1978-06-19 Passaic, New Jersey, USA
Zoë Yadira Saldaña-Perego (born June 19, 1978) is an American actress. Known primarily for her work in science fiction film franchises, she has appeared in the three highest-grossing films of all time (Avatar, Avatar: The Way of Water and Avengers: Endgame), a feat not achieved by any other performer. Films she has appeared in have grossed more than $14 billion worldwide and, as of 2023, she is the second-highest-grossing film actress, and the fourth actor overall. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2023. A trained dancer, Saldaña began her acting career in two 1999 episodes of Law & Order. Her first film role was in Center Stage (2000) in which 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 film series and Neytiri in James Cameron's Avatar film series. She portrayed Gamora 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.
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Avatar 5 | Neytiri | 2031-12-18 |
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Avatar 4 | Neytiri | 2029-12-20 |
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Avatar 3 | Neytiri | 2025-12-17 |
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The Absence of Eden | Esmee / Carmen | 2023-06-30 |
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Good Burger 2 | Zoe Saldaña | 2023-11-22 |
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | Gamora | 2023-05-03 |
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Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | Self - Gamora | 2023-09-13 |
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Inside Pandora's Box | Self | 2023-03-28 |
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Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20 | Self | 2022-12-14 |
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The Adam Project | Laura | 2022-03-11 |
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Avatar: The Way of Water | Neytiri | 2022-12-14 |
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Amsterdam | Irma St. Clair | 2022-09-27 |
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Vivo | Rosa (voice) | 2021-07-30 |
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Vampires vs. the Bronx | Becky | 2020-10-02 |
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This Changes Everything | Self | 2019-06-28 |
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Avengers: Endgame | Gamora | 2019-04-24 |
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Love, Antosha | Self | 2019-08-02 |
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Missing Link | Adelina Fortnight (voice) | 2019-04-04 |
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Avengers: Infinity War | Gamora | 2018-04-25 |
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Always at The Carlyle | Self (archive footage) | 2018-05-11 |
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The Legend of Red Hand | Mia Parc | 2018-01-30 |
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Gamora | 2017-04-19 |
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My Little Pony: The Movie | Captain Celaeno (voice) | 2017-10-05 |
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I Kill Giants | Mrs. Mollé | 2017-11-15 |
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Nina | Nina Simone | 2016-04-22 |
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For the Love of Spock | Herself | 2016-09-09 |
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Quantum Is Calling | Herself | 2016-12-12 |
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Live by Night | Graciella Suarez | 2016-12-25 |
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Star Trek Beyond | Nyota Uhura | 2016-07-07 |
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Unity | Narrator (voice) | 2015-08-12 |
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Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn | Herself | 2014-12-09 |
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The Book of Life | Maria (voice) | 2014-10-01 |
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Infinitely Polar Bear | Maggie | 2014-01-18 |
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Guardians of the Galaxy | Gamora | 2014-07-30 |
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Blood Ties | Vanessa | 2013-08-22 |
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Out of the Furnace | Lena Taylor | 2013-11-09 |
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Star Trek Into Darkness | Nyota Uhura | 2013-05-05 |
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I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac | Self | 2012-02-19 |
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The Words | Dora Jansen | 2012-09-07 |
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Colombiana | Cataleya Restrepo | 2011-07-27 |
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The Losers | Aisha | 2010-04-23 |
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Burning Palms | Sarah Cotton | 2010-04-23 |
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Death at a Funeral | Elaine | 2010-04-15 |
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Capturing Avatar | Self | 2010-11-16 |
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Takers | Lilli | 2010-08-26 |
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Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora | Self | 2010-02-07 |
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Star Trek | Nyota Uhura | 2009-05-06 |
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Avatar | Neytiri | 2009-12-15 |
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The Skeptic | Cassie | 2009-05-01 |
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Vantage Point | Angie Jones | 2008-02-01 |
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Constellation | Rosa Boxer | 2007-02-01 |
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After Sex | Kat | 2007-09-26 |
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Blackout | Claudine | 2007-10-01 |
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The Heart Specialist | Donna | 2006-09-13 |
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Premium | Charli | 2006-01-02 |
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La maldición del Padre Cardona | Flor | 2005-10-06 |
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Dirty Deeds | Rachel Buff | 2005-08-26 |
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Guess Who | Theresa Jones | 2005-03-25 |
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The Terminal | Dolores Torres | 2004-06-17 |
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Haven | Andrea | 2004-09-10 |
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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | Anamaria | 2003-07-09 |
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Drumline | Laila | 2002-12-13 |
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Crossroads | Kit | 2002-02-15 |
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Snipes | Cheryl | 2001-09-13 |
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Get Over It | Maggie | 2001-03-08 |
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Britney: The Videos | Herself | 2001-11-20 |
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Center Stage | Eva Rodríguez | 2000-05-12 |
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Hummingbird | ||
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Sabaya | ||
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2nd Unit: Invisible Action Stars | Self | |
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Emilia Perez | Rita | |
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The Bluff | Ercell |
