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| Filmography | Awards & Nominations | Apperances | |||||||||||
| Name: Michelle Rodriguez | |||||||||||||
| Birthdate: July 12th, 1978 | |||||||||||||
| Birthplace: Bexar County, Texas | |||||||||||||
| Height: 5'6 | |||||||||||||
| Ethnicity: Puerto Rican and Dominican | |||||||||||||
| Known for tough chick roles, Michelle Rodriguez is proof that there is a cross between beauty and brawn. Born in Bexar County, Texas born on July 12th, 1978, Michelle always knew she was destined to become a star, she just didn't know how to get there. Michelle lived in Texas until the age of 8 when her family moved to the Dominican Republic where she lived for two years until moving to Puerto Rico. At the age of 11, Michelle's family would relocate for the last time; to Jersey City, New Jersey. Although she has been working since 1999 as an extra in such films as Summer of Sam (1999) and Cradle Will Rock (1999), it only took a magazine ad announcing an open casting call in New York for Michelle to finally decide to step into the spotlight. The role was the female lead, the movie was Girlfight (2000). Despite the lack of experience in film and boxing, Michelle auditioned, along with another 350 girls. After various trials inside an actual boxing ring and five arduos months of training in Brooklyn's Gleason Gym, she was finally chosen to play the role of Diana Guzman. As soon as the independent film started making rounds at various film festivals, Michelle began gaining critical acclaim earning her awards like the Deaxville Festival of American Citizen award for Best Actress and the Las Vegas Film Critics Society for female breakthrough performance. As Girlfight continued to gain notoriety with it's September 2000 release, Michelle was already hard at work with films like 3AM (2001), the blockbuster hit The Fast and The Furious(2001), and Resident Evil (2002). With young Hollywood calling her name the future for this fiesty Jersey Girl is as strong as the punches she throws. imdb.com |
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