Michelle Rodriguez Biography (1978-)

Full name, Michelle Marie Rodriguez; born July 12, 1978, in Bexar County, TX;raised in the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Jersey City, NJ; daughterof Rafael (in the military) and Carmen Rodriguez. Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.; Publicist: True Public Relations, 6725 Sunset Blvd., Suite 570, Los Angeles, CA 90028.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, voice performer
Birth Details: July 12, 1978; Texas, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Diana Guzman, Girlfight, Screen Gems, 2000
Letty, The Fast and the Furious (also known as Racer X, Reline, and Street Wars), Universal, 2001
Eden, Blue Crush (also known as Surf Girls, Surf Girls of Maui, and Untitled Surf Project), Universal, 2002
Rain Ocampo, Resident Evil (also known as Resident Evil: GroundZero and Resident Evil the Movie), Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2002
Chris Sanchez, S.W.A.T., Columbia, 2003
Teresa, Control, Lions Gate Films, 2004
Voice, Sian Ka'an (animated), Paramount, 2005
Katarin, BloodRayne, Romar Entertainment, 2006
Nicki, The Breed, First Look Media, 2006
Mariah, Grapefruit Moon, Americana Productions/My Own Worst Enemy,2007
Some sources cite appearances in Cradle Will Rock, Buena Vista, 1999; For Love of the Game, MCA/Universal, 1999; and Summer of Sam (also known as The Son of Sam), Buena Vista, 1999.
Television Appearances
Series
Voice of Liz Ricardo, IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix (anime; also knownas IGPX and Immortal Grand Prix), Cartoon Network, beginning 2003
Ana-Lucia Cortez, Lost, ABC, 2005-
Movies
Salgado (cab driver), 3 A.M., Showtime, 2001
Specials
Herself, The Fast and the Furious Movie Special, Black Entertainment Television, 2001
Herself, Sizzlin' Sixteen 2001, E! Entertainment Television, 2001

Herself, Women of the Beach, E! Entertainment Television, 2002
Herself, E! Entertainer of the Year 2003, E! Entertainment Television, 2003
Awards Presentations
The 10th Annual IFP Gotham Awards, Bravo, 2000
The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards, Independent Film Channel, 2001
Presenter, 17th Annual IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards, Independent Film Channel, 2002
Presenter, 2002 ABC World Stunt Awards, ABC, 2002
Presenter, Third Annual Taurus World Stunt Awards, USA Network, 2003
2004 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2004
2004 Taurus World Stunt Awards, 2004
Video Game Awards 2004, Spike TV, 2004
The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, CBS, 2005
12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (also known as Screen Actors Guild 12th Annual Awards), TNT and TBS, 2006
Television Guest Appearances
Episodic
Herself, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2001, 2002, 2006
Herself, "S.W.A.T.," HBO First Look, HBO, 2003
Herself, Tinseltown TV, International Channel, 2003
(In archive footage) Herself, Celebrities Uncensored, E! Entertainment Television, 2004
Punk'd, MTV, 2005
RECORDINGS
Videos
Herself, Film-Fest DVD: Issue 5--Cannes 2000 & SXSW, 2000
Herself, Playing Dead: "Resident Evil" from Game to Screen, Columbia/TriStar Home Video, 2002
Music Videos
Ja Rule, "Always on Time," c. 2001
Lenny Kravitz, "If I Could Fall in Love," 2002
Video Games
Voice of Rosie Velasco, True Crime: Streets of LA, Activision, 2003
Voice of Calita, Driv3r (also known as Driver 3), Infogrames Entertainment, 2004
Voice of marine, Halo 2, Microsoft, 2004

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Cosmopolitan, October, 2000, pp. 218-20
Femme Fatales, September, 2001, pp. 13-14
Gallery, December, 2002, pp. 62-64
Interview, September, 2000, p. 165; September, 2003, pp. 206-209
Movieline, October, 2000, pp. 56-57
Newsweek, October 2, 2000, p. 71
People Weekly, November 6, 2000, p. 182; October 17, 2005, p. 143
Talk, June/July, 2000
Time, October 2, 2000, p. 88
Time Out New York, 5, September 28, 2000
TV Guide, November 28, 2005, pp. 14-18

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