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Michelle Rodriguez
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Actor Born: July 12, 1978 in Bell County, TX Biography:As legend has it, when director "Karyn Kusama" was casting the lead for her directorial debut, "Girlfight", she wanted to find a young woman who would radiate the powerful, surly charisma of the young "Marlon Brando". Her search for an actor with this enviable but elusive quality ended when "Michelle Rodriguez", a 20-year-old Latina whose previous experience was limited to work as an extra, answered an ad in Backstage magazine that Kusama had posted. Cast as Diana Guzman, the fierce and vibrant protagonist of Kusama's story of a high school girl who takes up boxing, Rodriguez went on to earn almost universal acclaim for her powerful portrayal, winning the admiration of audiences and critics from Sundance to Toronto.
Of Puerto Rican and Dominican descent, Rodriguez was born in Bell County, TX, on July 12, 1978. She moved around throughout her childhood and adolescence, living for a time in Texas,... Full Biography
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