Michelle Rodriguez (born July 12, 1978), known professionally as Michelle Rodriguez, is a Latin-American actress. Following on from her breakthrough role in 2000's Girlfight, she has become best-known for playing tough-girl roles and starring in Hollywood blockbusters such as The Fast and the Furious (2001); Blue Crush (2002); Resident Evil (2002); S.W.A.T. (2003); Fast & Furious (2009) and James Cameron's Avatar (2009), as well as for her role as Ana Lucia Cortez in the television series Lost (2005?2010).