1978-06-19 Passaic, New Jersey, USA
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.
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Avatar 5 | Neytiri | 2031-12-17 |
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Avatar 4 | Neytiri | 2029-12-19 |
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Avatar: Fire and Ash | Neytiri | 2025-12-17 |
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Making Emilia Pérez | Self | 2025-01-27 |
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Avatar: A New Era - Special Edition of 20/20 | Self | 2025-12-12 |
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Elio | Olga Solís (voice) | 2025-06-18 |
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Emilia Pérez | Rita | 2024-08-21 |
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The Absence of Eden | Esmee / Carmen | 2024-04-12 |
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Dovecote | 2024-09-26 | |
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Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | Self - 'Gamora' | 2023-09-12 |
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Disney 100: Remember That | Self | 2023-10-23 |
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Hollywood's Hard Hitters: Women in Action | Self | 2023-02-11 |
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Inside Pandora's Box | Self | 2023-03-28 |
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Good Burger 2 | Self | 2023-11-22 |
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | Gamora | 2023-05-03 |
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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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Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20 | Self | 2022-12-13 |
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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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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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Quantum Is Calling | Herself | 2016-12-12 |
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Nina | Nina Simone | 2016-04-22 |
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Live by Night | Graciella Suarez | 2016-12-25 |
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Star Trek Beyond | Lieutenant Nyota Uhura | 2016-07-07 |
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For the Love of Spock | Self | 2016-09-09 |
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Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo! | Self | 2015-09-01 |
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Unity | Narrator (voice) | 2015-08-12 |
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Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn | Self | 2014-12-09 |
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Infinitely Polar Bear | Maggie | 2014-01-18 |
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The Book of Life | Maria (voice) | 2014-10-01 |
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Guardians of the Galaxy | Gamora | 2014-07-30 |
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Star Trek Into Darkness | Lieutenant Nyota Uhura | 2013-05-05 |
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Blood Ties | Vanessa | 2013-08-22 |
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Out of the Furnace | Lena Taylor | 2013-11-12 |
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The Words | Dora Jansen | 2012-09-07 |
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I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac | Self | 2012-02-19 |
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Colombiana | Cataleya Restrepo | 2011-07-27 |
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Burning Palms | Sarah Cotton | 2010-04-23 |
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Takers | Lilli | 2010-08-26 |
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Death at a Funeral | Elaine | 2010-04-15 |
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The Losers | Aisha | 2010-04-23 |
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Capturing Avatar | Self | 2010-11-16 |
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Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora | Self | 2010-02-07 |
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The Skeptic | Cassie | 2009-05-01 |
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Star Trek | Lieutenant Nyota Uhura | 2009-05-06 |
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Avatar | Neytiri | 2009-12-16 |
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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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Blackout | Claudine | 2007-10-01 |
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After Sex | Kat | 2007-09-26 |
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Premium | Charli | 2006-01-02 |
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The Heart Specialist | Donna | 2006-09-13 |
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Guess Who | Theresa Jones | 2005-03-25 |
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Dirty Deeds | Rachel Buff | 2005-08-26 |
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La maldición del Padre Cardona | Flor | 2005-10-06 |
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The Terminal | Torres | 2004-06-17 |
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Temptation | Annie | 2004-09-27 |
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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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Crossroads | Kit | 2002-02-15 |
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Drumline | Laila | 2002-12-13 |
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Snipes | Cheryl | 2001-09-13 |
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Britney: The Videos | Self | 2001-11-20 |
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Get Over It | Maggie | 2001-03-08 |
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Center Stage | Eva Rodríguez | 2000-05-12 |
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Riverrun | Dr. Cruz | |
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Sabaya | ||
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2nd Unit: Invisible Action Stars | Self | |
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Positano | ||
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Don't Forget Me Tomorrow |
