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Biographical
Information |
Full
Name: |
Michelle
Marie Rodriguez |
Height: |
5'
6" |
Birthplace: |
Bexar
County, Texas, USA |
Date
of Birth: |
July
12, 1978 |
Husband/Partner: |
Still
Dating |
Contact
Info: |
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Personal
Quote: |
"I
don't want people thinking of me sexually. I don't
want people to be like, 'She's hot-looking,' you
know?" |
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Known
for tough-chick roles, Michelle Rodriguez is proof that
there is a cross between
beauty and brawn. Born in Bexar County, Texas on July
12, 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 would live for
two years before moving to Puerto Rico. At 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 decide to finally 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 arduous months of training in Brooklyn's
Gleason's Gym, she was
finally chosen to portray the role of Diana Guzman.
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As
soon as the independent film began making the rounds at
various film festivals, Michelle
began gaining critical acclaim for her performance earning
her awards like the Deaxville
Festival of American Cinema award for Best Actress and
the Las Vegas Film Critics Society
for Female Breakthrough Performance. As Girlfight (2000)
continued to gain notoriety with
its September 2000 release, Michelle was already hard
at work with films like 3 A.M. (2001),
the blockbuster hit Fast and The Furious, The (2001),
and Resident Evil (2002).
With young
Hollywood calling her name, the future for this feisty
Jersey girl is as strong
as the punches she throws.
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Films:
S.W.A.T. (2003)
Blue Crush (2002)
Resident Evil (2002)
The Fast and the Furious (2001)
3 A.M. (2001)
Girlfight (2000)
Made for
TV:
ABC World Stunt Awards (2002)
Direct to
Video:
None
TV Shows:
None
Cartoons/Voices:
None
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