Michelle Rodriguez

MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ is a versatile actress known for the ability to combine her "tough girl" physicality with a natural beauty and unforced sex appeal.

She has been seen starring in James Cameron's record-breaking
sci-fi epic AVATAR, sci-fi/action flick Battle: Los Angeles, the Robert Rodriguez-helmed action-feature Machete as well as the highly successful return of the Fast & Furious franchise.

Born Mayte Michelle Rodriguez in Bexar County, Texas, she worked as an extra for two years satisfying her curiosity about movie making. Rodriguez decided to pursue acting and landed her first audition from an ad spotted in Backstage West. Soon thereafter, she was starring in Karyn Kusama's indie hit Girlfight (2000). The role garnered Rodriguez numerous awards and much critical acclaim.

Rodriguez went on to co-star opposite Danny Glover in the Showtime telepic "3 A.M." and the adrenaline-charged megahit The Fast and the Furious, opposite Vin Diesel and Paul Walker. An avid video gamer who has lent her voice to popular games including "True Crime: Streets of L.A.," "Driver 3" and "Halo 2," Rodriguez jumped at the opportunity to take a role in 2002's Resident Evil, Paul W.S. Anderson's adaptation of the hit game series.

Other film credits include Battle in Seattle, with Charlize Theron; Blue Crush, opposite Kate Bosworth; the summer blockbuster S.W.A.T., alongside Samuel L. Jackson and Colin Farrell; and Control, with Ray Liotta. Rodriguez co-produced and starred in the historical drama Trópico de Sangre.

In 2005, a new chapter of her career began when Rodriguez joined the cast of ABC's hugely popular television series "Lost," playing haunted and hardened ex-cop Ana Lucia.

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