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    Michelle Rodriguez

    July 12, 1978 • 45 y.o.

    Full Name Mayte Michelle Rodriguez
    Place of Birth San Antonio, Texas, USA
    Citizenship United States
    Career 2000 — ...
    Genres Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi
    Height 1.65 m

    Facts

    Mayte Michelle Rodriguez was born on July 12, 1978, in San Antonio, Texas. Her mother, Carmen Milady Rodriguez (née Pared Espinal), is Dominican, while her father, Rafael Rodriguez, was Puerto Rican and served in the U.S. Army. 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 GED. In total, she was expelled from five schools. She briefly attended business school before quitting to pursue a career in acting, with the ultimate goal of becoming a screenwriter and director. 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. A 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 also 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.

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                                  2021 — Supervisor Garrett

                                  Drama, Thriller, 1 hr 58 min
                                  Canada, Belgium • Nicholas Jarecki

                                    2020
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                                    2020 — Sky

                                    Horror, Drama, Fantasy, 1 hr 26 min
                                    United States • Amy Seimetz

                                      2018
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                                      2018 — Linda

                                      Crime, Drama, Thriller, 2 hr 9 min
                                      United States, United Kingdom • Steve McQueen

                                        2016
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                                        2016 — Ms. Ferguson

                                        Drama, Family, 1 hr 29 min
                                        Canada • Barnet Bain

                                          2014
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                                          2014 — Olivia

                                          Short, Drama, 13 min
                                          United States • Francesca de Sola

                                            2013
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                                            2013 — Letty

                                            Action, Thriller, Drama, 2 hr 10 min
                                            United States, Japan, Spain • Justin Lin

                                              2010
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                                              Tropico de Sangre, 2010 — Minerva Mirabal

                                              Drama, History, 1 hr 56 min
                                              Dominican Republic • Juan Delancer

                                                2009
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                                                2009 — Trudy Chacón

                                                Sci-Fi, Action, Drama, 2 hr 42 min
                                                United States • James Cameron

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                                                  2009 — Letty Ortiz

                                                  Short, Action, Drama, 20 min
                                                  United States • Vin Diesel

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                                                    2009 — Letty

                                                    Crime, Action, Thriller, 1 hr 47 min
                                                    United States, Japan • Justin Lin

                                                      2008
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                                                      2008 — Lucy, Woman in Car

                                                      Drama, 1 hr 50 min
                                                      United States, United Kingdom • Damian Harris

                                                        2007
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                                                        2007 — Lou

                                                        Action, Drama, History, 1 hr 39 min
                                                        Germany, Canada, United States • Stuart Townsend

                                                          2004
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                                                          2004 — 2010 — Ana Lucia Cortez

                                                          Sci-Fi, Adventure, Drama, 43 min
                                                          United States • Jack Bender...

                                                            2002
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                                                            2002 — Eden

                                                            Drama, Romance, Sport, 1 hr 44 min
                                                            United States, Germany • John Stockwell

                                                              2000
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                                                              2000 — Diana Guzman

                                                              Drama, Sport, 1 hr 50 min
                                                              United States • Karyn Kusama

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