Michelle Rodriguez is a lady in red as she takes the plunge in frilly frock for amfAR Cannes Gala

Michelle Rodriguez is a lady in red as she takes the plunge in frilly frock for amfAR Cannes Gala

Michelle Rodriguez was a lady in red when she swung by the glittering 28th amfAR Cannes Gala in the South Of France.

The 43-year-old action star made her presence felt in a scarlet frock for Thursday’s fete at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Cap d’Antibes.

She posed up a storm in a floor-length gown that tightened around her enviably trim midsection and plunged to betray a bit of cleavage.

Making it happen: Michelle Rodriguez was a lady in red when she swung by the glittering 28th amfAR Cannes Gala in the South Of France

Michelle’s dress featured a high collar with full sleeves and was covered all over with mesh frills to add an air of festiveness.

The outfit included a slit up the front, allowing the Fast And Furious franchise actress to hint at her toned legs and show off her black stilettos.

Michelle, whose action bona fides include Lost, Avatar and the Resident Evil film series, accentuated her unmistakable features with naturalistic makeup.

She was spotted sharing a laugh with her longtime pal Mohammed Al Turki, a dashing Saudi film producer and the son of Sheikh Abdulaziz Al Turki. 

Hello, gorgeous: The outfit included a slit up the front, allowing the Fast And Furious franchise actress to hint at her toned legs and show off her black stilettos

Hello, gorgeous: The outfit included a slit up the front, allowing the Fast And Furious franchise actress to hint at her toned legs and show off her black stilettos

Mohammed and Michelle hobnobbed at the fete with Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria and Ricky Martin’s husband Jwan Yosef.

Michelle beamed as she stood for a picture with Eva, who wrapped both arms affectionately around her fellow actress.

Robert De Niro is the principal honored guest at this year’s amfAR Cannes Gala, where Christina Aguilera, Ricky Martin and Charli XCX were scheduled to perform.

Glowing: Michelle, whose action bona fides include Lost, Avatar and the Resident Evil film series, accentuated her unmistakable features with naturalistic makeup

Glowing: Michelle, whose action bona fides include Lost, Avatar and the Resident Evil film series, accentuated her unmistakable features with naturalistic makeup

Place to be: The Hotel du Cap has enjoyed a long and storied reputation as a hot spot for the international showbiz A-list during the Cannes Film Festival

Place to be: The Hotel du Cap has enjoyed a long and storied reputation as a hot spot for the international showbiz A-list during the Cannes Film Festival

The gala also features an array of celebrity chairs, including but not limited to Cynthia Erivo, Baz Luhrmann, LaKeith Stanfield, Kate Hudson and Laura Linney.

Meanwhile the fashion show was curated by Carine Roitfeld, who became a fashion titan during her years at the helm of Vogue Paris.

Simon de Pury was enlisted to a preside over an auction of showpieces by designers ranging from Chanel,  Balenciaga and Givenchy to Jacquemus and Nensi Dojaka.

Pals: She was spotted sharing a laugh with her longtime pal Mohammed Al Turki, a dashing Saudi film producer and the son of Sheikh Abdulaziz Al Turki

Pals: She was spotted sharing a laugh with her longtime pal Mohammed Al Turki, a dashing Saudi film producer and the son of Sheikh Abdulaziz Al Turki

Quartet: Mohammed and Michelle hobnobbed at the fete with Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria and Ricky Martin's husband Jwan Yosef

Quartet: Mohammed and Michelle hobnobbed at the fete with Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria and Ricky Martin’s husband Jwan Yosef

Over the years it has been thrown, the amfAR Cannes Gala has managed cumulatively to raise over $245 million in aid of AIDS research. 

The Hotel du Cap has enjoyed a long and storied reputation as a hot spot for the international showbiz A-list during the Cannes Film Festival.

Famously, the hotel was also the site of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton’s torrid affair while they were married to other people, and later of their honeymoon.

Dynamic duo: Michelle beamed as she stood for a picture with Eva, who wrapped both arms affectionately around her fellow actress

Dynamic duo: Michelle beamed as she stood for a picture with Eva, who wrapped both arms affectionately around her fellow actress

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