Table of Biography
Michelle Rodriguez is a popular American Actress. Michelle Rodriguez is widely known for portraying the role of Letty Ortiz in the action film The Fast and the Furious in 2001.
Early Life and Childhood
Michelle Rodriguez was born on July 12, 1978, in the city of San Antonio, Texas, United States. Her age is 45 years as of 2023 and her full name is Mayte Michelle Rodriguez.
Similarly, she is American by nationality and practices Christianity by religion. Moreover, she belongs to a mixed ethnicity and her zodiac sign is Cancer by date of birth.
Education
Talking about her family members, her father’s name is Rafael Rodriguez who was in the US Army and her mother’s name is Carmen Milady Rodriguez. Likewise, she has ten siblings and some of their names are Omar Rodriguez and Raul Rodriguez.
Michelle Rodriguez – Education
In terms of her educational background, she has done her schooling at William L. Dickinson High School in New Jersey. However, she dropped out of school and later completed her GED. In her school days, she was expelled from five schools in total and decided to quit her studies to pursue her acting career.
Career and Professional Life
Moving on to her career, she made her acting debut in the role of Diana Guzman in the movie Girlfight in 2000. She gained popularity when she portrayed the role of Letty Ortiz in the movie The Fast and the Furious in 2001. She played the role of Eden in the movie Blue Crush in 2002.
Similarly, she has appeared in several movies such as 3 A.M., Resident Evil, S.W.A.T., Control, BloodRayne, The Breed, Battle in Seattle, Gardens of the Night, Adventures in Voice Acting, Fast & Furious, Los Bandoleros, Avatar, Machete, Tropico de Sangre, Battle: Los Angeles, Fast Five, Resident Evil: Retribution, InAPPropriate Comedy, and so on.
Likewise, she has appeared in several television series such as Slavi’s Show, Punk’d, Immortal Grand Prix, Lost, College Humor Original, Curiosity, Germany’s Next Top Model, Running Wild with Bear Grylls, Super Into, and Getaway Driver.
Furthermore, she has also provided her voice in several video games. She voiced the character Rosie Velasco in the video game True Crime: Streets of LA in 2003. She voiced the character Calita Martinez in the video game Driver 3 in 2004. In 2012, she voiced the character Strike Force Soilder in the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops II.
Additionally, she has also appeared in several music videos. In 2000, she appeared in the music video I Can Do Too. She appeared in the music video Always on Time in 2001. In 2002, she appeared in Lenny Kravitz’s If I Could Fall in Love. She appeared in Demi Lovato’s Confident in 2015. In 2018, she appeared in Drake’s Nice for What.
Caption: Michelle Rodriguez with her co-stars. Source: Instagram
Brand Endorsements
Rodriguez has not endorsed any brand or seen promoting anything or collaborating with any brands. Similarly, there is no clue found on the web referring to the products she has supported. Also, she has never mentioned any information about the brands or companies she has endorsed.
Awards and Nomination
Rodriguez won the Deauville Film Festival Award in 2001, Independent Spirit Award in 2001, National Board of Review Award in 2001, Gotham Award in 2001, Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award in 2001, Imagen Foundation Award in 2002, Screen Actors Guild Award in 2005, and Chinese American Film Festival Award in 2015.
Similarly, she was nominated for the Chicago Film Critics Association Award in 2001, ALMA Award in 2001, Black Reel Award in 2001, Online Film Critics Society Award in 2001, MTV Movie Award in 2002, Saturn Award in 2005, Golden Raspberry Award in 2006, Teen Choice Award in 2013, People’s Choice Award in 2015, and so on.
Net Worth 2023
Rodriguez has an estimated net worth of approximately $25 million but her exact salary is not available. Similarly, most of her source of income is generated from her acting career. Additionally, she has worked very hard to get this fame and is on the road to building her net worth in the future.
Caption: Michelle Rodriguez posing for the photo. Source: Instagram
Relationship Status
Rodriguez may be single and not dating anyone right now. Moreover, she has no children and it is seen that she is quite happy being single at the moment. There has been much interest in who she might be dating, but she has not disclosed any information about her being in a relationship.
Also, she hadn’t been married before but in early 2000, she broke off her engagement with a Muslim guy. Also, in the past, she was found in a relationship with many Hollywood stars. Some of them are Vin Diesel, Cara Delevingne, Francesa de Sola, Aleksandra Rastovic, and Kristanna Loken.
Scandal
Rodriguez was arrested for assault after a fight with her roommate in March 2002. The charges were later withdrawn after the roommate declined to press the allegations in court. She appeared in court in November 2003 to face eight misdemeanour counts stemming from two driving incidents, including a hit-and-run and driving while intoxicated (DUI).
Also, she was arrested for DUI on December 1, 2005, while filming Lost in Hawaii. She allegedly broke her probation in September 2007 by failing to complete her community service or enrol in an alcohol education program. Following a hearing on October 10, 2007, she was sentenced to 180 days in jail but was freed 18 days later due to overcrowding.
Michelle Rodriguez – Body Measurements
Rodriguez is 5 Feet 5 inches tall and weighs 54kg. Similarly, she has an attractive body that measures 34-25-34 inches and she has a stunning pair of black eyes and hair. Also, her dress size is 6 and her shoe size is 8(US).
Caption: Michelle Rodriguez posing for the photo. Source: Instagram
Social Media
Rodriguez is active on Instagram, where she has 9.1M followers on Instagram and owns an Insta account @mrodofficial. Similarly, her Twitter handle is @MRodOfficial with 952.8k followers. Her Facebook account is @MRodOfficial and she has 17M followers. She has a @MRodOfficial YouTube channel with 37.2K subscribers.