The multi-talented Eiza Gonzalez is a Mexican actress and singer with a fast-rising profile in Hollywood. Although she began her career with Mexican telenovelas, González successfully transitioned into American cinema in the late 2010s. González is a successful singer and actress.
Fluent in Spanish, English, and Italian, the polyglot actress was part of the cast in 3 Body Problem. Eiza Gonzalez played Augustina “Auggie” Salazar, one of the main characters in the series and also a member of the Oxford Five. With the success and popularity of 3 Body Problem, here are 8 other Eiza Gonzalez movie roles you may know her from.
Baby Driver (2017)
Edgar Wright’s 2017 action movie Baby Driver was one of Eiza González’s earliest roles on the big screen. González played one of the two female lead cast members in the film. Cast as Monica ‘Darling’ Costello, the character was the only female on Doc’s (Kevin Spacey) heist team. Darling was Jason ‘Buddy’ van Horn’s (Jon Hamm) vivacious wife. Eiza González’s performance was nothing short of brilliant. She was one of Baby Driver’s memorable characters. In Baby Driver, Eiza González co-starred with Ansel Elgort, Lily James, and Jamie Foxx.
Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
Eiza González had a minor but memorable role in Alita: Battle Angel (2019). Although heavily portrayed as a cyborg using CGI, film audiences may recognize González as playing the ruthless, wanted criminal, Nyssiana. When Alita (Rosa Salazar) follows Dr. Dyson Ido (Christoph Waltz) one night, they’re ambushed by a gang of cyborg serial killers led by Grewishka (Jackie Earle Haley). González played Nyssiana, one of the cyborg attackers and one of those killed by Alita, when she instinctively fought them off. Although it received mixed reviews from critics, it grossed $405 million. With the movie’s success, it is one of Eiza González’s highest-grossing movie roles.
Hobbs & Shaw (2019)
Eiza González joined the 2019 cast of Hobbs & Shaw, the first spin-off film in the Fast & Furious franchise. González was cast as Magarita/Madame M, a character introduced as Deckard Shaw’s (Jason Statham) ex-lover and friend, as well as a high-profile thief. In Hobbs & Shaw, Deckard comes to Madame M to help extract the Snowflake virus from Hattie at the Eteon headquarters. With Box Office earnings of $760.7 million, it quickly became Eiza González’s highest-grossing movie.
Bloodshot (2020)
Eiza González co-starred with Vin Diesel in the 2020 superhero movie Bloodshot. Cast in a supporting role, González played KT, a former U.S. Navy diver. She is one of four superpowered human patients in Dr. Emil Harting’s (Guy Pearce) Rising Spirit Technologies (RST). With Dr. Harting’s continuous abuse of Ray Garrison/Bloodshot’s (Vin Diesel) memories, KT teams up with Wilfred Wigans (Lamorne Morris) to break free from RST. Although Bloodshot was a critical and commercial failure, it is still one of Eiza González’s top movie roles.
I Care a Lot (2020)
J Blakeson’s satirical black comedy thriller I Care a Lot was Eiza González’s last released film of 2020. The movie premiered at the 45th Toronto International Film Festival in September 2020 and had a streaming release on February 19, 2021. With a cast led by Rosamund Pike, Eiza González played Pike’s romantic partner and fellow con artist Fran. I Care a Lot also starred Peter Dinklage and Dianne Wiest. With its release on Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, it is also one of Eiza González’s top movie roles in the 2020s.
Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)
Adding her acting credits to another film franchise, Eiza González joined the MonsterVerse in 2021 with Godzilla vs. Kong (2021). The movie was a sequel to Kong: Skull Island (2017) and Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019). González played Maia Simmons, a top-level executive at Apex Cybernetics. Godzilla vs. Kong isn’t just one of Eiza González’s movie roles but one she actually enjoyed playing. For one, her character wasn’t only a Latino woman but one cast against the stereotypical Latino roles in movies.
Ambulance (2022)
Until her appearance in Guy Ritchie’s 2024 The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, Eiza Gonzalez’s last feature film appearance was in Ambulance (2022). González played the female lead, Paramedic Camille “Cam” Thompson, co-starring alongside Jake Gyllenhaal and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. Ambulance followed two adoptive brothers who hijacked an ambulance and took a paramedic and police officer hostage after a bank robbery. Although Ambulance underperformed at the Box Office, Eiza Gonzalez’s performance, as well as that of the other top cast, drew praise.
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024)
With a growing list of credits in American cinema, Eiza González made her spy genre debut in Guy Ritchie’s The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024). Eliza González plays the female lead, Marjorie Stewart, in one of her best movie roles. With Henry Cavill leading the cast as Gus March-Phillipps, González also co-stars with Alan Ritchson, Babs Olusanmokun, and Cary Elwes. If you enjoyed reading about Eiza Gonzalez movie roles, read about the career of her 3 Body Problem costar, Jovan Adepo.
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