1978-06-19 Passaic, New Jersey, USA
Zoë Yadira Saldaña-Perego (born June 19, 1978) is an American actress. Known primarily for her work in science fiction film franchises, she has appeared in the three highest-grossing films of all time (Avatar, Avatar: The Way of Water and Avengers: Endgame), a feat not achieved by any other performer. Films she has appeared in have grossed more than $14 billion worldwide and, as of 2023, she is the second-highest-grossing film actress, and the fourth actor overall. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2023. A trained dancer, Saldaña began her acting career in two 1999 episodes of Law & Order. Her first film role was in Center Stage (2000) in which 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 film series and Neytiri in James Cameron's Avatar film series. She portrayed Gamora 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.
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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 3 | Neytiri | 2025-12-19 |
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The Absence of Eden | Esmee / Carmen | 2024-04-12 |
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Emilia Pérez | Rita Mora | 2024-08-28 |
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Hollywood's Hard Hitters: Women in Action | Self | 2023-02-11 |
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Good Burger 2 | Zoe Saldaña | 2023-11-22 |
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Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | Self - 'Gamora' | 2023-09-13 |
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Inside Pandora's Box | Self | 2023-03-28 |
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | Gamora | 2023-05-03 |
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Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20 | Self | 2022-12-13 |
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Avatar: The Way of Water | Neytiri | 2022-12-14 |
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The Adam Project | Laura | 2022-03-11 |
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Amsterdam | Irma St. Clair | 2022-09-27 |
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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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Love, Antosha | Self | 2019-08-02 |
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Missing Link | Adelina Fortnight (voice) | 2019-04-04 |
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Avengers: Endgame | Gamora | 2019-04-24 |
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This Changes Everything | Self | 2019-06-28 |
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Avengers: Infinity War | Gamora | 2018-04-25 |
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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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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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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Gamora | 2017-04-19 |
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For the Love of Spock | Herself | 2016-09-09 |
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Star Trek Beyond | Lieutenant Nyota Uhura | 2016-07-07 |
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Quantum Is Calling | Herself | 2016-12-12 |
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Live by Night | Graciella Suarez | 2016-12-25 |
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Nina | Nina Simone | 2016-04-22 |
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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 | Herself | 2014-12-09 |
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Guardians of the Galaxy | Gamora | 2014-07-30 |
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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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Star Trek Into Darkness | Leuitenant 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 | 2013-11-09 |
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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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Burning Palms | Sarah Cotton | 2010-04-23 |
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Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora | Self | 2010-02-07 |
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Takers | Lilli | 2010-08-26 |
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The Losers | Aisha | 2010-04-23 |
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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 | Leiutenant 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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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 | Dolores Torres | 2004-06-17 |
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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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Drumline | Laila | 2002-12-13 |
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Crossroads | Kit | 2002-02-15 |
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Get Over It | Maggie | 2001-03-08 |
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Britney: The Videos | Herself | 2001-11-20 |
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Snipes | Cheryl | 2001-09-13 |
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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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