Editing Michelle Rodriguez (section)

===Film and television===
[[File:Michelle Rodriguez at the New York Fashion Week crop.jpg|thumb|upright|Rodriguez at the New York Fashion Week in 2006]]

Having run across an ad for an open casting call and attending her first audition, Rodriguez beat 350 other applicants to win her first role in the low-budget 2000 [[independent film]] ''[[Girlfight]]''. With her performance as Diana Guzman, a troubled teen who decides to channel her aggression by training to become a [[Women's boxing|boxer]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/3443 |title=A Conversation About "Girlfight"; October 27, 2000 |website=Charlierose.com |date=October 27, 2000 |access-date=March 8, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013131607/http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/3443 |archive-date=October 13, 2012 }}</ref> Rodriguez accumulated several awards and nominations for the role in independent circles, including major acting accolades from the [[National Board of Review of Motion Pictures|National Board of Review]], [[Deauville American Film Festival|Deauville Film Festival]],<ref>{{cite web
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}}</ref> [[Independent Spirit Awards]],<ref name="Girlfight a Winner"/> [[Gotham Awards]],<ref name="IFP Gotham Independent Film Awards"/> Las Vegas Film Critics Sierra Awards, and many others. The film itself took home a top prize at the [[Sundance Film Festival|Sundance]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-jan-30-mn-59327-story.html|title='Girlfight,' 'Count on Me' Tie at Sundance|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=December 23, 2010|date=January 30, 2000|url-status=live|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20110810040823/http://articles.latimes.com/2000/jan/30/news/mn-59327|archive-date=August 10, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and won Award of the Youth at the [[Cannes Film Festival]].

Rodriguez has had notable roles in other successful films, including [[Letty Ortiz|Letty]] in ''[[The Fast and the Furious (2001 film)|The Fast and the Furious]]'' (2001) and [[Rain Ocampo]] in ''[[Resident Evil (film)|Resident Evil]]'' (2002). She appeared in ''[[Blue Crush]]'' and ''[[S.W.A.T. (2003 film)|S.W.A.T.]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.tvguide.com/swat/136976|title=S.W.A.T.|work=TV Guide|access-date=December 23, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613233808/http://movies.tvguide.com/swat/136976|archive-date=June 13, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In 2004, Rodriguez lent her voice to the video game ''[[Halo 2]]'', playing a [[Marine (military)|Marine]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamestar.com/11_04/features/fea_michellerog.shtml |title=Interview: Michelle Rodriguez in Halo 2 |work=Gamestar |access-date=December 23, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101009115005/http://www.gamestar.com/11_04/features/fea_michellerog.shtml |archive-date=October 9, 2010 }}</ref> She provided the voice of [[List of Immortal Grand Prix characters#Team Satomi|Liz Ricarro]] in the [[Cartoon Network]] series ''[[Immortal Grand Prix|IGPX]]''.<ref name="The Ghost Cast & Crew List">{{cite web|url=http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon_characters/90239-Ghost.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130117171535/http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon_characters/90239-Ghost.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 17, 2013|title=The Ghost Cast & Crew List|website=The Big Cartoon Database|access-date=December 23, 2010}}</ref> From 2005 to 2006, she played tough cop [[Ana Lucia Cortez]]<ref>{{cite news
|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/26/movies/29itzk.html|title=She loves acting tough on 'Lost'|work=The New York Times|date=November 15, 2005|access-date=December 23, 2010|first=Dave|last=Itzkoff}}</ref> on the television series ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]'' during the show's second season (the character's first appearance was a flashback during the first season's finale, "[[Exodus (Lost)#Part 1|Exodus: Part 1]]"), and returned for a cameo in the second episode of the show's fifth season, "[[The Lie (Lost)|The Lie]]", in 2009. She returned again in the penultimate episode of the series, "[[What They Died For]]", in 2010. In 2006, Rodriguez appeared in her own episode of [[G4 (U.S. TV channel)|G4]]'s show ''[[Icons (TV series)|Icons]].''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://g4tv.com/icons/episodes/5623/icons-michelle-rodriguez.html|title=ICONS: Michelle Rodriguez Episode #6004|publisher=G4 Media|website=g4tv.com|date=June 24, 2006|access-date=December 23, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130808193907/http://www.g4tv.com/icons/episodes/5623/icons-michelle-rodriguez.html|archive-date=August 8, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

[[File:MichelleRodriguezDec09.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Rodriguez in December 2009]]

