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Michelle Rodriguez: Known for tough-chick
roles, Michelle Rodriguez is proof that there is a cross between beauty and
brawn. Born in Bexar County, Texas on July 12, 1978, Michelle always knew she
was destined to become a star, she just didn't know how to get there. Michelle
lived in Texas until the age of 8 when her family moved to the Dominican
Republic where she lived for two years before moving to Puerto Rico. At 11,
Michelle's family relocated for the last time to Jersey City, New Jersey.
Although she has been working since 1999 as an extra in such films as Summer of
Sam (1999) and Cradle Will Rock (1999), it only took a magazine ad announcing an
open casting call in New York for Michelle to decide to finally step into the
spotlight. The role was the female lead, the movie was Girlfight (2000). Despite
the lack of experience in film and boxing, Michelle auditioned, along with
another 350 girls. After various trials inside an actual boxing ring and five
arduous months of training in Brooklyn's Gleason's Gym, she was finally chosen
to portray the role of Diana Guzman. As soon as the independent film began
making the rounds at various film festivals, Michelle began gaining critical
acclaim for her performance earning her awards like the Deaxville Festival of
American Cinema award for Best Actress and the Las Vegas Film Critics Society
for Female Breakthrough Performance. As Girlfight (2000) continued to gain
notoriety with its September 2000 release, Michelle was already hard at work
with films like 3 A.M. (2001), the blockbuster hit The Fast and the Furious
(2001), and Resident Evil (2002). With Hollywood calling her name, the future
for this feisty Jersey girl is as strong as the punches she gives.
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