---
name: "Michelle Rodriguez"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/michelle-rodriguez"
fi1m_id: "michelle-rodriguez"
imdb_id: "nm0735442"
tmdb_id: 17647
wikidata_id: "Q184219"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "12 July 1978"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 15
average_fi1m_score: 67
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 13
updated: "2026-10-10T15:53:18.124491+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Michelle Rodriguez

## Identity

Michelle Rodriguez

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/michelle-rodriguez
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** michelle-rodriguez
- **IMDb ID:** nm0735442
- **TMDB ID:** 17647
- **Wikidata ID:** Q184219
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Rodriguez, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q184219, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0735442/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/17647

Actor. Born 12 July 1978 in Bexar County, Texas, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 12 July 1978, Bexar County, Texas, USA
- **Active:** 2001–present
- **Also known as:** Mayte Michelle Rodriguez, Mayte Michelle Rodríguez
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 15: 13 acting, 2 other
- **Frequently works with:** [Neal H. Moritz](https://film.one/person/neal-h-moritz.md), [Vin Diesel](https://film.one/person/vin-diesel.md), [Chris Morgan](https://film.one/person/chris-morgan.md), [Justin Lin](https://film.one/person/justin-lin.md), [Paul Walker](https://film.one/person/paul-walker-8167.md), [Tyrese Gibson](https://film.one/person/tyrese-gibson.md), [Dwayne Johnson](https://film.one/person/dwayne-johnson.md), [Jordana Brewster](https://film.one/person/jordana-brewster.md)
- **SAG Awards:** 1 SAG Award (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 67, as actor, over 13 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 67 (5), 2010s 71 (6), 2020s 65 (4)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 67 to 65 across 13 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 8 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 5 of 13 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Action 9, Crime 9, Thriller 7, Adventure 3, Science Fiction 3, Drama 2
- **Screen time:** 26 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $8,852m across 11 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Rodriguez, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q184219, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0735442/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/17647

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*The Fast and the Furious*](https://film.one/film/the-fast-and-the-furious.md) (72), [*Fast & Furious 6*](https://film.one/film/fast-and-furious-6.md) (70), [*Furious 7*](https://film.one/film/furious-7.md) (66), [*Fast & Furious*](https://film.one/film/fast-and-furious.md) (54)
- **Disney+:** [*Lost*](https://film.one/tv/lost.md) (81), [*Avatar*](https://film.one/film/avatar.md) (70)
- **Peacock:** [*F9*](https://film.one/film/f9.md) (64), [*Fast X*](https://film.one/film/fast-x.md) (58)
- **Apple TV:** [*Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves*](https://film.one/film/dungeons-and-dragons-honor-among-thieves.md) (73)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Michelle Rodriguez

> Michelle Rodriguez makes physical toughness convincing, but we like her best when there is room for warmth. Her partnership with Chris Pine in *Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves* makes a good case for giving her more than another fight.

In the prison opening of *Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves* (2023), Chris Pine's Edgin does the talking while Michelle Rodriguez's Holga supplies the muscle. It is a familiar division of labour for her, yet the pleasure is in how easily the two belong together. Pine and Rodriguez make the friendship feel settled before the adventure has properly begun. We warmed to them because the script lets a man and a woman enjoy that closeness without preparing them for a romance.

She began in the independent drama *Girlfight* (2000), before *The Fast and the Furious* (2001) established her as Letty. Parts in *Resident Evil* (2002), the series *Lost* (2004) and *Avatar* (2009) followed, alongside repeated returns to the *Fast & Furious* films. The casting settled into a habit: the tough woman in action stories largely occupied by men. Her physical commitment makes that work, but it also gives filmmakers an excuse to ask for the same thing again.

*Fast X* (2023) gives her less to work with. The Rome set piece is effective, but Dan Mazeau and Lin's script scatters the cast, leaving Letty locked up while the others pursue separate strands. Each gets a chase, a fight and a conversation about loyalty, and the constant cutting makes it hard to care about the people involved. It is a frustrating use of an actor who can make a screen partnership feel so comfortable.

