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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.
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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.
Known For
Law & Order
The Oscars
The Graham Norton Show
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Golden Globe Awards
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Honest Trailers
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Lip Sync Battle
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
Project Runway
Marvel Studios Legends
Last Call with Carson Daly
Ask the Storybots
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
The Real History of Science Fiction
MPower
Good Burger 2
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
Takers
Vampires vs. the Bronx
Avengers: Endgame
Amsterdam
After Sex
Avengers: Infinity War
My Little Pony: The Movie
Get Over It
The Terminal
Star Trek
The Adam Project
Star Trek Beyond
Untitled Star Trek 4
The Book of Life
Star Trek Into Darkness
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Vivo
Death at a Funeral
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
Missing Link
Drumline
Avatar: The Way of Water
I Kill Giants
Avatar
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Out of the Furnace
Elio
Avatar 4
Avatar 5
Crossroads
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Center Stage
The Losers
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Guardians of the Galaxy
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Maya and the Three
Rosemary's Baby
Lioness
From Scratch
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Emilia Pérez
Colombiana
Production Credits
Rosemary's Baby
Gordita Chronicles
Lioness
MPower
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