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Michelle Rodriguez is an American actress. She is known for her roles in the films ” Resident Evil “, ” Avatar “, as well as her participation in the highly successful franchise ” Fast and Furious .” Fans of the performer’s talent suggest that Michel succeeds in creating vivid images on the screen due to her absurd nature: she repeatedly came into conflict with the road service due to a violation of the rules of conduct on the road.
Childhood and youth
Maite Michelle Rodriguez was born July 12, 1978, in a family of Dominican and Puerto Rican. Parents of the future film actress met in America, where his father served in the military. Michelle from childhood was distinguished by an independent character and free views, which was surprising for a child brought up in a religious family. The girl’s grandmother was especially God-fearing.
The Rodriguez family lived for several years in Texas, but when Michelle turned 8 years old, her mother left her father and took her daughter to the Dominican Republic. A year later, the parents of the future star officially broke up. Grandmother took up the education of her granddaughter, who repeatedly tried to draw the girl into the faith of Jehovah’s Witnesses, but in vain. Michelle Rodriguez lived in her mother’s homeland for 4 years, but then they returned to the United States and settled in New Jersey.
Michelle often changed schools, studied poorly, hooligan. At 17, the girl dropped out of school, but soon thought better of it and received a certificate. In those years, Rodriguez already dreamed of a career in cinema, but could not choose a specialization. At first, she wanted to write scripts, then decided to become a director, but in the end she settled on the acting profession.
Movies
At the age of 20, Michelle Rodriguez moved to New York. At first, the film actress starred in extras and attended auditions. In 1999, she played 2 roles in the films “The Cradle Will Rock” and “Summer of Sam”. The audience did not even notice the young actress. Such indifference spurred Michelle, and soon fate rewarded her for her tenacity.
Once, the artist saw an announcement about the casting of actors for the film “Women’s Fights”. Rodriguez was late for an audition, read the text stammering, but she managed to subdue the director by some miracle. She was selected for the role of 350 applicants. The creative biography of Michelle Rodriguez began.
For almost 6 months, the debutant had to deal with a boxing coach to make the game in the frame believable. The girl did fine. After the premiere of “Women’s Fights,” they started talking about Michelle.
In 2001, the girl starred in the film “3 a.m.”, then there was the tape “Fast and the Furious.” A year later – work in the horror film “Resident Evil” and shooting in the youth “Blue Wave”. In the paintings, the actress embodied an image close to her – a sexy girl, ready to fend for herself.
In 2003, she appeared in the action movie “Special Forces of the City of Angels”, in 2004 Rodriguez finished shooting in the movie “Control” and immediately began working on the series ” Lost .”
Every year, Michelle Rodriguez delighted fans with the completion of her filmography. The action movie “Bloodrein”, in which Michelle played one of the main roles, collected 6 nominations in “Golden Raspberry”. At the same time, neither critics nor the audience questioned Rodriguez’s acting talent.
In 2009, Michelle was invited to the high-profile and expensive Avatar project. The plot of the picture was built on the struggle of mankind and aliens. Rodriguez hoped that after the premiere she will be talked about all over the world. Indeed, Avatar met the expectations of the creative group – the amount of box office receipts reached the same level as the Oscar-winning Titanic . While the audience watched the interplanetary upheavals, the actress starred in “Fast and the Furious 4” and “Machete”.
In 2013, fans of the American woman in earnest sounded the alarm. Michelle Rodriguez admitted in an interview that she intends to suspend her acting career to engage in writing. The actress told the press that she came to show business to become a writer, but got into the cinema. According to Rodriguez, to achieve this, she plans to settle in the mountains, to find a source of inspiration for her novel.
Nevertheless, several years have passed after this statement, and Michelle continues to delight viewers with a game on the set. Today, the artist uses scriptwriting as a literary experience. With her participation, plots for two films were prepared.
Personal life
Personal life Michelle Rodriguez is seething – in a secular chronicle with enviable frequency, there are reports of new novels by a Hollywood celebrity. The first boyfriend Michelle was a Muslim, demanded that the actress respect Islam and religious rules. He intended to become her official husband and to make his children a mother. But in 2000, the couple broke up.
In 2001, Michelle Rodriguez and Vin Diesel met on the set of “Fast and the Furious.” Between them, a short romance ensued. Soon the paparazzi photographed the actress in the company of Oliver Martinez, who at that time met with Australian performer Kylie Minogue. In the pictures, Michelle passionately kisses the singer’s boyfriend.
In 2005, the acting beau monde discussed the gay orientation of Michelle Rodriguez, but the actress herself said in an interview with media representatives that she was not a lesbian. The reason for this was a frank interview of the American fashion model Kristanna Loken, in which she stated that she was in an intimate relationship with Michelle.
Then the actress did not comment on the words of her friend, but a year later admitted that she was experimenting with partners of both sexes. Fans on the Instagram network immediately demanded that Michelle show a photo where she is naked and is in the company of her girlfriend.
In 2008, journalists again spotted Michelle along with Martinez. The couple had lunch at a hotel restaurant in Los Angeles, where the actor stayed. The paparazzi claimed to have seen Rodriguez leave this hotel in the morning.
In the winter of 2014, the celebrity met with the British model Cara Delevingne, but they soon broke up. Next was a relationship with Zac Efron.
Michelle Rodriguez appeared at one time with a wedding ring on her finger. Who gave the jewelry remained a mystery. The actress herself said that this ring recalls the suffering that she will never doom to herself again because of love. Despite the unequivocal statements, the star of the screen never revealed the name of her lover.
Michelle Rodriguez Now
The actress is often called a woman who conquers the male world, breaks the artificial space created by representatives of the strong half of humanity. Michelle herself considers such a success to be the merit of all the women of the planet, and Hollywood – a vivid confirmation of this.
Movies
- 2000 – “Women’s Fight”
- 2001 – The Fast and the Furious
- 2002 – Resident Evil
- 2005 – Bloodrain
- 2009 – Avatar
- 2005-2010 – Lost
- 2010 – Machete
- 2016 – Milton’s Secret
- 2016 – Tomboy
- 2018 – Widows
- 2019 – Alita: Battle Angel
