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Zoe Saldaña
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…
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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
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2031
Avatar 5
Movie Neytiri
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2029
Avatar 4
Movie Neytiri
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2026
It's Complicated
Movie Executive Producer
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2026
The Invite
Movie Thanks
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2026
Julián
Movie Executive Producer
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2026
The Bluff
Movie Executive Producer
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2025
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Movie Neytiri
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2025
Avatar: A New Era - Special Edition of 20/20
Movie Self
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2025
Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films
TV show Self - "Neytiri"
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2025
"Couch" by Lena Situations
TV show Self - Guest
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2025
Elio
Movie Olga Solís (voice)
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2025
ASCO: Without Permission
Movie
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2025
Making Emilia Pérez
Movie Self
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2024
Dovecote
Movie
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2024
Emilia Pérez
Movie Rita
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2024
The Absence of Eden
Movie Esmee / Carmen
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2024
Meet Me in Rome
Movie Executive Producer
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2024
Hot Ones Versus
TV show Self
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2023
Good Burger 2
Movie Zoe Saldaña
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2023
Disney 100: Remember That
Movie Self
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2023
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Movie Self - 'Gamora'
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2023
Lioness
TV show Joe McNamara
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2023
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Movie Gamora
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2023
Inside Pandora's Box
Movie Self
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2023
MPower
TV show Self
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2023
Hollywood's Hard Hitters: Women in Action
Movie Self
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2023
Meet Me in Paris
Movie Executive Producer
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2022
Avatar: The Way of Water
Movie Neytiri
- 2022
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2022
From Scratch
TV show Amy Wheeler
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2022
Amsterdam
Movie Irma St. Clair
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2022
Gordita Chronicles
TV show Executive Producer
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2022
Mamas
TV show Executive Producer
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2022
The Adam Project
Movie Laura
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2021
Maya and the Three
TV show Princess Maya (voice)
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2021
Vivo
Movie Rosa (voice)
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2021
Marvel Studios Legends
TV show Gamora (archive footage) (uncredited)
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2020
Vampires vs. the Bronx
Movie Becky
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2020
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
TV show Princess Buttercup
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2020
19 Weeks
Movie Producer
