Zoe Saldaña

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

114

Gender

Female

Birthday

1978-06-19 (47 years old)

Place of Birth

Passaic, New Jersey, USA

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

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • Avatar: Fire and Ash

    Avatar: Fire and Ash

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Avatar

    Avatar

  • Elio

    Elio

  • Avatar: The Way of Water

    Avatar: The Way of Water

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

    The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

  • Lioness

    Lioness

  • Avengers: Infinity War

    Avengers: Infinity War

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • Project Runway

    Project Runway

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Hot Ones

    Hot Ones

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

    Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Avengers: Endgame

    Avengers: Endgame

  • Amazing Saturday

    Amazing Saturday

  • Tamron Hall

    Tamron Hall

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Quotidien

    Quotidien

  • Comedy Bang! Bang!

    Comedy Bang! Bang!

  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

  • Colombiana

    Colombiana

  • Lip Sync Battle

    Lip Sync Battle

  • Punk'd

    Punk'd

  • Marvel Studios Legends

    Marvel Studios Legends

  • Avatar 4

    Avatar 4

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Guardians of the Galaxy

    Guardians of the Galaxy

  • Capturing Avatar

    Capturing Avatar

  • The Book of Life

    The Book of Life

  • The Terminal

    The Terminal

  • Avatar 5

    Avatar 5

  • Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20

    Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20

  • Star Trek Into Darkness

    Star Trek Into Darkness

  • Star Trek

    Star Trek

  • Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora

    Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora

  • Vivo

    Vivo

  • The Adam Project

    The Adam Project

  • Maya and the Three

    Maya and the Three

  • Unity

    Unity

  • Star Trek Beyond

    Star Trek Beyond

  • The Words

    The Words

  • Ask the Storybots

    Ask the Storybots

  • Emilia Pérez

    Emilia Pérez

  • Haven

    Haven

  • Home Movie: The Princess Bride

    Home Movie: The Princess Bride

  • Constellation

    Constellation

  • The Skeptic

    The Skeptic

  • Vantage Point

    Vantage Point

  • The Losers

    The Losers

  • Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films

    Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films

  • Amsterdam

    Amsterdam

  • Blood Ties

    Blood Ties

  • Crossroads

    Crossroads

  • Death at a Funeral

    Death at a Funeral

  • Premium

    Premium

  • James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction

    James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction

  • Center Stage

    Center Stage

  • Drumline

    Drumline

  • Burning Palms

    Burning Palms

  • Takers

    Takers

  • My Little Pony: The Movie

    My Little Pony: The Movie

  • Guess Who

    Guess Who

  • Vampires vs. the Bronx

    Vampires vs. the Bronx

  • MPower

    MPower

  • Missing Link

    Missing Link

  • Live by Night

    Live by Night

  • After Sex

    After Sex

  • Out of the Furnace

    Out of the Furnace

  • From Scratch

    From Scratch

  • Last Call with Carson Daly

    Last Call with Carson Daly

  • Good Burger 2

    Good Burger 2

  • Snipes

    Snipes

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • Rosemary's Baby

    Rosemary's Baby

  • Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

    Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

  • Temptation

    Temptation

  • The Real History of Science Fiction

    The Real History of Science Fiction

  • Infinitely Polar Bear

    Infinitely Polar Bear

  • Six Degrees

    Six Degrees

  • Blackout

    Blackout

  • For the Love of Spock

    For the Love of Spock

  • Get Over It

    Get Over It

  • Nina

    Nina

  • Inside Pandora's Box

    Inside Pandora's Box

  • The Absence of Eden

    The Absence of Eden

  • This Changes Everything

    This Changes Everything

  • The Curse of Father Cardona

    The Curse of Father Cardona

  • Dirty Deeds

    Dirty Deeds

  • Love, Antosha

    Love, Antosha

  • I Kill Giants

    I Kill Giants

  • I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac

    I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac

  • Dovecote

    Dovecote

  • The Legend of Red Hand

    The Legend of Red Hand

  • Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!

    Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!

  • Making Emilia Pérez

    Making Emilia Pérez

  • Quantum Is Calling

    Quantum Is Calling

  • The Heart Specialist

    The Heart Specialist

  • Britney: The Videos

    Britney: The Videos

  • Hollywood's Hard Hitters: Women in Action

    Hollywood's Hard Hitters: Women in Action

  • 2nd Unit: Invisible Action Stars

    2nd Unit: Invisible Action Stars

  • Don't Forget Me Tomorrow

    Don't Forget Me Tomorrow

  • Sabaya

    Sabaya

  • Teen Choice Awards

    Teen Choice Awards

  • Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn

    Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn