Zoe Saldaña
Biography
Zoë Yadira Saldaña-Perego (/sɑːlˈdænjə/ sahl-DAN-yə, Latin American Spanish: [ˈso.e salˈdaɲa]; née Saldaña Nazario; born June 19, 1978) is an American actress. Known primarily for her work in science fiction film franchises, she has starred in four of the seven highest-grossing films of all time, including the top three (Avatar, Avatar: The Way of Water, and Avengers: Endgame). Films she has appeared in have grossed more than $15 billion worldwide, and, as of 2024, she is the second highest-grossing lead actress and the highest-grossing actress overall. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2023. A trained dancer, Saldaña began her on-screen acting career in 1999 with a guest role in Law & Order. Her first film role was in Center Stage(2000), where she played a ballet dancer. She received early recognition for her work opposite Britney Spears in the road film Crossroads (2002). Beginning in 2009, Saldaña achieved a career breakthrough with her roles as Nyota Uhura in the Star Trek reboot film series and Neytiri in James Cameron's Avatar film series. She portrayed Gamora in five films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, from Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) to Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023). In addition to franchise work, Saldaña has starred in the science fiction film The Adam Project and the romantic drama miniseries From Scratch, both for Netflix in 2022. In 2023, she began playing the lead role of a CIA officer in the Paramount+ spy series Lioness. In 2024, Saldaña starred in the musical crime film Emilia Pérez, for which she received several accolades, including the Academy Award, BAFTA Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. Description above from the Wikipedia article Zoe Saldaña, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Anamaria
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Dolores Torres
The Terminal
Maggie
Get Over It
Eva Rodríguez
Center Stage
Lilli
Takers
Angie Jones
Vantage Point
Cassie
The Skeptic
Theresa Jones
Guess Who
Cheryl
Snipes
Andrea
Haven
Lieutenant Nyota Uhura
Star Trek
Laila
Drumline
Elaine
Death at a Funeral
Aisha
The Losers
Self
Inside Pandora's Box
Rachel Buff
Dirty Deeds
Flor
La maldición del Padre Cardona
Cataleya Restrepo
Colombiana
Sarah Cotton
Burning Palms
Claudine
Blackout
Rosa Boxer
Constellation
Charli
Premium
Kat
After Sex
Kit
Crossroads
Neytiri
Avatar
Leuitenant Nyota Uhura
Star Trek Into Darkness
Neytiri
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Dora Jansen
The Words
Neytiri
Avatar: The Way of Water
Donna
The Heart Specialist
Mia Parc
The Legend of Red Hand
Self
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora
Gamora
Guardians of the Galaxy
Vanessa
Blood Ties
Lena Taylor
Out of the Furnace
Self
Capturing Avatar
Self - 'Gamora'
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Rita
Emilia Pérez
Neytiri
Avatar 4
Maggie
Infinitely Polar Bear
Maria (voice)
The Book of Life
Zoe Saldaña
Good Burger 2
Self
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
Graciella Suarez
Live by Night
Lieutenant Nyota Uhura
Star Trek Beyond
Gamora
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Narrator (voice)
Unity
Self
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
Nina Simone
Nina
Self
Hollywood's Hard Hitters: Women in Action
Self (archive footage)
Always at The Carlyle
Self
For the Love of Spock
Gamora
Avengers: Infinity War
Mrs. Mollé
I Kill Giants
Olga Solís (voice)
Elio
Hummingbird
Herself
Quantum Is Calling
Captain Celaeno (voice)
My Little Pony: The Movie
Self
Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn
Neytiri
Avatar 5
Adelina Fortnight (voice)
Missing Link
Self
This Changes Everything
Gamora
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Self
Love, Antosha
Esmee / Carmen
The Absence of Eden
Self
2nd Unit: Invisible Action Stars
Self
Britney: The Videos
Gamora
Avengers: Endgame
Becky
Vampires vs. the Bronx
Self
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
Laura
The Adam Project
Sabaya
Irma St. Clair
Amsterdam
Rosa (voice)
Vivo
Dovecote
Self
Making Emilia Pérez
Guardians Inferno
The Bluff
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
78
Gender
Female
Birthday
1978-06-19
Place of Birth
Passaic, New Jersey, USA
Also Known As
Zoë Saldana