Daley and Goldstein make better use of that ability in *Dungeons & Dragons*. Their script with Michael Gilio gives Holga a place in a crew whose company is the main reason to stay. Rodriguez's toughness suits the job, and the friendship with Pine gives us something to enjoy between the fights. The film grows loud, grey and overlong when it leaves those smaller pleasures behind. Start there for a less routine use of her, with some patience for the spectacle.

## Biography

Michelle Rodriguez is an American actress. Born Mayte Michelle Rodríguez on 12 July 1978 in San Antonio, Texas, she made her film debut in the independent drama *Girlfight* (2000), playing a troubled boxer. For this performance she received the Independent Spirit Award and Gotham Award for Best Debut Performance.

Rodriguez is best known for portraying Letty Ortiz in the *Fast & Furious* franchise, beginning with *The Fast and the Furious* (2001), and Rain Ocampo in the *Resident Evil* series (2002 onwards). She has also appeared as Trudy Chacon in *Avatar* (2009) and as Ana Lucia Cortez in the television series *Lost* (2005–2010). Other credits include *S.W.A.T.* (2003), *Battle: Los Angeles* (2011) and *Widows* (2018). In 2023 she played Holga Kilgore in *Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves* and reprised her role as Letty in *Fast X*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (15)

### Performed in (13) — the average rests on these

- *Ray Gunn* (2026), Fi1m 64, as Roz Dexler (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/ray-gunn.md)
- *Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves* (2023), Fi1m 73, as Holga — [page](https://film.one/film/dungeons-and-dragons-honor-among-thieves.md)
- *Fast X* (2023), Fi1m 58, as Letty — [page](https://film.one/film/fast-x.md)
- *F9* (2021), Fi1m 64, as Letty Ortiz — [page](https://film.one/film/f9.md)
- *Widows* (2018), Fi1m 83, as Linda — [page](https://film.one/film/widows.md)
- *The Fate of the Furious* (2017), Fi1m 63, as Letty Ortiz — [page](https://film.one/film/the-fate-of-the-furious.md)
- *Furious 7* (2015), Fi1m 66, as Letty Ortiz — [page](https://film.one/film/furious-7.md)
- *Fast & Furious 6* (2013), Fi1m 70, as Letty Ortiz — [page](https://film.one/film/fast-and-furious-6.md)
- *Avatar* (2009), Fi1m 70, as Trudy Chacon — [page](https://film.one/film/avatar.md)
- *Fast & Furious* (2009), Fi1m 54, as Letty Ortiz — [page](https://film.one/film/fast-and-furious.md)
- *Lost* (2004), Fi1m 81, as Ana Lucia Cortez — [page](https://film.one/tv/lost.md)
- *Resident Evil* (2002), Fi1m 56, as Rain — [page](https://film.one/film/resident-evil-2002.md)
- *The Fast and the Furious* (2001), Fi1m 72, as Letty Ortiz — [page](https://film.one/film/the-fast-and-the-furious.md)

### Also credited (2) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Alita: Battle Angel* (2019), Fi1m 72, as Gelda (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/alita-battle-angel.md)
- *Fast Five* (2011), Fi1m 72, as Letty (archive footage) (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/fast-five.md)

## Complete filmography (47)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Women Wearing Shoulder Pads* (2025), series, as Rubia Salamandra (voice)
- *Snakes and Ladders* (2025), series, Actor
- *The Private Lives of Jordi Molla' & Domingo Zapata* (2024), as Michelle Rodriguez
- *Fast X* (2023), as Letty — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/fast-x.md)
- *Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves* (2023), as Holga — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/dungeons-and-dragons-honor-among-thieves.md)
- *F9* (2021), as Letty Ortiz — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/f9.md)
- *Crisis* (2021), as Supervisor Garrett
- *Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story* (2020), Executive Producer
- *She Dies Tomorrow* (2020), as Sky
- *Alita: Battle Angel* (2019), as Gelda (uncredited) — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/alita-battle-angel.md)
- *Widows* (2018), as Linda — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/widows.md)
- *The Fate of the Furious* (2017), as Letty Ortiz — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/the-fate-of-the-furious.md)
- *Smurfs: The Lost Village* (2017), as Smurfstorm (voice)
- *2031* (2017), as Voula
- *Milton's Secret* (2016), as Ms. Ferguson
- *The Assignment* (2016), as Frank Kitchen / Tomboy
- *Unity* (2015), as Narrator (voice)
- *Furious 7* (2015), as Letty Ortiz — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/furious-7.md)
- *Machete Kills* (2013), as Luz
- *Turbo* (2013), as Paz (voice)
- *Fast & Furious 6* (2013), as Letty Ortiz — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/fast-and-furious-6.md)
- *InAPPropriate Comedy* (2013), as Harriet
- *Resident Evil: Retribution* (2012), as Rain
- *Fast Five* (2011), as Letty (archive footage) (uncredited) — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/fast-five.md)
- *Blacktino* (2011), as Charlotte Foster Jane
- *Battle: Los Angeles* (2011), as Elena Santos
- *Top Gear* (2010), series, Actor
- *Machete* (2010), as Luz
- *Tropic of Blood* (2010), as Minerva Mirabal
- *Avatar* (2009), as Trudy Chacon — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/avatar.md)
- *Los Bandoleros* (2009), as Letty Ortiz
- *Fast & Furious* (2009), as Letty Ortiz — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/fast-and-furious.md)
- *Gardens of the Night* (2008), as Lucy
- *A Cat's Tale* (2008), as Jujube (voice)
- *Battle in Seattle* (2007), as Lou
- *The Breed* (2006), as Nicki
- *BloodRayne* (2006), as Katarin
- *Control* (2004), as Teresa
- *Lost* (2004), series, as Ana Lucia Cortez — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/lost.md)
- *S.W.A.T.* (2003), as Chris Sanchez
- *Blue Crush* (2002), as Eden
- *Icons* (2002), series, Actor
- *Resident Evil* (2002), as Rain — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/resident-evil-2002.md)
- *3 A.M.* (2001), as Salgado
- *The Fast and the Furious* (2001), as Letty Ortiz — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/the-fast-and-the-furious.md)
- *Girlfight* (2000), as Diana Guzman
- *Left Seat*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![the image shows a portrait of Michelle Rodriguez (2006)](https://film.one/media/person/18147/gallery-86eec4ddeb01.png) the image shows a portrait of Michelle Rodriguez (2006) — Rok Cestnik, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Michelle_Rodriguez_%28drawing%29.png/1280px-Michelle_Rodriguez_%28drawing%29.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Michelle Rodriguez](https://film.one/media/person/18147/gallery-bc87566b43f9.jpg) Michelle Rodriguez — Image via TMDB
- ![Michelle Rodriguez](https://film.one/media/person/18147/gallery-01b90c1c11f7.jpg) Michelle Rodriguez — Image via TMDB
- ![Michelle Rodriguez](https://film.one/media/person/18147/gallery-e41fea221b91.jpg) Michelle Rodriguez — Image via TMDB
- ![Michelle Rodriguez](https://film.one/media/person/18147/gallery-8cd8557dc15e.jpg) Michelle Rodriguez — Image via TMDB
- ![Michelle Rodriguez](https://film.one/media/person/18147/gallery-0cbb9c966368.jpg) Michelle Rodriguez — Image via TMDB
- ![Michelle Rodriguez](https://film.one/media/person/18147/gallery-5bc1f15fa749.jpg) Michelle Rodriguez — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### SAG Awards — 1 won

- 2006: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (won), for *Lost*

### Other awards — 1 won, 2 nominated

- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress 2006: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress (nominated), for *BloodRayne*
- MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo 2003: MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo (nominated), for *Blue Crush*
- Film Independent Spirit Awards 2001: Film Independent Spirit Awards (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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