In 2007, Rodriguez appeared in the political drama ''[[Battle in Seattle]]'' opposite [[Charlize Theron]] and [[Woody Harrelson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.miami.com/battle-in-seattle-r-article|title=Battle in Seattle|work=The Miami Herald|access-date=December 23, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925021709/http://www.miami.com/battle-in-seattle-r-article|archive-date=September 25, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In 2009, she appeared in ''[[Fast & Furious (2009 film)|Fast & Furious]]'', the fourth installment of [[The Fast and the Furious (film series)|''The Fast and the Furious'' film series]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/29/movies/29itzk.html |title=What a Stunt! Can They Do It Again? |work=The New York Times |date=March 26, 2009 |access-date=December 23, 2010 |first=Dave |last=Itzkoff |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416031806/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/29/movies/29itzk.html |archive-date=April 16, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sfluxe.com/2008/12/10/universal-shuffles-2009-schedule/ |title=Universal Shuffles 2009 Schedule |website=Sfluxe.com |date=December 10, 2008 |access-date=March 8, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321072734/http://sfluxe.com/2008/12/10/universal-shuffles-2009-schedule/ |archive-date=March 21, 2012 }}</ref> Later that year, Rodriguez starred in [[James Cameron]]'s science fiction adventure epic ''[[Avatar (2009 film)|Avatar]]'', which became the [[list of highest-grossing films|highest-grossing film in history]] and Rodriguez's most successful film to date. In 2009, Rodriguez starred in ''[[Trópico de Sangre]]'', an independent film based on the Dominican Republic's historic [[Mirabal sisters]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1691016/|title=Tropico de Sangre|website=Internet Movie Database|access-date=December 23, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110114124807/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1691016/|archive-date=January 14, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/CMS-6664067|title=La historia de las hermanas Mirabal|work=El Tiempo|date=November 24, 2009|language=es|access-date=December 23, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929223530/http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/CMS-6664067|archive-date=September 29, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

[[File:Battle Los Angeles cast by Gage Skidmore.jpg|right|thumb|From left to right, Rodriguez, Jonathan Liebesman and Aaron Eckhart at the 2010 [[San Diego Comic-Con]]]]

In 2010, Rodriguez appeared in [[Robert Rodriguez]]'s ''[[Machete (2010 film)|Machete]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/20844 |title=Get Your Grindhouse Fix With a New Poster from Robert Rodriguez's Machete |website=[[Bloody Disgusting]] |access-date=2015-12-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104113919/http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/20844/ |archive-date=November 4, 2013 }}</ref> In 2011, she appeared with [[Aaron Eckhart]] in the science fiction film ''[[Battle: Los Angeles]]''. In 2012, she returned to play the good clone and bad clone of Rain Ocampo in ''[[Resident Evil: Retribution]]''. In 2013, she reprised her roles as Letty in ''[[Fast & Furious 6]]'' and Luz / Shé in the Robert Rodriguez sequel ''[[Machete Kills]]''. She also voiced a character in [[DreamWorks Animation]]'s ''[[Turbo (2013 film)|Turbo]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/11/michelle-rodriguez-turbo_n_3579064.html |title=Michelle Rodriguez Voices 'Turbo' Character For First Animation Gig |first1=Michael |last1=Lopez |website=HuffPost |date=July 11, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130715084848/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/11/michelle-rodriguez-turbo_n_3579064.html |archive-date=July 15, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

In 2015, she appeared in ''[[Furious 7]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/furious-7-crosses-1-billion-at-worldwide-box-office-1201474924/ |title='Furious 7' Crosses $1 Billion at Worldwide Box Office |publisher=Variety.com |date=April 17, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402230142/http://variety.com/2015/film/news/furious-7-crosses-1-billion-at-worldwide-box-office-1201474924/ |archive-date=April 2, 2018 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> In 2016 she starred in ''[[The Assignment (2016 film)|The Assignment]]'' alongside [[Sigourney Weaver]]. In 2017, she lent her voice to ''[[Smurfs: The Lost Village]]''. She starred in ''[[The Fate of the Furious]]'', which broke records for the largest global box office opening of all time.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://money.cnn.com/2017/04/16/media/fate-of-the-furious-box-office/ |title='Fate of the Furious' races to biggest global box office opening ever |website=CNN.com |date=April 17, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425081907/http://money.cnn.com/2017/04/16/media/fate-of-the-furious-box-office/ |archive-date=April 25, 2017 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> In 2018, she starred opposite [[Viola Davis]] in ''[[Widows (2018 film)|Widows]]'' from director [[Steve McQueen (director)|Steve McQueen]], and in 2019 reunited with director [[James Cameron]] on the film ''[[Alita: Battle Angel]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://slashfilm.com/michelle-rodriguez-alita-battle-angel/ |title=Michelle Rodriguez Joins Robert Rodriguez's 'Alita: Battle Angel' |website=SlashFilm.com |date=February 22, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2017/02/michelle-rodriguez-steve-mcqueen-heist-pic-widows-viola-davis-iain-canning-emile-sherman-12-years-a-slave-1201913988/ |title=Michelle Rodriguez Joins Steve McQueen's Heist Pic 'Widows' |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=February 16, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170521060253/http://deadline.com/2017/02/michelle-rodriguez-steve-mcqueen-heist-pic-widows-viola-davis-iain-canning-emile-sherman-12-years-a-slave-1201913988/ |archive-date=May 21, 2017 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Rodriguez started [[Cheshire Kat Productions]], a production company that produced the documentary ''Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story'' (2019).<ref>{{Cite web |last1=White |first1=Abbey |last2=White |date=2020-08-04 |title='Stuntwomen' Trailer: Michelle Rodriguez Narrates Fiery Doc About On- and Offscreen Fights |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/stuntwomen-trailer-new-documentary-chronicles-fiery-history-stuntwomen-1305848/ |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>