Mayte Michelle Rodriguez (; born July 12, 1978), better known as
Michelle Rodriguez, is an American actress, screenwriter and DJ. She got her
breakout role as a troubled
boxer in the
independent film Girlfight (2000), which was met with critical acclaim and earned her several awards, including the
Independent Spirit Award and
Gotham Award for Best Debut Performance. The following year, she starred as
Letty Ortiz in the
blockbuster film
The Fast and the Furious (2001), reprising her role in its sequels,
Fast & Furious (2009),
Fast & Furious 6 (2013) and
Furious 7 (2015).