• Name: Michelle Rodriguez
  
• Birth Name: Michelle Marie Rodriguez
  
• Height: 5'6"
  
• Sex: F
  
• Nationality: American
  
• Birth Date: July 12, 1978
  
• Birth Place: Bell County, Texas, USA
  
• Profession: actress
  
• Claim to fame: as Diana in Girlfight (2000)
  

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• "I don't like sitting around looking cute, that's not me."
• "I think empathy is a beautiful thing. I think that's the power of film though. We have one of the most powerful, one of the greatest communicative tools known to man. It's a form of communication and it's gonna reach you in a way of growth- most of the time."
• "I don't want people thinking of me sexually. I don't want people to be like, 'She's hot-looking,' you know? I want them to listen to me for what I am saying. And I think the best way to do that is to sniff my armpits, and like, sit and burp every now and then. It just completely throws people off. I had a couple of offers to do some hot scenes in the shower with some guy and to make it real hot and sexy. The next thing you know, I'd be the next J.Lo or something. But that's easy. I want [success] the hard way."
• "My favorite part of my body is my brain. I think no matter what my body looks like I wont be satisfied unless I know how to use it."
• "I dont think it's narcissistic at all to love yourself and believe in yourself. I think some people are really scared to do that. I have to. If I don't, I would not succed in what I do."
• "No matter what, people are so narrow minded that it won't ever be Michelle Rodriguez the actress, it will always be Michelle Rodriguez the Latin actress. And it's just something that I have to live with, because of the fact that people need labels to understand things. I can't even get into this ignorance that I'm dealing with. So I just ignore it, you know? Ignore the ignorance."

• Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards: Sierra Award - Best Female Newcomer, GIRLFIGHT (2001)
• Independent Spirit Awards: Best Debut Performance, GIRLFIGHT (2001)
• Deauville Film Festival: Acting Prize - Best Female Performance, GIRLFIGHT (2000)
• Gotham Awards: Breakthrough Award, GIRLFIGHT (2000)
• National Board of Review: Best Breakthrough Performance by an Actress, GIRLFIGHT (2000)

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