Zoe Saldaña

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

121

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

  • Avatar: Fire and Ash

    Avatar: Fire and Ash

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Lioness

    Lioness

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Avatar

    Avatar

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

    The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • Avatar: The Way of Water

    Avatar: The Way of Water

  • Project Runway

    Project Runway

  • Amazing Saturday

    Amazing Saturday

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Hot Ones

    Hot Ones

  • Avengers: Infinity War

    Avengers: Infinity War

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

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

    Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

  • Elio

    Elio

  • Avengers: Endgame

    Avengers: Endgame

  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Colombiana

    Colombiana

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Tamron Hall

    Tamron Hall

  • Quotidien

    Quotidien

  • Marvel Studios Legends

    Marvel Studios Legends

  • Punk'd

    Punk'd

  • Avatar 5

    Avatar 5

  • Lip Sync Battle

    Lip Sync Battle

  • Guardians of the Galaxy

    Guardians of the Galaxy

  • Comedy Bang! Bang!

    Comedy Bang! Bang!

  • Haven

    Haven

  • Star Trek

    Star Trek

  • The Terminal

    The Terminal

  • Avatar 4

    Avatar 4

  • Star Trek Into Darkness

    Star Trek Into Darkness

  • Star Trek Beyond

    Star Trek Beyond

  • Crossroads

    Crossroads

  • Avatar: A New Era - Special Edition of 20/20

    Avatar: A New Era - Special Edition of 20/20

  • The Book of Life

    The Book of Life

  • Hot Ones Versus

    Hot Ones Versus

  • The Adam Project

    The Adam Project

  • Dirty Deeds

    Dirty Deeds

  • Dovecote

    Dovecote

  • Infinitely Polar Bear

    Infinitely Polar Bear

  • Good Morning America

    Good Morning America

  • Snipes

    Snipes

  • Home Movie: The Princess Bride

    Home Movie: The Princess Bride

  • This Changes Everything

    This Changes Everything

  • Guess Who

    Guess Who

  • Maya and the Three

    Maya and the Three

  • Don't Forget Me Tomorrow

    Don't Forget Me Tomorrow

  • James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction

    James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction

  • Emilia Pérez

    Emilia Pérez

  • Burning Palms

    Burning Palms

  • Amsterdam

    Amsterdam

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • Ask the Storybots

    Ask the Storybots

  • Capturing Avatar

    Capturing Avatar

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

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

  • Live by Night

    Live by Night

  • Premium

    Premium

  • Love, Antosha

    Love, Antosha

  • The Losers

    The Losers

  • Temptation

    Temptation

  • From Scratch

    From Scratch

  • Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora

    Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora

  • Death at a Funeral

    Death at a Funeral

  • Rosemary's Baby

    Rosemary's Baby

  • My Little Pony: The Movie

    My Little Pony: The Movie

  • Takers

    Takers

  • MPower

    MPower

  • Blood Ties

    Blood Ties

  • The Real History of Science Fiction

    The Real History of Science Fiction

  • The Words

    The Words

  • Out of the Furnace

    Out of the Furnace

  • Vantage Point

    Vantage Point

  • Nina

    Nina

  • Vivo

    Vivo

  • After Sex

    After Sex

  • Last Call with Carson Daly

    Last Call with Carson Daly

  • Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films

    Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films

  • Missing Link

    Missing Link

  • Six Degrees

    Six Degrees

  • Drumline

    Drumline

  • Center Stage

    Center Stage

  • Blackout

    Blackout

  • I Kill Giants

    I Kill Giants

  • Get Over It

    Get Over It

  • Sabaya

    Sabaya

  • Unity

    Unity

  • 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

  • The Absence of Eden

    The Absence of Eden

  • Couch by Lena Situations

    Couch by Lena Situations

  • Vampires vs. the Bronx

    Vampires vs. the Bronx

  • Good Burger 2

    Good Burger 2

  • 2nd Unit: Invisible Action Stars

    2nd Unit: Invisible Action Stars

  • For the Love of Spock

    For the Love of Spock

  • Britney: The Videos

    Britney: The Videos

  • The Skeptic

    The Skeptic

  • The Heart Specialist

    The Heart Specialist

  • Making Emilia Pérez

    Making Emilia Pérez

  • Quantum Is Calling

    Quantum Is Calling

  • Disney 100: Remember That

    Disney 100: Remember That

  • Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn

    Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn

  • Positano

    Positano

  • Teen Choice Awards

    Teen Choice Awards

  • Hollywood's Hard Hitters: Women in Action

    Hollywood's Hard Hitters: Women in Action

  • Inside Pandora's Box

    Inside Pandora's Box

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

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

  • Constellation

    Constellation

  • The Curse of Father Cardona

    The Curse of Father Cardona

  • Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!

    Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!

  • The Legend of Red Hand

    The Legend of Red Hand

  • Riverrun

    Riverrun