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{{short description|American actress (born 1978)}}
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| name               = Michelle Rodriguez
| image              = Michelle Rodriguez Cannes 2018 cropped.jpg
| caption            = Rodriguez in 2018
| birth_name         = Mayte Michelle Rodríguez
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1978|7|12}}
| birth_place        = [[San Antonio, Texas]], U.S.
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actress}}
| years_active       = 1999–present
| website            = 
}}

'''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 Awards|Independent Spirit Award]] and [[Gotham Award]] for Best Debut Performance.<ref name="IFP Gotham Independent Film Awards">{{cite web|url=http://gotham.ifp.org/support/Gotham_Recipients.pdf|title=Gothan Awards Recipients|author=IFP Gotham Independent Film Awards|access-date=December 23, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304185708/http://gotham.ifp.org/support/Gotham_Recipients.pdf|archive-date=March 4, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="Girlfight a Winner">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000349/2001|title="Girlfight" a Winner|website=FilmFestivals.com|access-date=December 23, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121218113424/http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000349/2001|archive-date=December 18, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Rodriguez played [[List of Fast & Furious characters#Letty Ortiz|Letty Ortiz]] in the [[Fast & Furious|''Fast & Furious'' franchise]] (2001, 2009–present) and [[Rain Ocampo]] in the [[Resident Evil (film series)|''Resident Evil'' franchise]] ([[Resident Evil (film)|2002]], [[Resident Evil: Retribution|2012]]). She has starred in the crime thriller ''[[S.W.A.T. (2003 film)|S.W.A.T.]]'' (2003), [[James Cameron]]'s science fiction epic ''[[Avatar (2009 film)|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 film]]s ''[[Machete (2010 film)|Machete]]'' (2010) and ''[[Machete Kills]]'' (2013), and starred in the animated comedy films ''[[Turbo (2013 film)|Turbo]]'' (2013) and ''[[Smurfs: The Lost Village]]'' (2017), while her performance in the heist film ''[[Widows (2018 film)|Widows]]'' (2018) was critically praised.<ref name=Vilkomerson>{{cite magazine|last=Vilkomerson|first=Sara|title=Michelle Rodriguez talks movies, female empowerment, and sex: 'I don't talk about what I do with my vagina'|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/10/01/michelle-rodriguez-talks-movies-sex/|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=October 1, 2013|access-date=26 February 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202024139/http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/10/01/michelle-rodriguez-talks-movies-sex/|archive-date=February 2, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

Outside of film, Rodriguez played [[Ana Lucia Cortez]] in the drama television series ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]'' (2005–2006; 2009–2010), and voiced [[List of Immortal Grand Prix characters#Team Satomi|Liz Ricarro]] in the English-language translation of the anime ''[[IGPX|Immortal Grand Prix]]'' (2005–2006). She reprised her roles in video game spin-offs of ''Avatar'' and ''Fast & Furious'', and also appeared in ''[[True Crime: Streets of LA]]'' (2003), ''[[Driver 3]]'' (2004), ''[[Halo 2]]'' (2004), and ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops II]]'' (2012).

