Zoe Saldaña

Born: 1978-06-19 in Passaic, New Jersey, USA

Known For: Acting

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.

Filmography

2031

Avatar 5 as Neytiri

2029

Avatar 4 as Neytiri

2025

Avatar: Fire and Ash as Neytiri
Elio as Olga Solís (voice)
Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films as Self - "Neytiri"
Making Emilia Pérez as Self

2024

Emilia Pérez as Rita
The Absence of Eden as Esmee / Carmen
Meet Me in Rome ... (Executive Producer)
Dovecote

2023

Lioness as Joe McNamara
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 as Gamora
Good Burger 2 as Zoe Saldaña
Inside Pandora's Box as Self
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 as Self - 'Gamora'
Meet Me in Paris ... (Executive Producer)
MPower as Self
Hollywood's Hard Hitters: Women in Action as Self

2022

Avatar: The Way of Water as Neytiri
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20 as Self
The Adam Project as Laura
Amsterdam as Irma St. Clair
From Scratch as Amy Wheeler
Gordita Chronicles ... (Executive Producer)
Mamas ... (Executive Producer)

2021

Marvel Studios Legends as Gamora (archive footage) (uncredited)
Maya and the Three as Princess Maya (voice)
Vivo as Rosa (voice)

2020

Vampires vs. the Bronx as Becky
Home Movie: The Princess Bride as Princess Buttercup
19 Weeks ... (Producer)

2019

Avengers: Endgame as Gamora
Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
This Changes Everything as Self
Missing Link as Adelina Fortnight (voice)
Love, Antosha as Self

2018

Avengers: Infinity War as Gamora
Amazing Saturday as Self
The Legend of Red Hand as Mia Parc
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction as Self
The Honor List ... (Executive Producer)

2017

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 as Gamora
My Little Pony: The Movie as Captain Celaeno (voice)
I Kill Giants as Mrs. Mollé

2016

Star Trek Beyond as Lieutenant Nyota Uhura
Ask the Storybots
For the Love of Spock as Self
Live by Night as Graciella Suarez
Quantum Is Calling as Herself
Nina as Nina Simone

2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
Hot Ones as Self
Lip Sync Battle as Self
Unity as Narrator (voice)
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo! as Self

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
The Book of Life as Maria (voice)
Guardians of the Galaxy as Gamora
Infinitely Polar Bear as Maggie
The Real History of Science Fiction as Self
Rosemary's Baby as Rosemary Woodhouse
Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn as Self

2013

Blood Ties as Vanessa
Star Trek Into Darkness as Lieutenant Nyota Uhura
Out of the Furnace as Lena Taylor

2012

Comedy Bang! Bang! as Self
The Words as Dora Jansen
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac as Self

2011

Colombiana as Cataleya Restrepo
Kaylien ... (Director)

2010

Capturing Avatar as Self
Burning Palms as Sarah Cotton
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora as Self
The Losers as Aisha
Death at a Funeral as Elaine
Takers as Lilli

2009

Avatar as Neytiri
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
Star Trek as Lieutenant Nyota Uhura
The Skeptic as Cassie

2008

Vantage Point as Angie Jones

2007

The Graham Norton Show as Self
Constellation as Rosa Boxer
After Sex as Kat
Blackout as Claudine

2006

Premium as Charli
Six Degrees as Regina
The Heart Specialist as Donna

2005

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
Guess Who as Theresa Jones
Dirty Deeds as Rachel Buff
The Curse of Father Cardona as Flor

2004

Project Runway as Self - Guest Judge
Haven as Andrea
The Terminal as Dolores Torres
Temptation as Annie

2003

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl as Anamaria
Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
Punk'd as Self

2002

Crossroads as Kit
Last Call with Carson Daly as Self
Drumline as Laila

2001

Snipes as Cheryl
Get Over It as Maggie
Britney: The Videos as Self

2000

Center Stage as Eva Rodríguez

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Gabrielle Vega
Teen Choice Awards as Self - Presenter

1993

Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest

1990

Law & Order as Belinca

1944

Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee