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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Elio | Aunt Olga (voice) | 2025-06-12 |
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Emilia Pérez | Rita Mora Castro | 2024-08-21 |
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Dovecote | 2024-09-26 | |
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The Absence of Eden | Esmee / Carmen | 2024-04-12 |
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Inside Pandora's Box | Self | 2023-03-28 |
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Good Burger 2 | Zoe Saldaña | 2023-11-22 |
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Hollywood's Hard Hitters: Women in Action | Self | 2023-02-11 |
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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' | 2023-09-12 |
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Amsterdam | Irma St. Clair | 2022-09-27 |
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Avatar: The Way of Water | Neytiri | 2022-12-14 |
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Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20 | Self | 2022-12-13 |
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The Adam Project | Laura | 2022-03-11 |
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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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Love, Antosha | Self | 2019-08-02 |
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Avengers: Endgame | Gamora | 2019-04-24 |
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Missing Link | Adelina Fortnight (voice) | 2019-04-04 |
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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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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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I Kill Giants | Mrs. Mollé | 2017-11-15 |
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Guardians Inferno | 2017-08-08 | |
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My Little Pony: The Movie | Captain Celaeno (voice) | 2017-10-05 |
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Live by Night | Graciella Suarez | 2016-12-25 |
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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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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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Unity | Narrator (voice) | 2015-08-12 |
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Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo! | Self | 2015-09-01 |
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Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn | Self | 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 | 2013-11-12 |
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Star Trek Into Darkness | Leuitenant 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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Death at a Funeral | Elaine | 2010-04-15 |
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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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Takers | Lilli | 2010-08-26 |
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Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora | Self | 2010-02-07 |
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Capturing Avatar | Self | 2010-11-16 |
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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 | 2009-12-15 |
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Vantage Point | Angie Jones | 2008-02-01 |
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Blackout | Claudine | 2007-10-01 |
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Constellation | Rosa Boxer | 2007-02-01 |
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After Sex | Kat | 2007-09-26 |
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The Heart Specialist | Donna | 2006-09-13 |
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Premium | Charli | 2006-01-02 |
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Guess Who | Theresa Jones | 2005-03-25 |
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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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Haven | Andrea | 2004-09-10 |
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The Terminal | Dolores Torres | 2004-06-17 |
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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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Get Over It | Maggie | 2001-03-08 |
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Snipes | Cheryl | 2001-09-13 |
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Britney: The Videos | Self | 2001-11-20 |
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Center Stage | Eva Rodríguez | 2000-05-12 |
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2nd Unit: Invisible Action Stars | Self | |
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Hummingbird | ||
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Sabaya |