==Early life==
Mayte Michelle Rodriguez<ref>{{cite web |title=Woman |website=Michelle-Rodriguez.com (official site) |url=http://www.michelle-rodriguez.com/woman.htm |access-date=February 7, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615031817/http://www.michelle-rodriguez.com/woman.htm |archive-date=June 15, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> was born on July 12, 1978,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.msn.com/celebrities/celebrity-biography/michelle-rodriguez.1/ |title=Michelle Rodriguez: Biography |first=Rebecca Flint |last=Marx |access-date=August 27, 2008 |year=2008 |work=[[Rovi]] |via=[[MSN]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728113156/http://movies.msn.com/celebrities/celebrity-biography/michelle-rodriguez.1/ |archive-date=July 28, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref> in [[San Antonio, Texas]].<ref name=bossip>{{cite web|url=https://bossip.com/593169/race-matters-michelle-rodriguez-recently-discovered-her-fathers-ancestors-practice-inbreeding-to-keep-the-fam-light-and-bright/|title=Race Matters: Michelle Rodriguez Recently Discovered Her Father's Ancestors Practiced Inbreeding To Keep The Fam 'Light And Bright'|date=June 2, 2012|access-date=June 29, 2017|website=Bossip.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213022410/https://bossip.com/593169/race-matters-michelle-rodriguez-recently-discovered-her-fathers-ancestors-practice-inbreeding-to-keep-the-fam-light-and-bright/|archive-date=February 13, 2018|df=mdy-all}} citing ''[[Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.]]'', May 20, 2012, PBS.</ref> Her mother, Carmen Milady Rodriguez (née Pared Espinal),{{family name footnote|"Pared"|"Espinal"|lang=Spanish}} is Dominican, while her father, Rafael Rodriguez, was Puerto Rican and served in the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latina.com/entertainment/celebrity/michelle-rodriguez-i-feel-im-being-born-again|title=Michelle Rodriguez: "I Feel Like I'm Being Born Again"|work=[[Latina (magazine)|Latina]]|access-date=November 13, 2010|first=Angie|last=Romero|date=April 15, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401124716/http://www.latina.com/entertainment/celebrity/michelle-rodriguez-i-feel-im-being-born-again|archive-date=April 1, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>Stated on ''Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'', May 20, 2012, PBS</ref> Rodriguez moved to the Dominican Republic with her mother when she was eight years old, and lived there until age 11. Later, she moved to Puerto Rico until the age of 17, and finally settled in [[Jersey City, New Jersey]]. She dropped out of [[William L. Dickinson High School]], but later earned her [[General Educational Development|GED]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Michelle Rodriguez- Biography |url=https://movies.yahoo.com/person/michelle-rodriguez/biography.html;_ylt=AhHsucszksNrCCaxbI69Gnn3TssF;_ylu=X3oDMTI2ajBnaDlrBG1pdANQZXJzb24gRW50aXR5IEFib3V0BHBvcwMxBHNlYwNNZWRpYUVudGl0eUFib3V0TGlua3NQYWNrYWdlQXNzZW1ibHk-;_ylg=X3oDMTE2Z2ppM3RwBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAMEcHQD;_ylv=3 |work=[[Yahoo! Movies]] |access-date=October 13, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908060930/https://movies.yahoo.com/person/michelle-rodriguez/biography.html%3B_ylt%3DAhHsucszksNrCCaxbI69Gnn3TssF%3B_ylu%3DX3oDMTI2ajBnaDlrBG1pdANQZXJzb24gRW50aXR5IEFib3V0BHBvcwMxBHNlYwNNZWRpYUVudGl0eUFib3V0TGlua3NQYWNrYWdlQXNzZW1ibHk-%3B_ylg%3DX3oDMTE2Z2ppM3RwBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAMEcHQD%3B_ylv%3D3 |archive-date=September 8, 2014 }}</ref> In total, she was expelled from five schools.<ref name=Guardian>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/apr/11/michelle-rodriguez-fast-and-furious |title=Amy Raphael interviews Michelle Rodriguez |work=The Guardian |first=Amy |last=Raphael |location=UK |access-date=November 13, 2010 |date=April 11, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908061131/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/apr/11/michelle-rodriguez-fast-and-furious |archive-date=September 8, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> She briefly attended business school before quitting to pursue a career in acting, with the ultimate goal of becoming a screenwriter and director.<ref>{{cite web|title=Michelle Rodriguez Official Biography|url=http://www.michelle-rodriguez.com/bio.htm|access-date=June 6, 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080516051709/http://www.michelle-rodriguez.com/bio.htm |archive-date = May 16, 2008}}</ref> Rodriguez has ten siblings and half-siblings. She was partly raised by her devoutly religious maternal grandmother, and was brought up as a Jehovah's Witness (her mother's religion), although she has since abandoned the faith.<ref>{{cite news|title=Michelle Rodriguez: in role after role, she has kicked the stereotype of the token female in the teeth, leaving an imprint all her own. |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1285/is_8_33/ai_106914962 |access-date=December 25, 2007 |date=September 2003 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080112031745/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1285/is_8_33/ai_106914962 |archive-date=January 12, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Religious Affiliation of Actress Michelle Rodriguez |url=http://www.adherents.com/people/pr/Michelle_Rodriguez.html |website=Adherents.com |access-date=December 25, 2007 |date=August 11, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111223154419/http://www.adherents.com/people/pr/Michelle_Rodriguez.html |archive-date=December 23, 2011 |url-status=usurped|df=mdy }}</ref> A [[Genetic genealogy|DNA test]] of Rodriguez, performed by the television program ''[[Finding Your Roots]]'', found that her ancestry is 72.4% European, 21.3% African, and 6.3% Native American. She stated on the show that there was some racial conflict between her families, since her Puerto Rican father had a light complexion as opposed to her darker skinned Dominican mother.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/finding-your-roots/video/adrian-grenier-michelle-rodriguez-and-linda-chavez/ |work=PBS |title=Adrian Grenier, Michelle Rodriguez, and Linda Chavez (@ the 47:30 mark) |date=March 22, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330110737/https://www.pbs.org/wnet/finding-your-roots/video/adrian-grenier-michelle-rodriguez-and-linda-chavez/ |archive-date=March 30, 2013 }}</ref>

==Career==
===Film and television===
[[File:Michelle Rodriguez at the New York Fashion Week crop.jpg|thumb|upright|Rodriguez at the New York Fashion Week in 2006]]

Having run across an ad for an open casting call and attending her first audition, Rodriguez beat 350 other applicants to win her first role in the low-budget 2000 [[independent film]] ''[[Girlfight]]''. With her performance as Diana Guzman, a troubled teen who decides to channel her aggression by training to become a [[Women's boxing|boxer]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/3443 |title=A Conversation About "Girlfight"; October 27, 2000 |website=Charlierose.com |date=October 27, 2000 |access-date=March 8, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013131607/http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/3443 |archive-date=October 13, 2012 }}</ref> Rodriguez accumulated several awards and nominations for the role in independent circles, including major acting accolades from the [[National Board of Review of Motion Pictures|National Board of Review]], [[Deauville American Film Festival|Deauville Film Festival]],<ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://www.filmfestivals.com/deauville_2000/day10.htm
 |title="Girlfight" a Winner
 |website=FilmFestivals.com
 |access-date=December 23, 2010
 |url-status=dead
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407002531/http://www.filmfestivals.com/deauville_2000/day10.htm
 |archive-date=April 7, 2012
}}</ref> [[Independent Spirit Awards]],<ref name="Girlfight a Winner"/> [[Gotham Awards]],<ref name="IFP Gotham Independent Film Awards"/> Las Vegas Film Critics Sierra Awards, and many others. The film itself took home a top prize at the [[Sundance Film Festival|Sundance]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-jan-30-mn-59327-story.html|title='Girlfight,' 'Count on Me' Tie at Sundance|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=December 23, 2010|date=January 30, 2000|url-status=live|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20110810040823/http://articles.latimes.com/2000/jan/30/news/mn-59327|archive-date=August 10, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and won Award of the Youth at the [[Cannes Film Festival]].

Rodriguez has had notable roles in other successful films, including [[Letty Ortiz|Letty]] in ''[[The Fast and the Furious (2001 film)|The Fast and the Furious]]'' (2001) and [[Rain Ocampo]] in ''[[Resident Evil (film)|Resident Evil]]'' (2002). She appeared in ''[[Blue Crush]]'' and ''[[S.W.A.T. (2003 film)|S.W.A.T.]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.tvguide.com/swat/136976|title=S.W.A.T.|work=TV Guide|access-date=December 23, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613233808/http://movies.tvguide.com/swat/136976|archive-date=June 13, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In 2004, Rodriguez lent her voice to the video game ''[[Halo 2]]'', playing a [[Marine (military)|Marine]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamestar.com/11_04/features/fea_michellerog.shtml |title=Interview: Michelle Rodriguez in Halo 2 |work=Gamestar |access-date=December 23, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101009115005/http://www.gamestar.com/11_04/features/fea_michellerog.shtml |archive-date=October 9, 2010 }}</ref> She provided the voice of [[List of Immortal Grand Prix characters#Team Satomi|Liz Ricarro]] in the [[Cartoon Network]] series ''[[IGPX|Immortal Grand Prix]]''.<ref name="The Ghost Cast & Crew List">{{cite web|url=http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon_characters/90239-Ghost.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130117171535/http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon_characters/90239-Ghost.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 17, 2013|title=The Ghost Cast & Crew List|website=The Big Cartoon Database|access-date=December 23, 2010}}</ref> From 2005 to 2006, she played tough cop [[Ana Lucia Cortez]]<ref>{{cite news
|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/26/movies/29itzk.html|title=She loves acting tough on 'Lost'|work=The New York Times|date=November 15, 2005|access-date=December 23, 2010|first=Dave|last=Itzkoff}}</ref> on the television series ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]'' during the show's second season (the character's first appearance was a flashback during the first season's finale, "[[Exodus (Lost)#Part 1|Exodus: Part 1]]"), and returned for a cameo in the second episode of the show's fifth season, "[[The Lie (Lost)|The Lie]]", in 2009. She returned again in the penultimate episode of the series, "[[What They Died For]]", in 2010. In 2006, Rodriguez appeared in her own episode of [[G4 (U.S. TV channel)|G4]]'s show ''[[Icons (TV series)|Icons]].''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://g4tv.com/icons/episodes/5623/icons-michelle-rodriguez.html|title=ICONS: Michelle Rodriguez Episode #6004|publisher=G4 Media|website=g4tv.com|date=June 24, 2006|access-date=December 23, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130808193907/http://www.g4tv.com/icons/episodes/5623/icons-michelle-rodriguez.html|archive-date=August 8, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

[[File:MichelleRodriguezDec09.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Rodriguez in December 2009]]

In 2007, Rodriguez appeared in the political drama ''[[Battle in Seattle]]'' opposite [[Charlize Theron]] and [[Woody Harrelson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.miami.com/battle-in-seattle-r-article|title=Battle in Seattle|work=The Miami Herald|access-date=December 23, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925021709/http://www.miami.com/battle-in-seattle-r-article|archive-date=September 25, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In 2009, she appeared in ''[[Fast & Furious (2009 film)|Fast & Furious]]'', the fourth installment of [[The Fast and the Furious (film series)|''The Fast and the Furious'' film series]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/29/movies/29itzk.html |title=What a Stunt! Can They Do It Again? |work=The New York Times |date=March 26, 2009 |access-date=December 23, 2010 |first=Dave |last=Itzkoff |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416031806/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/29/movies/29itzk.html |archive-date=April 16, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sfluxe.com/2008/12/10/universal-shuffles-2009-schedule/ |title=Universal Shuffles 2009 Schedule |website=Sfluxe.com |date=December 10, 2008 |access-date=March 8, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321072734/http://sfluxe.com/2008/12/10/universal-shuffles-2009-schedule/ |archive-date=March 21, 2012 }}</ref> Later that year, Rodriguez starred in [[James Cameron]]'s science fiction adventure epic ''[[Avatar (2009 film)|Avatar]]'', which became the [[list of highest-grossing films|highest-grossing film in history]] and Rodriguez's most successful film to date. In 2009, Rodriguez starred in ''[[Trópico de Sangre]]'', an independent film based on the Dominican Republic's historic [[Mirabal sisters]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1691016/|title=Tropico de Sangre|website=Internet Movie Database|access-date=December 23, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110114124807/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1691016/|archive-date=January 14, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/CMS-6664067|title=La historia de las hermanas Mirabal|work=El Tiempo|date=November 24, 2009|language=es|access-date=December 23, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929223530/http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/CMS-6664067|archive-date=September 29, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

[[File:Battle Los Angeles cast by Gage Skidmore.jpg|right|thumb|From left to right, Rodriguez, Jonathan Liebesman and Aaron Eckhart at the 2010 [[San Diego Comic-Con]]]]

