Zoe Saldaña

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

110

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

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Elio

    Elio

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

    The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

  • Avatar: The Way of Water

    Avatar: The Way of Water

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • Lioness

    Lioness

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Amazing Saturday

    Amazing Saturday

  • Avengers: Infinity War

    Avengers: Infinity War

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Project Runway

    Project Runway

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

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

    Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

  • Hot Ones

    Hot Ones

  • Avatar

    Avatar

  • Avatar: Fire and Ash

    Avatar: Fire and Ash

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Tamron Hall

    Tamron Hall

  • Avengers: Endgame

    Avengers: Endgame

  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

  • Marvel Studios Legends

    Marvel Studios Legends

  • Punk'd

    Punk'd

  • Comedy Bang! Bang!

    Comedy Bang! Bang!

  • Lip Sync Battle

    Lip Sync Battle

  • Guardians of the Galaxy

    Guardians of the Galaxy

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Book of Life

    The Book of Life

  • Star Trek

    Star Trek

  • Colombiana

    Colombiana

  • Home Movie: The Princess Bride

    Home Movie: The Princess Bride

  • The Terminal

    The Terminal

  • Death at a Funeral

    Death at a Funeral

  • Crossroads

    Crossroads

  • Star Trek Beyond

    Star Trek Beyond

  • Ask the Storybots

    Ask the Storybots

  • Last Call with Carson Daly

    Last Call with Carson Daly

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

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

  • My Little Pony: The Movie

    My Little Pony: The Movie

  • Out of the Furnace

    Out of the Furnace

  • Drumline

    Drumline

  • The Adam Project

    The Adam Project

  • 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

  • Star Trek Into Darkness

    Star Trek Into Darkness

  • Capturing Avatar

    Capturing Avatar

  • Emilia Pérez

    Emilia Pérez

  • Maya and the Three

    Maya and the Three

  • James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction

    James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • Amsterdam

    Amsterdam

  • The Losers

    The Losers

  • Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!

    Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!

  • Avatar 4

    Avatar 4

  • Blood Ties

    Blood Ties

  • Inside Pandora's Box

    Inside Pandora's Box

  • Missing Link

    Missing Link

  • After Sex

    After Sex

  • Good Burger 2

    Good Burger 2

  • Avatar 5

    Avatar 5

  • Unity

    Unity

  • Live by Night

    Live by Night

  • From Scratch

    From Scratch

  • The Real History of Science Fiction

    The Real History of Science Fiction

  • For the Love of Spock

    For the Love of Spock

  • Constellation

    Constellation

  • Vampires vs. the Bronx

    Vampires vs. the Bronx

  • Burning Palms

    Burning Palms

  • Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora

    Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora

  • Center Stage

    Center Stage

  • The Words

    The Words

  • Vivo

    Vivo

  • Haven

    Haven

  • Making Emilia Pérez

    Making Emilia Pérez

  • Takers

    Takers

  • Infinitely Polar Bear

    Infinitely Polar Bear

  • The Skeptic

    The Skeptic

  • This Changes Everything

    This Changes Everything

  • Guess Who

    Guess Who

  • Rosemary's Baby

    Rosemary's Baby

  • The Absence of Eden

    The Absence of Eden

  • Six Degrees

    Six Degrees

  • MPower

    MPower

  • Snipes

    Snipes

  • Vantage Point

    Vantage Point

  • The Legend of Red Hand

    The Legend of Red Hand

  • Don't Forget Me Tomorrow

    Don't Forget Me Tomorrow

  • Premium

    Premium

  • Dirty Deeds

    Dirty Deeds

  • Get Over It

    Get Over It

  • I Kill Giants

    I Kill Giants

  • Love, Antosha

    Love, Antosha

  • Blackout

    Blackout

  • Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films

    Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films

  • Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn

    Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn

  • Hollywood's Hard Hitters: Women in Action

    Hollywood's Hard Hitters: Women in Action

  • Nina

    Nina

  • The Curse of Father Cardona

    The Curse of Father Cardona

  • Dovecote

    Dovecote

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

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

  • Britney: The Videos

    Britney: The Videos

  • Temptation

    Temptation

  • Quantum Is Calling

    Quantum Is Calling

  • 2nd Unit: Invisible Action Stars

    2nd Unit: Invisible Action Stars

  • The Heart Specialist

    The Heart Specialist

  • Sabaya

    Sabaya