Mayte Michelle Rodriguez was born on July 12, 1978. She is an American actress and screenwriter. Her first role was as a troubled boxer in themovie Girlfight (2000).The next year, she starred as Letty in the blockbuster film The Fast and the Furious (2001), a role she has appeared in four additional films in the Fast and Furious franchise to date. In her career, Rodriguez has played in a number of big action films, including S.W.A.T., Resident Evil and Avatar.