In 2010, Rodriguez appeared in [[Robert Rodriguez]]'s ''[[Machete (2010 film)|Machete]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/20844 |title=Get Your Grindhouse Fix With a New Poster from Robert Rodriguez's Machete |website=[[Bloody Disgusting]] |access-date=2015-12-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104113919/http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/20844/ |archive-date=November 4, 2013 }}</ref> In 2011, she appeared with [[Aaron Eckhart]] in the science fiction film ''[[Battle: Los Angeles]]''. In 2012, she returned to play the good clone and bad clone of Rain Ocampo in ''[[Resident Evil: Retribution]]''. In 2013, she reprised her roles as Letty in ''[[Fast & Furious 6]]'' and Luz / Shé in the Robert Rodriguez sequel ''[[Machete Kills]]''. She also voiced a character in [[DreamWorks Animation]]'s ''[[Turbo (2013 film)|Turbo]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/11/michelle-rodriguez-turbo_n_3579064.html |title=Michelle Rodriguez Voices 'Turbo' Character For First Animation Gig |first1=Michael |last1=Lopez |website=HuffPost |date=July 11, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130715084848/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/11/michelle-rodriguez-turbo_n_3579064.html |archive-date=July 15, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

In 2015, she appeared in ''[[Furious 7]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/furious-7-crosses-1-billion-at-worldwide-box-office-1201474924/ |title='Furious 7' Crosses $1 Billion at Worldwide Box Office |publisher=Variety.com |date=April 17, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402230142/http://variety.com/2015/film/news/furious-7-crosses-1-billion-at-worldwide-box-office-1201474924/ |archive-date=April 2, 2018 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> In 2016 she starred in ''[[The Assignment (2016 film)|The Assignment]]'' alongside [[Sigourney Weaver]]. In 2017, she lent her voice to ''[[Smurfs: The Lost Village]]''. She starred in ''[[The Fate of the Furious]]'', which broke records for the largest global box office opening of all time.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://money.cnn.com/2017/04/16/media/fate-of-the-furious-box-office/ |title='Fate of the Furious' races to biggest global box office opening ever |website=CNN.com |date=April 17, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425081907/http://money.cnn.com/2017/04/16/media/fate-of-the-furious-box-office/ |archive-date=April 25, 2017 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> In 2018, she starred opposite [[Viola Davis]] in ''[[Widows (2018 film)|Widows]]'' from director [[Steve McQueen (director)|Steve McQueen]], and in 2019 reunited with director [[James Cameron]] on the film ''[[Alita: Battle Angel]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://slashfilm.com/michelle-rodriguez-alita-battle-angel/ |title=Michelle Rodriguez Joins Robert Rodriguez's 'Alita: Battle Angel' |website=SlashFilm.com |date=February 22, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2017/02/michelle-rodriguez-steve-mcqueen-heist-pic-widows-viola-davis-iain-canning-emile-sherman-12-years-a-slave-1201913988/ |title=Michelle Rodriguez Joins Steve McQueen's Heist Pic 'Widows' |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=February 16, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170521060253/http://deadline.com/2017/02/michelle-rodriguez-steve-mcqueen-heist-pic-widows-viola-davis-iain-canning-emile-sherman-12-years-a-slave-1201913988/ |archive-date=May 21, 2017 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Rodriguez started [[Cheshire Kat Productions]], a production company that produced the documentary ''Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story'' (2019).<ref>{{Cite web |last1=White |first1=Abbey |last2=White |date=2020-08-04 |title='Stuntwomen' Trailer: Michelle Rodriguez Narrates Fiery Doc About On- and Offscreen Fights |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/stuntwomen-trailer-new-documentary-chronicles-fiery-history-stuntwomen-1305848/ |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Screenwriting===
As of 2013, Rodriguez stated she was working on several projects, including a family adventure film, a drug drama, and a female-oriented period piece.<ref name ="gmane">{{cite web |url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/pep/309014/hollywood-actress-michelle-rodriguez-reveals-upcoming-writing-projects/story |title=Hollywood actress Michelle Rodriguez reveals upcoming writing projects |website=gmanetwork.com |date=May 18, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014083800/http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/pep/309014/hollywood-actress-michelle-rodriguez-reveals-upcoming-writing-projects/story/ |archive-date=October 14, 2017 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

==Personal life==
[[File:Michelle Rodriguez by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg|thumb|upright|Rodriguez at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] in 2013]]

Rodriguez's hobbies include tactical gun training,<ref>{{cite web |title=Actress Michelle Rodriguez Lights Up Tactical Course |url=http://www.tactical-life.com/news/video-michelle-rodriguez-course/ |date=October 12, 2016 |publisher=Tactical-Life.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428053918/http://www.tactical-life.com/news/video-michelle-rodriguez-course/ |archive-date=April 28, 2017 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> [[skydiving]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Fast and Furious Star Michelle Rodriguez Goes Skydiving in Dubai |url=http://en.paperblog.com/fast-and-furious-star-michelle-rodriguez-goes-skydiving-in-dubai-868662/ |date=April 2014 |website=PaperBlog.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428053521/http://en.paperblog.com/fast-and-furious-star-michelle-rodriguez-goes-skydiving-in-dubai-868662/ |archive-date=April 28, 2017 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> and [[Deejay|DJing]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/music/michelle-rodriguez-lands-in-uae-as-guest-dj-at-two-clubs-1.411083 |title=Michelle Rodriguez lands in UAE as guest DJ at two clubs |work=The National |last=McLaughlin Duane |first=Rebecca |date=April 4, 2012 |access-date=July 14, 2023}}</ref>

