 2009
| Avatar
| Trudy Chacon
| 2010
| Machete
| Luz
| 2011
| Battle: Los Angeles(post-production) | Corporal Adriana Santos
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Television
Year
| TV
| Role
| 2005
| Punk'd
| Herself
| 2005
| Immortal Grand Prix
| Liz Ricarro
| 2005–2006,2009–2010
| Lost
| Ana Lucia Cortez
| 2007
| Adventures in Voice Acting
| Herself
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Trivia
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In October 2007 Michelle was sentenced to 180 days imprisonment after admitting to failing to complete community service obligations despite a signed document stating she had.
In 2006 Michelle was sent to jail for violating her drink-driving probation. Her sentence was to spend 60 days in prison but she served only four hours and 27 minutes of her term before being released because the LA institution was too crowded.
Michelle's first acting audition was for Girlfight. She was successful and beat out 350 other girls for the role of 'Diana Guzman' in the film; many of them had prior acting experience while she did not.
Jessica Tandy is Michelle's role model.
Michelle was expelled from six schools while growing up. She later got a GED and went to business school, but decided to drop out after four months.
Michelle has two half-sisters on her father's side, and two older twin brothers named Raul and Oscar.
Michelle was raised a Jehovah's Witness.
Michelle and her Lost co-star Cynthia Watros were pulled over separately and arrested on the morning of December 1, 2005 in Kailua, Hawaii. According to the arresting officers, the two actresses were weaving in and out of traffic and were arrested at 12:05 and 12:20am, respectively, and both failed sobriety tests.
In 2004, Michelle pleaded no contest in relation to two motor vehicle incidents.
Michelle enjoys inline skating and plays the piano.
Michelle briefly dated her The Fast and the Furious co-star Vin Diesel in 2001.
Michelle once worked at Toys 'R Us, but was fired for playing with the kids!
Michelle provided the voice for Rosie Velasco on the video game True Crime: Steets of L.A. |
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