• Actress Michelle Rodriguez debuted in the 2000 independent film Girlfight. Her performance won critical accolades from the National Board of Review, Independent Spirit Awards and Gotham Awards. Rodriguez had a role in The Fast and the Furious and played "Ana Lucia Cortez" Lost.

  Rodriguez, whose personal life is often featured in tabloids, reportedly stirred up trouble at the events leading up to her friend/manager's April 2009 wedding. The New York Post's Page Six reported that Rodriguez pushed guests of the bachelorette party into a pool and mocked the male stripper, among other antics.New York Post: Michelle Rodriguez Flips Out at Wedding (April 21, 2009)

• 1. Born: July 12, 1978Official Site: Michelle Rodriguez About
  2. Born in Texas
  3. Grew up in the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Jersey CityOfficial Site: Michelle Rodriguez About
  4. Debut film: Girlfight
  5. Appeared in The Fast and the Furious in 2001Official Site: Michelle Rodriguez About
  6. Appeared in S.W.A.T in 2003Official Site: Michelle Rodriguez About
  7. Played "Ana Lucia Cortez" on the ABC television series Lost
  8. Will star in the 2009 James Cameron film AvatarOfficial Site: Michelle Rodriguez About

• Movies and Television

  She followed her debut with appearances in the films S.W.A.T., The Fast and the Furious, Blue Crush and Resident Evil. In 2004, she voiced the part of a marine in the video game Halo 2, and from 2005 to 2006, she appeared as Ana Lucia Cortez on the ABC television series Lost. Since her time on Lost, Rodriguez has filmed a part in James Cameron's Avatar and The Fast and the Furious 4.

• Cosmo Interview and DUI

  Rodriguez's personal life and legal troubles have made her a tabloid regular. In July 2006, she admitted in an interview with Cosmopolitan that she had "experimented with both sexes" and, since 2002, has been in and out of prison for misdemeanor charges related to drunk driving arrests.

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