Zoe Saldaña
- Acting
- June 19, 1978 · 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.
Known for
Filmography
- Avatar 5 · Neytiri
- Avatar 4 · Neytiri
- It's Complicated · Executive producer
- The Invite · Thanks
- Julián · Executive producer
- Igniting the Flame: The Making of “Avatar: Fire and Ash” · Self
- The Bluff · Executive producer
- Avatar: Fire and Ash · Neytiri
- Avatar: A New Era - Special Edition of 20/20 · Self
- Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films · Self
- "Couch" by Lena Situations · Self
- Elio · Olga Solís (Voice)
- ASCO: Without Permission
- Making Emilia Pérez · Self
- Dovecote · Producer
- Emilia Pérez · Rita, Songs
- The Absence of Eden · Esmee / Carmen, Producer
- Meet Me in Rome · Executive producer
- Hot Ones Versus · Self
- Good Burger 2 · Zoe Saldaña
- Disney 100: Remember That · Self
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 · Self
- Lioness · Joe McNamara, Executive producer
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 · Gamora
- Inside Pandora's Box · Self
- MPower · Self, Executive producer
- Hollywood's Hard Hitters: Women in Action · Self
- Meet Me in Paris · Executive producer
- Avatar: The Way of Water · Neytiri
- Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20 · Self
- From Scratch · Amy Wheeler
- Amsterdam · Irma St. Clair
- Gordita Chronicles · Executive producer
- Mamas · Executive producer
- The Adam Project · Laura
- Maya and the Three · Princess Maya (Voice)
- Vivo · Rosa (Voice)
- Marvel Studios Legends · Gamora (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Vampires vs. the Bronx · Becky
- Home Movie: The Princess Bride · Princess Buttercup
- 19 Weeks · Producer
- The Tamron Hall Show · Self
- Love, Antosha · Self
- This Changes Everything · Self
- Avengers: Endgame · Gamora
- Missing Link · Adelina Fortnight (Voice)
- The Honor List · Executive producer
- James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction · Self
- Avengers: Infinity War · Gamora
- Amazing Saturday · Self
- I Kill Giants · Mrs. Mollé
- My Little Pony: The Movie · Captain Celaeno (Voice)
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 · Gamora
- Live by Night · Graciella Suarez
- Quantum Is Calling · Self
- Quotidien · Self
- For the Love of Spock · Self
- Ask the Storybots
- Star Trek Beyond · Lieutenant Nyota Uhura
- Nina · Nina Simone
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert · Self
- Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo! · Self
- Unity · Narrator (Voice)
- Lip Sync Battle · Self
- The Late Late Show with James Corden · Self
- Hot Ones · Self
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors · Self
- The Book of Life · Maria (Voice)
- Guardians of the Galaxy · Gamora
- Rosemary's Baby · Rosemary Woodhouse, Producer
- The Real History of Science Fiction · Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon · Self
- Infinitely Polar Bear · Maggie
- Out of the Furnace · Lena Taylor
- Blood Ties · Vanessa
- Star Trek Into Darkness · Lieutenant Nyota Uhura
- The Words · Dora Jansen
- Comedy Bang! Bang! · Self
- I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac · Self
- Kaylien · Director