In early 2000, Rodriguez broke off an engagement to a [[Muslim]] boyfriend, citing opposition to religious requests he made of her.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Archbold|first=Phil|date=27 July 2017|title=The untold truth of Michelle Rodriguez|url=https://www.looper.com/77425/untold-truth-michelle-rodriguez/|access-date=14 November 2020|website=[[Looper.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Rodriguez Turned Down Muslim Marriage |url=http://www.cinema.com/news/item/3790/rodriguez-turned-down-muslim-marriage.phtml |date=June 6, 2008 |website=Cinema.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101115202521/http://www.cinema.com/news/item/3790/rodriguez-turned-down-muslim-marriage.phtml |archive-date=November 15, 2010 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref> In 2001, she reportedly dated her ''[[Fast & Furious]]'' co-star [[Vin Diesel]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Susan |last=Wloszczyna |title=Vin Diesel, in high gear |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/2002-08-06-vin-diesel_x.htm |work=[[USA Today]] |date=August 6, 2002 |access-date=February 4, 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070105024012/http://www.usatoday.com/life/2002-08-06-vin-diesel_x.htm |archive-date=January 5, 2007 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

In late 2010, Rodriguez trained with [[Sea Shepherd Conservation Society|Sea Shepherd]] to join the direct action activism of the marine conservation organization during Operation No Compromise.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 22, 2010 |title=First shots: Michelle Rodriguez joins Sea Shepherd eco-warriors in Southern Australia |url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/michelle-rodriguez-learning-the-ropes-with-sea-shepherd-eco-warriors-in-southern-australia/news-story/c25a6d355b9b66c7372124bec3efbb51 |website=news.com.au}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-11-16 |title=Rodriguez sets sail with Sea Shepherd |url=https://thewest.com.au/news/australia/rodriguez-sets-sail-with-sea-shepherd-ng-ya-191509 |access-date=2023-08-31 |website=The West Australian |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Actress Michelle Rodriguez training to become Sea Shepherd crew member | date=November 23, 2010 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4sYcZipvFU |access-date=2023-08-31 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |user=MRodOfficial |number=6323519642144768 |title=Guess there's nothing better to peel you away from Technological hypnosis more than the Open Sea She's Beautiful }}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |user=MRodOfficial |number=6322546551037952 |title=Echo Warrior in Training }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hobart |first=Andrew Darby in |date=2010-11-23 |title=Avatar pilot turns sights in whalers |url=https://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/avatar-pilot-turns-sights-in-whalers-20101123-184xw.html |access-date=2023-08-31 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}</ref>

In 2013, ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' quoted her as saying: "I've gone [[Bisexuality|both ways]]. I do as I please. I am too curious to sit here and not try when I can. Men are intriguing. So are chicks."<ref name=Vilkomerson/> As she explained to ''[[Latina (magazine)|Latina]]'' magazine: "I'm getting older. Eventually it's going to wrinkle up and I'm not going to be able to use it. I wanted to be honest about who I am and see what happens."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rodriguez|first1=Priscilla|title=Exclusive: Michelle Rodriguez talks 'Turbo' & coming out: I wanted to be honest|url=http://www.latina.com/entertainment/buzz/michelle-rodriguez-turbo-coming-out?page=1|access-date=4 June 2014|work=Latina|date=19 November 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607002856/http://www.latina.com/entertainment/buzz/michelle-rodriguez-turbo-coming-out?page=1|archive-date=June 7, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The following year, she said in an interview that she hoped her actions would help others in a similar situation: "Maybe by me opening my big fat mouth like I usually do and stepping up and owning who I am, maybe it might inspire somebody else to do the same."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/michele-rodriguez-chats-gsn-her-first-lgbti-event-coming-out-bisexual120514 |title=Michelle Rodriguez chats with GSN at her first LGBTI event since coming out as bisexual |first=Greg |last=Hernandez |work=Gay Star News |date=May 12, 2014 |access-date=June 2, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111233025/http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/michele-rodriguez-chats-gsn-her-first-lgbti-event-coming-out-bisexual120514 |archive-date=January 11, 2015 |df=mdy }}</ref> She described herself as bisexual in another interview later that month: "Bi, yeah, I fall under the B-category of [[LGBT]]." Regarding the lack of unconventional female roles available in films, she said: "What's wrong with being bi? I mean, we're getting flak everywhere we go."<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.frontiersla.com/frontiers-blog/2014/05/20/michelle-rodriguez-asks-whats-wrong-with-being-bi-video|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140605063838/http://www.frontiersla.com/frontiers-blog/2014/05/20/michelle-rodriguez-asks-whats-wrong-with-being-bi-video|url-status=dead|archive-date= June 5, 2014|title= Michelle Rodriguez asks 'What's Wrong with Being Bi?'|first= Karen|last= Ocamb|work= frontiersla.com|date= May 20, 2014|access-date= June 2, 2014}}</ref>
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===Legal issues===
In March 2002, Rodriguez was arrested for assault after getting into a fight with her roommate. The charges were later dropped after the roommate declined to press the allegations in court.<ref>{{cite news
 |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=89f85d24-93e3-4286-b831-befec686f62d
 |title="Girlfight" Star Off the Hook
 |last=Grossberg
 |first=Josh
 |publisher=[[E!]]
 |website=eonline.com
 |date=April 8, 2002
 |access-date=February 4, 2007
 |url-status=dead
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930193012/http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=89f85d24-93e3-4286-b831-befec686f62d
 |archive-date=September 30, 2007
}}</ref>

