Starting out with an award-winning breakthrough performancein an indie film that won her widespread acclaim, Michelle Rodriguez now has arecurring role in one of the highest grossing film franchises of all time.Playing Letty Ortiz in the 2001 blockbuster smash The Fast and the Furious,Rodriguez has appeared in the film’s numerous sequels, which have totalled wellover $1 billion in sales at the box office. Rodriguez is often cast intough-chick roles, blending beauty and brawn in characters that portrayempowered women, shattering gender stereotypes in the process.

Next to her energetic portrayal of the street racingcharacter Ortiz, Rodriguez has also had big parts in the likes of Resident Eviland S.W.A.T on top of appearances in music videos for pop giants like Drake,Demi Lovato, Lenny Kravitz and Ja Rule. TV work has kept her very much in thepublic eye with parts in popular shows like Punk’d, Running Wild With BearGrylls and Germany’s Next Top Model. Rodriguez has also turned out star voiceacting roles in films such as Smurfs: The Lost Village and has worked withcelebrated contemporary directors such as Steve McQueen and James Cameron. Arole in Cameron’s high-budget sci-fi adventure epic Avatar, which became thehighest-grossing film in history, proved Rodriguez’s most successful film todate. Propelling her to new heights in Hollywood, this led to a criticallyacclaimed spot in Steve McQueen’s 2018 heist movie, Widows. Rodriguez is set tobe reunited with James Cameron for Alia: Battle Angel in 2019, proving that sheis still in high demand as her star continues to rise.