Zoe Saldaña 1978 47
Zoe Saldaña 1978 47
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.
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2031 Avatar 5 as Neytiri
2029 Avatar 4 as Neytiri
2025 Avatar: Fire and Ash as Neytiri
2025 The Bluff Producer
2025 Sabaya
2025 Hummingbird
2025 Elio as Olga Solís (voice)
2025 Making Emilia Pérez as Self
2024 Dovecote Producer
2024 Emilia Pérez as Rita
2024 The Absence of Eden as Esmee / Carmen Producer
2024 Meet Me in Rome Executive Producer
2023 Good Burger 2 as Zoe Saldaña
2023 Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 as Self - 'Gamora'
2023 Lioness as Joe McNamara Executive Producer
2023 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 as Gamora
2023 Inside Pandora's Box as Self
2023 Hollywood's Hard Hitters: Women in Action as Self
2023 Meet Me in Paris Executive Producer
2022 Avatar: The Way of Water as Neytiri
2022 Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20 as Self
2022 Amsterdam as Irma St. Clair
2022 The Adam Project as Laura
2021 Vivo as Rosa (voice)
2020 Vampires vs. the Bronx as Becky
2020 19 Weeks Producer
2019 Love, Antosha as Self
2019 This Changes Everything as Self
2019 Avengers: Endgame as Gamora
2019 Missing Link as Adelina Fortnight (voice)
2018 Always at The Carlyle as Self (archive footage)
2018 The Honor List Executive Producer
2018 Avengers: Infinity War as Gamora
2018 The Legend of Red Hand as Mia Parc
2017 I Kill Giants as Mrs. Mollé
2017 My Little Pony: The Movie as Captain Celaeno (voice)
2017 Guardians Inferno
2017 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 as Gamora
2016 Live by Night as Graciella Suarez
2016 Quantum Is Calling as Herself
2016 For the Love of Spock as Self
2016 Star Trek Beyond as Lieutenant Nyota Uhura
2016 Nina as Nina Simone
2015 Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo! as Self
2015 Unity as Narrator (voice)
2014 Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn as Self
2014 The Book of Life as Maria (voice)
2014 Guardians of the Galaxy as Gamora
2014 Infinitely Polar Bear as Maggie
2013 Out of the Furnace as Lena Taylor
2013 Blood Ties as Vanessa
2013 Star Trek Into Darkness as Leuitenant Nyota Uhura
2012 The Words as Dora Jansen
2012 I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac as Self
2011 Kaylien Director
2011 Colombiana as Cataleya Restrepo
2010 Capturing Avatar as Self
2010 Takers as Lilli
2010 The Losers as Aisha
2010 Burning Palms as Sarah Cotton
2010 Death at a Funeral as Elaine
2010 Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora as Self
2009 Avatar as Neytiri
2009 Star Trek as Lieutenant Nyota Uhura
2009 The Skeptic as Cassie
2008 Vantage Point as Angie Jones
2007 Blackout as Claudine
2007 After Sex as Kat
2007 Constellation as Rosa Boxer
2006 The Heart Specialist as Donna
2006 Premium as Charli
2005 The Curse of Father Cardona as Flor
2005 Dirty Deeds as Rachel Buff
2005 Guess Who as Theresa Jones
2004 Haven as Andrea
2004 The Terminal as Dolores Torres
2003 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl as Anamaria
2002 Drumline as Laila
2002 Crossroads as Kit
2001 Britney: The Videos as Self
2001 Snipes as Cheryl
2001 Get Over It as Maggie
2000 Center Stage as Eva Rodríguez