Michelle Rodriguez lights up the red carpet in a racy semi-sheer gown as she attends the Cannes premiere of Mad Max: Fury Road
While Michelle Rodriguez is a self-confessed tomboy, she's often proven that she can turn up the glamour whenever duty calls.
And on Thursday night, the 36-year-old actress pulled out all the sartorial stops when she arrived at the Cannes Film Festival premiere of Mad Max: Fury Road in a stunning semi-sheer black dress.
Her floor-length gown featured a leaf-shaped cut-out design over a nude underlay, while the skirt gave a view of her shapely, toned legs as she posed outside the Palais des Festivals.
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Raising the sartorial stakes: Michelle Rodriguez stepped out in style for the Cannes Film Festival premiere of Mad Max: Fury Road on Thursday evening
Texas native Michelle appeared to be decidedly jovial as she smiled for the cameras while showing off her form-fitting ensemble of choice, which included a backless feature.
The screen star's raven tresses were swept back in a neat bun, while she enhanced her natural beauty with just a light application of make-up.
While she opted to largely forgo accessories, all eyes were drawn to her very large diamond ring, which almost captured as much attention as the star herself.
Dare to bare: The actress wowed in a black floor-length semi-sheer gown, which featured a nude underlay
At the glittering event, she rubbed shoulders with the likes of Charlize Theron, who led a stellar line up as she arrived with her partner Sean Penn.
The actress, who stars in the movie alongside Tom Hardy, looked incredible in a strapless yellow dress as she walked hand in hand down the red carpet.
Showing off her curves in the head-turning dress, the blonde beauty worked her best poses as she and Sean joined a star-studded crowd at the Cannes premiere.
Pals: She was seen posing with film producer Mohammed Al Turki on the expansive red carpet
The bling ring: The star opted to large forgo accessories, save for a particularly large diamond ring
Oscar-winner Charlize takes on the role of Imperator Furiosa - a warrior with a shaved head and prosthetic arm, attempting to rescue a harem of wives held captive by a warlord - in the much anticipated post-apocalyptic film.
'When people first started talking about this film, this loud whisper went around town that George was looking to create a female character that can stand next to Max and carry the journey with him,' she said in a recent interview.
'For a female actress, that always sounds intriguing. Look, we hear it all the time and very few filmmakers see that through.'
All smiles: Appearing to be in decidedly high spirits as she struck a series of poses at the glittering event
She's ready for her close-up! The dress' backless feature allowed her to show off her back tattoo
Mellow yellow: The film's star, Charlize Theron, arrived on the red carpet with her partner, Sean Penn
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