Ronda Rousey
Nothing about Ronda Rousey's life had really been easy. She was born with her umbilical cord wrapped around her neck, which impeded her development so she couldn't speak until she was 6 years old. After years of intensive speech therapy, Rousey eventually was able to speak and that led to a resilience in her youth. After she dropped out of high school, she trained for the 2008 Olympics in judo, eventually earning a medal for the sport, a first for the USA. Right after the Olympics, Rousey retired from judo and set her sights on MMA. Within two years, she made her debut in the sport. From the outset, Rousey was dominant, quickly rising through the ranks until she became the first woman to sign a contract with the UFC in 2012. When she entered the UFC, she was the Women's Bantmanweight Champion, a title that enriched her celebrity status. That led to her appearance in "The Expendables 3" (2014) as the first woman in Sylvester Stallone's cavalcade of action stars. She also appeared in "Furious 7" (2015) and played herself in "Entourage" (2015). At the end of 2015, Rousey lost her first MMA bout, losing her title to underdog Holly Holm. The loss of her championship wasn't a detriment to her success, though, as she was cast in the Patrick Swayze role in the remake of "Road House" and was very well received as a host of "Saturday Night Live" (NBC 1975- ) in 2016. After appearing in episodes of comedy series "Drunk History" (Comedy Central 2013- ) and crime drama "Blindspot" (NBC 2015- ), Rousey joined a reboot of '70s camp classic "Battle of the Network Stars" (ABC 2017- ), coaching one of the teams of celebrities opposite football star DeMarcus Ware.
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Ronda Rousey
Filmography
Movies
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Through My Father's Eyes: The Ronda Rousey Story | Self | - | 2019 |
23% |
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Mile 22 | Sam Snow (Character) | $36.1M | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 22 milhas | Unknown (Character) | - | 2018 |
33% |
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Entourage | Self | $32.4M | 2015 |
82% |
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Furious 7 | Kara (Character) | $350.8M | 2015 |
32% |
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The Expendables 3 | Luna (Character) | $39.3M | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ronda Rousey: Breaking Ground | Self | - | 2013 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 52% | Stars on Mars | Contestant | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Guest | 2015-2016 2018 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Total Divas | Self | 2018-2019 |
86% | 77% | 9-1-1 | Lena Bosko (Guest Star) | 2019 |
No Score Yet | 50% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Guest | 2018-2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Total Bellas | Self | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rachael Ray | Guest | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Battle of the Network Stars | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | 73% | Blindspot | Devon (Guest Star) | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Conan | Guest | 2012 2015-2016 |
No Score Yet | 81% | Drunk History | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2016 |
No Score Yet | 44% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2015-2016 |
No Score Yet | 57% | Saturday Night Live | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | 42% | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2013-2015 |
No Score Yet | 12% | The View | Guest | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fashion Police | Guest | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Extreme Weight Loss | Guest | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Pete Holmes Show | Guest | 2014 |