
Zoe Saldaña
34 FOLLOWERS • 69 CREDITS • JUN 19, 1978 • 46
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.
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Known For

Law & Order

The Graham Norton Show

The Oscars

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Golden Globe Awards

The Late Late Show with James Corden

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Honest Trailers

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Lip Sync Battle

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic

Marvel Studios Legends

Project Runway

Last Call with Carson Daly

Ask the Storybots

James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction

The Real History of Science Fiction

Good Burger 2

Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora

Takers

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Vampires vs. the Bronx

Avengers: Endgame

Amsterdam

After Sex

Avengers: Infinity War

My Little Pony: The Movie

Get Over It

Star Trek

The Adam Project

Untitled Star Trek 4

Star Trek Beyond

Vivo

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

Star Trek Into Darkness

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

The Book of Life

Death at a Funeral

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special

Avatar: The Way of Water

Center Stage

Out of the Furnace

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Elio

Crossroads

Avatar 4

Guardians of the Galaxy

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

The Losers

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Drumline

Avatar 5

Missing Link

Avatar

Emilia Pérez

Colombiana

From Scratch

Rosemary's Baby

MPower

Lioness

Maya and the Three
Production Credits
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