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Michelle Marie Rodriguez (born July 12, 1978) is an American actress best known for her roles in films like The Fast and the Furious
and Resident Evil
, as well as the television series Lost.

Early life

Rodriguez was born in Bexar County, Texas to Rafael Rodriguez (a Puerto Rican) and Carmen (a native of the Dominican Republic); her parents divorced in 1986. She was raised a Jehovah's Witness by her devoutly religious maternal grandmother, and has a total of ten half-siblings or siblings, some of whom she has never met.

Rodriguez moved to the Dominican Republic with her mother when she was 8 and lived in Puerto Rico when she was 11, later settling in New Jersey. She dropped out of high school at age 17 (after having been kicked out of 6 different schools), but later earned her GED.

Film career

Rodriguez was a struggling actress when she ran across an ad advertising an open casting call for the low-budget, independent film, Girlfight
. Michelle beat out 350 other applicants for the part, and was cast in the starring role of Diana Guzman, a troubled teen who decides to channel her aggression by training to become a boxer. It was her first audition. The film was released in 2000, and Rodriguez's performance was recognized by both critics and audiences.

Subsequently, she has had notable roles in other successful movies, including The Fast and the Furious
and Resident Evil
. She joined the cast of the TV series Lost in 2005, playing tough cop Ana-Lucia Cortez.

In 2002, she was ranked #77 in Stuff magazine’s “102 Sexiest Women In The World”, and #34 in Maxim’s "100 Sexiest Women".

Personal life

Rodriguez dated her The Fast and the Furious co-star, Vin Diesel, in 2001. She enjoys inline skating and plays the piano.

Legal troubles

In March 2002, Rodriguez was arrested and charged for assaulting her female roommate. The charges were later dropped after the roommate declined to press the allegations in court.

In November 2003, Rodriguez went to court to face eight misdemeanor charges based on two road incidents: On July 22, she left the scene of an accident after hitting another motorist. And on November 4, she sped through an intersection while under the influence of alcohol. She had a suspended license both times. In June 2004, Rodriguez pleaded no contest in Los Angeles to three of the charges: hit and run, drunken driving, and driving with a suspended license. She went to jail for 48 hours, performed community service at the morgues of two New York hospitals, completed a three-month alcohol program, and is currently serving a three-year probation term.

In 2005, while filming Lost in Hawaii, Rodriguez was pulled over by Honolulu police multiple times; she was cited for driving 83 mph in a 55 mph zone on Oahu on Nov. 1 and was fined $357, paid a $300 fine for driving 90 mph in a 35 mph zone on Oct. 20, and she was fined $197 for going 80 mph in a 50 mph zone on August 24th.

Rodriguez and her Lost costar, Cynthia Watros
, who were driving in separate cars, were each pulled over and arrested on the morning of December 1, 2005 in Kailua, Hawaii. According to the arresting officers, the two actresses, were weaving in and out of traffic on Pali Highway, which connects Kailua and Honolulu. Rodriguez and Watros were arrested at 12:05 and 12:20am, respectively, and both failed sobriety tests. They were booked at the main Honolulu police station for driving under the influence of an intoxicant (Rodriguez was booked under the name "Mayte Michelle Rodriguez"). They were released on $500 bail and had driver’s license revocation hearings on December 29, 2005. Their police mugshots were posted at The Smoking Gun website. Watros pleaded guilty and received a sentence of alcohol counseling. Rodriguez pleaded not guilty and has a trial date of March 30, 2006.

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