In November 2003, Rodriguez went to court to face eight [[misdemeanor]] charges based on two driving incidents, including a [[hit and run (vehicular)|hit and run]] and [[DUI|driving under the influence]] (DUI).<ref>{{cite news
 |title=Rodriguez: Way 2 Fast 2 Furious
 |last=Haberman
 |first=Lia
 |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=27e9cef2-958c-463f-b85d-ed6366844a26
 |date=November 20, 2003
 |publisher=[[E!]]
 |website=eonline.com
 |access-date=February 4, 2007
 |url-status=dead
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013055320/http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=27e9cef2-958c-463f-b85d-ed6366844a26
 |archive-date=October 13, 2007
}}</ref> In June 2004, Rodriguez pleaded [[Nolo contendere|no contest]] in Los Angeles to three of the charges: Hit and run; [[drunk driving (United States)|drunken driving]]; and driving with a suspended license.<ref name="cbsnews">{{cite news
| url = https://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/04/26/ap/entertainment/mainD8H7BOT03.shtml
| title="Lost" actress chooses jail over service|work=CBS News |agency=Associated Press | date = April 26, 2006 | access-date =July 21, 2006 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071013054520/http://cbsnews.com/stories/2006/04/26/ap/entertainment/mainD8H7BOT03.shtml |archive-date = October 13, 2007}}</ref> She went to jail for 48&nbsp;hours, performed [[community service]] at the morgues of two New York hospitals, completed a three-month alcohol program, and was placed on [[probation]] for three years.<ref>{{cite news
 |first=Sarah
 |last=Hall
 |title=Rodriguez: Fast and Furious Driver
 |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=cee4e1a9-2750-41de-a9d4-853c76eb6b5e
 |publisher=[[E!]]
 |website=eonline.com
 |date=December 14, 2005
 |access-date=February 4, 2007
 |url-status=dead
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001030454/http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=cee4e1a9-2750-41de-a9d4-853c76eb6b5e
 |archive-date=October 1, 2007
}}</ref>

In 2005, while filming ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]'' in [[Hawaii]], Rodriguez was pulled over by [[Honolulu]] police multiple times for speeding violations, and on December 1 was arrested for DUI.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.today.com/popculture/michelle-rodriguez-settles-two-traffic-cases-wbna10466014 |title = Michelle Rodriguez settles two traffic cases |publisher = Today.com |agency = Associated Press |date = December 14, 2005 |access-date = July 21, 2006 |df = mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.today.com/popculture/two-lost-stars-charged-drunken-driving-wbna10294957 | title = Two 'Lost' stars charged with drunken driving | publisher = Today.com | agency = Associated Press | date = December 2, 2005 | access-date = July 21, 2006 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> In April 2006, she pleaded guilty to one charge of driving under the influence, and chose to pay a {{US$|500}} fine and spend five days in jail.<ref name="cbsnews" />

Rodriguez cited her high doses of allergy-relieving [[Corticosteroid|steroids]] as one of the reasons for her erratic behavior.<ref>{{cite news |title=More Jail Time for Michelle Rodriguez |last=Finn |first=Natalie |url=http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,19089,00.html?tnew |publisher=E! |website=eonline.com |date=May 22, 2006 |access-date=July 29, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090124235621/http://www.eonline.com/news/Items/0,1,19089,00.html?tnew |archive-date=January 24, 2009 }}</ref> Because the incident was a violation of her Los Angeles probation, she was sentenced to 60{{nbsp}}days in jail, a 30-day alcohol rehabilitation program, and another 30{{nbsp}}days of community service, including work for [[Mothers Against Drunk Driving]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://people.com/celebrity/michelle-rodriguez-gets-60-days-in-jail/|title=Michelle Rodriguez Gets 60 Days in Jail|last1=Lee|first1=Ken|last2=Silverman|first2=Stephen M.|work=People|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070212002856/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C1195153%2C00.html |archive-date=February 12, 2007 |date=May 22, 2006|access-date=February 25, 2019}}</ref> Because of overcrowding, she was released from jail on the same day she entered.<ref name=Today/>

In September 2007, Rodriguez allegedly violated her probation by neither completing her community service nor following an alcohol education program.<ref name="people.com">{{cite news |first=Ken |last=Lee |title=Michelle Rodriguez Sentenced to Six Months in Jail|url=https://people.com/crime/michelle-rodriguez-sentenced-to-six-months-in-jail/|work=People |date=October 27, 2007|access-date=February 25, 2019|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080319134816/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20151810,00.html|archive-date=March 19, 2008 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> On October 10, 2007, following a hearing, she was sentenced to 180{{nbsp}}days jail time after agreeing to admit to violating her probation. She was expected to spend the full 180-day term in jail but was released 18 days later due to overcrowding.<ref name=Today>{{cite web|title=Michelle Rodriguez out of jail after 18 days|date=January 10, 2008|access-date=March 27, 2023|work=[[Today (American TV program)|Today]]|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/michelle-rodriguez-out-jail-after-18-days-1C9417269|df=mdy-all|archive-date=September 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930193740/http://www.today.com/id/22594497|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2009, Rodriguez completed her community service.<ref>{{cite news |title=Michelle Rodriguez Finishes Her Community Service in Stride |url=http://www.latina.com/entertainment/celebrity/michelle-rodriguez-finishes-her-community-service-stride |work=[[Latina (magazine)|Latina]] |date=January 6, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208145244/http://www.latina.com/entertainment/celebrity/michelle-rodriguez-finishes-her-community-service-stride |archive-date=December 8, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

