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Michelle Rodriguez is an American actress known for her roles in action and science fiction films and television series. She matters because she has become a prominent and recognizable figure in Hollywood entertainment, appearing in major franchises and productions that have reached wide audiences.
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- 1978-07-12
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- Manifestations of a Phantom's Soul, the Untold Darkness
- Heart That Beats Eternally
- Scripted in Love's Scars
- Untouchable
- Snow Angels
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Acting · Bexar County, Texas, USA
Mayte Michelle Rodríguez (born July 12, 1978) is an American actress. She began her career in 2000, playing a troubled boxer in the independent sports drama film Girlfight (2000), where she won the Independent Spirit Award and Gotham Award for Best Debut Performance. Rodriguez played Letty Ortiz in the Fast & Furious franchise and Rain Ocampo in the Resident Evil franchise. She has starred in the…
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- Snakes and Ladders2025
- Women Wearing Shoulder Pads — Rubia Salamandra (voice)2025
- The Private Lives of Jordi Molla' & Domingo Zapata — Michelle Rodriguez2024
- Getting LOST — Self (archive footage)2024
- Fast & Furious Greatest Moments: Refuelled — Self2023
- Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves — Holga2023
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Mayte Michelle Rodríguez (born July 12, 1978) is an American actress. She began her career in 2000, playing a troubled boxer in the independent sports drama film Girlfight (2000), where she won the Independent Spirit Award and Gotham Award for Best Debut Performance. Rodriguez played Letty Ortiz in the Fast & Furious franchise (2001, 2009–present) and Rain Ocampo in the Resident Evil franchise (2002, 2012). She has starred in the crime thriller S.W.A.T. (2003), James Cameron's science fiction epic Avatar (2009), and in the action film Battle: Los Angeles (2011).
After playing Minerva Mirabal in the biopic Trópico de Sangre (2010), Rodriguez headlined the exploitation films Machete (2010) and Machete Kills (2013), and starred in the animated comedy films Turbo (2013) and Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017), while her performance in the heist film Widows (2018) was critically praised.
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