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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- Michelle Rodriguez and Charlize Theron Face Off in 'Fast X' Behind-the-Scenes Featurette Collider July 31, 2023
- 'Fast X' Global Box Office Races Toward Projected $300 Million Opening Collider May 16, 2023
- 'Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves' Sets Streaming Release Date Collider May 15, 2023
- Michelle Rodriguez Chases Jason Momoa Through Rome in New 'Fast X' Footage Collider May 11, 2023
- Michelle Rodriguez: Charlize Theron and I Shot Our ‘Fast X’ Fight Scene ‘With No Director… We Don’t Need One, Let’s Do This’ Variety March 31, 2023
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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
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Characters
- Drama 29%
- Thriller 17%
- Action 12%
- Crime 7%
- Fantasy 5%
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Drama, Thriller, 1 hr 58 min
Canada, Belgium • Nicholas Jarecki
Horror, Drama, Fantasy, 1 hr 26 min
United States • Amy Seimetz
Crime, Drama, Thriller, 2 hr 9 min
United States, United Kingdom • Steve McQueen
Drama, Family, 1 hr 29 min
Canada • Barnet Bain
Short, Drama, 13 min
United States • Francesca de Sola
Action, Thriller, Drama, 2 hr 10 min
United States, Japan, Spain • Justin Lin
Drama, History, 1 hr 56 min
Dominican Republic • Juan Delancer
Sci-Fi, Action, Drama, 2 hr 42 min
United States • James Cameron
Short, Action, Drama, 20 min
United States • Vin Diesel
Crime, Action, Thriller, 1 hr 47 min
United States, Japan • Justin Lin
Drama, 1 hr 50 min
United States, United Kingdom • Damian Harris
Action, Drama, History, 1 hr 39 min
Germany, Canada, United States • Stuart Townsend
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Drama, 43 min
United States • Jack Bender...
Drama, Romance, Sport, 1 hr 44 min
United States, Germany • John Stockwell
Drama, Sport, 1 hr 50 min
United States • Karyn Kusama