==Filmography==

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+Film
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2000
! scope="row" | ''[[Girlfight]]''
| Diana Guzman
|
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2001
! scope="row" | ''{{sortname|The|Fast and the Furious|dab=2001 film}}''
| [[List of Fast & Furious characters#Letty Ortiz|Letty Ortiz]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[3 A.M. (2001 film)|3 A.M.]]''
| Salgado
|
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2002
! scope="row" | ''[[Resident Evil (film)|Resident Evil]]''
| [[Rain Ocampo]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Blue Crush]]''
| Eden
|
|-
| 2003
! scope="row" | ''[[S.W.A.T. (2003 film)|S.W.A.T.]]''
| Officer Christina "Chris" Sanchez
|
|-
| 2004
! scope="row" | ''[[Control (2004 film)|Control]]''
| Teresa
|
|-
| 2005
! scope="row" | ''[[BloodRayne (film)|BloodRayne]]''
| Katarin
|
|-
| 2006
! scope="row" | ''{{sortname|The|Breed|dab=2006 film}}''
| Nicki
|
|-
| 2007
! scope="row" | ''[[Battle in Seattle]]''
| Lou
|
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2008
! scope="row"|''[[Gardens of the Night]]''
| Lucy
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Adventures in Voice Acting]]''
| Herself
| Documentary
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2009
! scope="row" | ''[[Fast & Furious (2009 film)|Fast & Furious]]''
| rowspan="2" | Letty Ortiz
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Los Bandoleros (film)|Los Bandoleros]]''
| Short film
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Avatar (2009 film)|Avatar]]''
| Captain Trudy Chacón
|
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2010
! scope="row" | ''[[Machete (2010 film)|Machete]]''
| Luz / Shé
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Trópico de Sangre]]''
| [[Minerva Mirabal]]
|
|-
| 2011
! scope="row" | ''[[Battle: Los Angeles]]''
| Technical Sergeant Elana Santos
|
|-
| 2012
! scope="row" | ''[[Resident Evil: Retribution]]''
| Rain Ocampo
|
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2013
! scope="row" | ''[[InAPPropriate Comedy]]''
| Harriet
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Fast & Furious 6]]''
| Letty Ortiz
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Turbo (2013 film)|Turbo]]''
| Paz (voice)
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Machete Kills]]''
| Luz / Shé
|
|-
| 2015
! scope="row" | ''[[Furious 7]]''
| Letty Ortiz
|
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2016
! scope="row" | ''[[The Assignment (2016 film)|The Assignment]]''
| Frank Kitchen / Tomboy
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Milton's Secret]]''
| Ms. Ferguson
|
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2017
! scope="row" | ''[[Smurfs: The Lost Village]]''
| Smurf Storm (voice)
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[The Fate of the Furious]]''
| Letty Ortiz
|
|-
| 2018
! scope="row" | ''[[Widows (2018 film)|Widows]]''
| Linda
|
|-
| 2019
! scope="row" | ''[[Alita: Battle Angel]]''
| Gelda
| Uncredited cameo
|-
| 2020
! scope="row" | ''[[She Dies Tomorrow]]''
| Sky
| 
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2021
! scope="row" | ''[[Crisis (2021 film)|Crisis]]''
| Supervisor Garrett
| 
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[F9 (film)|F9]]''
| Letty Ortiz
| 
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2023
! scope="row" | ''[[Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves]]''
| Holga Kilgore
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Fast X]]''
| Letty Ortiz
| 
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+Television
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2003
! scope="row" | ''[[Slavi's Show]]''
| rowspan="2" | Herself
| TV show (1 episode)
|-
| 2005
! scope="row" | ''[[Punk'd]]''
| 1 episode
|-
| 2005–2006
! scope="row" | ''[[IGPX|Immortal Grand Prix]]''
| [[List of Immortal Grand Prix characters#Team Satomi|Liz Ricarro]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.productionig.com/contents/works_sp/23_/s03_/index.html | title=IGPX STAFF & CAST | work=Production I.G | access-date=January 22, 2017}}</ref>
| Voice role, anime TV series
|-
| 2005–2006; 2009–2010
! scope="row" | ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]''
| [[Ana Lucia Cortez]]
| Guest (season 1); Main cast (season 2); Special guest star (seasons 5 & 6)
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2011
! scope="row" | ''[[CollegeHumor|CollegeHumor Original]]''
| Jessica
| Episode: "Sorority Pillow Fight"
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Curiosity (TV series)|Curiosity]]''
| rowspan="4" | Herself
| Episode: "Alien Invasion: Are We Ready?"
|-
| 2012
! scope="row" | ''[[Germany's Next Top Model]]''
| Episode: "A Dream Comes True: Hollywood is Waiting"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2015
! scope="row" | ''[[Running Wild with Bear Grylls]]''
| Episode: "Michelle Rodriguez"
|-
! scope="row"|''Super Into''
| Episode: "Michelle Rodriguez is Super Into Superbikes"
|-
| 2021
! scope="row" | ''Getaway Driver''
| Co-Host
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wacotrib.com/rodriguez-hosts-getaway-driver-on-discovery/article_1d614f92-e810-11eb-8158-d7dfad1dcd21.html|title=Rodriguez hosts "Getaway Driver" on Discovery|date=July 18, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/michelle-rodriguez-discovery-series-getaway-driver/|title=Michelle Rodriguez to star in 'Fast and Furious'-inspired competition show for Discovery|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] }}</ref>
|-
| 2023
! scope="row" | ''[[Barmageddon]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "[[Kelly Clarkson]] vs. Michelle Rodriguez"
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+Video games
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
| 2003
! scope="row" | ''[[True Crime: Streets of LA]]''
