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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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                                  2025 — Letty Ortiz

                                  Action, Crime, Thriller
                                  United States, United Kingdom • Justin Lin...

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                                    2023 — Letty, herself

                                    Short, Action, 35 min
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                                      2023 — Letty

                                      Action, Adventure, Crime, 2 hr 21 min
                                      United States, China, Japan • Louis Leterrier

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                                        2023 — Holga

                                        Fantasy, Action, Adventure, 2 hr 14 min
                                        United States, Canada, United Kingdom • John Francis Daley...

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                                          2021 — Letty

                                          Action, Crime, Thriller, 2 hr 23 min
                                          United States • Justin Lin

                                            2019
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                                            2019 — Gelda, uncredited

                                            Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure, 2 hr 1 min
                                            United States, Japan, Canada • Robert Rodriguez

                                              2018
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                                              2018 — M-13

                                              Short, Action, 20 min
                                              United States • Robert Rodriguez

                                                2017
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                                                2017 — Letty

                                                Action, Crime, Thriller, 2 hr 16 min
                                                United States, China, Japan • F. Gary Gray

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                                                  2017 — Voula

                                                  Short, Action, 5 min
                                                  United States • Catero Colbert

                                                    2016
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                                                    2016 — Frank Kitchen

                                                    Action, Crime, Thriller, 1 hr 35 min
                                                    United States, France, Canada • Walter Hill

                                                      2015
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                                                      2015 — Letty

                                                      Short, Action
                                                      United States • James Wan

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                                                        2015 — Letty

                                                        Short, Action, 10 min
                                                        United States • Thierry Coup

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                                                          2015 — Letty

                                                          Action, Crime, Thriller, 2 hr 17 min
                                                          United States, China, Japan • James Wan

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                                                            2013 — Luz

                                                            Action, Comedy, Crime, 1 hr 48 min
                                                            United States, Russia • Robert Rodriguez

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                                                              2013 — Olivia

                                                              Short, Action, Adventure, 17 min
                                                              United States • Francesca de Sola

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                                                                2013 — Letty

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

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                                                                  2012 — Rain

                                                                  Sci-Fi, Horror, Action, 1 hr 35 min
                                                                  United States, Germany, Canada • Paul W.S. Anderson

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                                                                    2011 — TSgt. Elena Santos

                                                                    Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure, 1 hr 56 min
                                                                    United States • Jonathan Liebesman

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                                                                      2010 — Luz

                                                                      Action, Thriller, Comedy, 1 hr 45 min
                                                                      United States, Germany, United Kingdom • Ethan Maniquis...

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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

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                                                                              2007 — Lou

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

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                                                                                2006 — Nicki

                                                                                Sci-Fi, Horror, Action, 1 hr 31 min
                                                                                Germany, South Africa, United States • Nicholas Mastandrea

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                                                                                  2005 — Katarin

                                                                                  Horror, Fantasy, Action, 1 hr 35 min
                                                                                  Germany, United States • Uwe Boll

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                                                                                    2005 — 2006 — Liz Ricarro, voice

                                                                                    Anime, Animation, Sci-Fi, 24 min
                                                                                    United States, Japan • Mitsuru Hongô...

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                                                                                      2004 — Teresa

                                                                                      Action, Crime, Thriller, 1 hr 39 min
                                                                                      United States, Germany, Aruba • Tim Hunter

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                                                                                        2003 — Chris Sanchez

                                                                                        Action, Adventure, Crime, 1 hr 57 min
                                                                                        United States • Clark Johnson

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                                                                                          2002 — Rain

                                                                                          Sci-Fi, Horror, Action, 1 hr 40 min
                                                                                          United States, Germany • Paul W.S. Anderson

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                                                                                            2001 — Letty

                                                                                            Action, Crime, Thriller, 1 hr 46 min
                                                                                            United States, Germany • Rob Cohen

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