Michelle RodriguezMichelle Rodriguez (born July 12, 1978) is an American born Puerto Rican-Dominican actress. She is a native of Bexar County, Texas, but her family decided to follow their roots when Michelle was a child: At the age of 8, she moved to the Dominican Republic, and at 11, she moved to Puerto Rico. She later moved to New Jersey. She was a struggling actress when she ran across an ad advertising an open casting call for a movie. That movie turned out to be Girlfight, where Michelle landed the starring role of Diana Guzman, a woman boxer. Girlfight was a low-budget, independent film. But Rodriguez's job was critically acclaimed, and she began to become famous. She won various awards for her job in this movie, which became an unexpected hit among moviegoers. Subsequently, she has had notable characters in other hit movies. She dated Vin Diesel in 2001, and she even admitted, during an interview at the Howard Stern show, to having an intimate relationship with him. Filmography
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She dated Vin Diesel in 2001, and she even admitted, during an interview at the Howard Stern show, to having an intimate relationship with him. She has a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6636 Hollywood Boulevard, and is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, in a crypt emblazoned with the name "Norma Arrouge," next to film star Jean Harlow. Subsequently, she has had notable characters in other hit movies. Confounding the skeptics, they were still happily married at the time of her death, though in her declining years she reportedly called Arrouge "Irving.". She won various awards for her job in this movie, which became an unexpected hit among moviegoers. She retired from acting in 1942 and married Martín Arrouge, a ski enthusiast quite a few years her junior. But Rodriguez's job was critically acclaimed, and she began to become famous. After Thalberg died in 1936, Shearer embarked upon a series of little known but enthusiastic love affairs, including one with teenage film star Mickey Rooney and tough-guy actor George Raft. That movie turned out to be Girlfight, where Michelle landed the starring role of Diana Guzman, a woman boxer. Girlfight was a low-budget, independent film. She was nominated the same year for her role in Their Own Desire, in 1931 for her role in A Free Soul, in 1934 for The Barretts of Wimpole Street, in 1936 for Romeo and Juliet, and in 1938 for Marie Antoinette which was reputedly her favorite role. She was a struggling actress when she ran across an ad advertising an open casting call for a movie. Starting as a film extra in 1920, she was already a popular star in 1927 when she married MGM's second-in-command Irving Thalberg, with whom she had two children. Shearer won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in The Divorcee in 1930. She later moved to New Jersey. She was one of the Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood. She is a native of Bexar County, Texas, but her family decided to follow their roots when Michelle was a child: At the age of 8, she moved to the Dominican Republic, and at 11, she moved to Puerto Rico. Norma Shearer (August 10, 1902 - June 12, 1983) was an American actress born in Montreal, Quebec. Michelle Rodriguez (born July 12, 1978) is an American born Puerto Rican-Dominican actress. Cradle Will Rock (1999, extra). Summer of Sam (1999, extra). Girlfight (2000, Diana Guzman). 3 A.M. (2001, Salgado). The Fast and the Furious (2001, Letty). Resident Evil (2002, Rain Ocampo). Blue Crush (2002, Eden). S.W.A.T. (2003, Chris Sanchez). |