| Rosie Velasco<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Michelle Rodriguez (visual voices guide) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Michelle-Rodriguez/ |website=Behind The Voice Actors |access-date=28 April 2021}} ''Note:'' A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref>
| rowspan=5 | Voice
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2004
! scope="row" | ''[[Driver 3]]''
| Calita Martinez<ref name="btva"/>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Halo 2]]''
| Marine
|-
| 2009
! scope="row" | ''[[James Cameron's Avatar: The Game]]''
| Captain Trudy Chacon
|-
| 2012
! scope="row" | ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops II]]''
| Strike Force Soldier
|-
| 2020
! scope="row" | ''[[Fast & Furious Crossroads]]''
| Letty Ortiz
| Voice and [[motion capture]]
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+Music
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Artist(s)
|-
| 2000
! scope="row" | "I Can Do Too"
| Cole featuring [[Queen Latifah]]
|-
| 2001
! scope="row" | "[[Always on Time]]"
| [[Ja Rule]] and [[Ashanti (singer)|Ashanti]]
|-
| 2002
! scope="row" | "[[If I Could Fall in Love]]"
| [[Lenny Kravitz]]
|-
| 2015
! scope="row" | "[[Confident (Demi Lovato song)|Confident]]"
| [[Demi Lovato]]
|-
| 2018
! scope="row" | "[[Nice for What]]"
| [[Drake (rapper)|Drake]]
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+Theme park ride appearances
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
|-
| 2015
! scope="row" | ''[[Fast & Furious: Supercharged]]''
| Letty Ortiz
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{{BLP unsourced section|date=June 2024}}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Accolades for Michelle Rodriguez
|-
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Award
!scope="col"| Category
!scope="col"| Nominated work
!scope="col"| Result
|-
| rowspan=10| 2001
| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Award]]
| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Award|Most Promising Newcomer]]
| rowspan=10 style="text-align:center;" |''[[Girlfight]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Deauville Film Festival]]
| [[Deauville Film Festival|Best Female Performance]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[ALMA Award]]
| [[ALMA Award|Outstanding Latino Cast in a Feature Film]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Black Reel Award]]
| [[Black Reel Award: Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Independent Spirit Award]]
| [[Independent Spirit Award|Best Debut Performance]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[National Board of Review|National Board of Review Award]]
| [[National Board of Review|Best Breakthrough Performance by an Actress]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Gotham Award]]
| [[Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Actor|Breakthrough Actor]]
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan=2| Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award
| Best Actress
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Female Newcomer
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Online Film Critics Society Award]]
| [[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Breakthrough Performance|Best Breakthrough Performance]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan=2| 2002
| rowspan=2| [[ALMA Award]]
| [[ALMA Award|Best Actress in Film]]
| {{center|''[[The Fast and the Furious (2001 film)|The Fast and the Furious]]''}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[ALMA Award|Outstanding Actor/Actress in a Made for Television Movie or Miniseries]]
| {{center|''[[3 A.M. (2001 film)|3 A.M.]]''}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan=2| 2002
| [[MTV Movie Award]]
| [[MTV Movie Award|Best On-Screen Team]] <small>(with [[Kate Bosworth]] and [[Sanoe Lake]])</small>
| {{center|''[[Blue Crush]]''}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Imagen Foundation Award]]
| [[Imagen Foundation Award|Best Supporting Actress in a Film]]
| {{center|''[[S.W.A.T. (2003 film)|S.W.A.T.]]''}}
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan=2| 2005
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award]]
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series|Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]]
| rowspan=2| {{center|''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]''}}
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Saturn Award]]
| [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television|Best Supporting Actress on Television]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2006
| [[Golden Raspberry Award]]
| [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress|Worst Supporting Actress]]
| {{center|''[[BloodRayne (film)|BloodRayne]]''}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2009
| [[ALMA Award]]
| [[ALMA Award|Actress in a Film]]
| {{center|''[[Fast & Furious (2009 film)|Fast & Furious]]''}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2011
| [[ALMA Award]]
| [[ALMA Award|Favorite Movie Actress-Drama/Adventure]]
| {{center|''[[Battle: Los Angeles]]''}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2013
| [[Teen Choice Awards]]
| [[Teen Choice Awards|Choice Summer Movie Star: Female]]
| {{center|''[[Fast & Furious 6]]''}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2015
| [[Teen Choice Awards]]
| [[Teen Choice Awards|Choice Movie Actress: Action]]
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |''[[Furious 7]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[People's Choice Award]]
| [[People's Choice Award|Favorite Action Movie Actress]]
| {{nom}}
|-
|[[Chinese American Film Festival]]
|Golden Angel for Best Leading Actress of the Year
| {{Won}}
|-
| 2017
| [[Teen Choice Awards]]
| [[2017 Teen Choice Awards|Choice Movie Actress: Action]]
| ''[[The Fate of the Furious]]''
| {{nom}}
|}

==Notes==
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==References==
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