Zoe Saldaña
Known For
Acting
Born
1978-06-19 in Passaic, New Jersey, USA
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.
Most Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Gabrielle Vega
Law & Order
as Belinca
Avatar: Fire and Ash
as Neytiri
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
Avatar
as Neytiri
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
Project Runway
as Self - Guest Judge
Hot Ones
as Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
Avengers: Infinity War
as Gamora
Lioness
as Joe McNamara
Avatar: The Way of Water
as Neytiri
Amazing Saturday
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self