Mayte Michelle Rodríguez (born July 12, 1978), known professionally as Michelle Rodriguez, is an American actress. Following on from her breakthrough role in 2000's Girlfight, she is best known for playing tough-girl roles and starring in Hollywood blockbusters such as The Fast and the Furious (2001), Resident Evil (2002), S.W.A.T. (2003), Avatar and Fast & Furious (2009), Machete (2010), Battle: Los Angeles (2011), Resident Evil: Retribution, (2012), Fast Six (2013) and Machete Kills (2013), as well as for her role as Ana Lucia Cortez in the television series Lost (2005–2006, 2009-2010). She made her Televisa debut, as her role as TBA in the telenovela series Amores verdaderos (telenovela) (2012).