Zoe Saldaña

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.

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Avatar: Fire and Ash

The Graham Norton Show

Amazing Saturday

All Movies (79)

• Avatar 52031 · as Neytiri
• Avatar 42029 · as Neytiri
• Avatar: Fire and Ash2025 · as Neytiri
• Avatar: A New Era - Special Edition of 20/202025 · as Self
• Elio2025 · as Olga Solís (voice)
• ASCO: Without Permission2025
• Making Emilia Pérez2025 · as Self
• Dovecote2024
• Emilia Pérez2024 · as Rita
• The Absence of Eden2024 · as Esmee / Carmen
• Good Burger 22023 · as Zoe Saldaña
• Disney 100: Remember That2023 · as Self
• Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 32023 · as Self - 'Gamora'
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 32023 · as Gamora
• Inside Pandora's Box2023 · as Self
• Hollywood's Hard Hitters: Women in Action2023 · as Self
• Avatar: The Way of Water2022 · as Neytiri
• Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/202022 · as Self
• Amsterdam2022 · as Irma St. Clair
• The Adam Project2022 · as Laura
• Vivo2021 · as Rosa (voice)
• Vampires vs. the Bronx2020 · as Becky
• Love, Antosha2019 · as Self
• This Changes Everything2019 · as Self
• Avengers: Endgame2019 · as Gamora
• Missing Link2019 · as Adelina Fortnight (voice)
• Avengers: Infinity War2018 · as Gamora
• I Kill Giants2017 · as Mrs. Mollé
• My Little Pony: The Movie2017 · as Captain Celaeno (voice)
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 22017 · as Gamora
• Live by Night2016 · as Graciella Suarez
• Quantum Is Calling2016 · as Herself
• For the Love of Spock2016 · as Self
• Star Trek Beyond2016 · as Lieutenant Nyota Uhura
• Nina2016 · as Nina Simone
• Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!2015 · as Self
• Unity2015 · as Narrator (voice)
• The Book of Life2014 · as Maria (voice)
• Guardians of the Galaxy2014 · as Gamora
• Infinitely Polar Bear2014 · as Maggie
• Out of the Furnace2013 · as Lena Taylor
• Blood Ties2013 · as Vanessa
• Star Trek Into Darkness2013 · as Lieutenant Nyota Uhura
• The Words2012 · as Dora Jansen
• I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac2012 · as Self
• Colombiana2011 · as Cataleya Restrepo
• Capturing Avatar2010 · as Self
• Takers2010 · as Lilli
• The Losers2010 · as Aisha
• Burning Palms2010 · as Sarah Cotton
• Death at a Funeral2010 · as Elaine
• Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora2010 · as Self
• Avatar2009 · as Neytiri
• Star Trek2009 · as Lieutenant Nyota Uhura
• The Skeptic2009 · as Cassie
• Vantage Point2008 · as Angie Jones
• Blackout2007 · as Claudine
• After Sex2007 · as Kat
• Constellation2007 · as Rosa Boxer
• The Heart Specialist2006 · as Donna
• Premium2006 · as Charli
• The Curse of Father Cardona2005 · as Flor
• Dirty Deeds2005 · as Rachel Buff
• Guess Who2005 · as Theresa Jones
• Temptation2004 · as Annie
• Haven2004 · as Andrea
• The Terminal2004 · as Torres
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl2003 · as Anamaria
• Drumline2002 · as Laila
• Crossroads2002 · as Kit
• Britney: The Videos2001 · as Self
• Britney: The Videos2001 · as Self
• Snipes2001 · as Cheryl
• Get Over It2001 · as Maggie
• Center Stage2000 · as Eva Rodríguez
• Sabaya—
• Don't Forget Me Tomorrow—
• Positano—
• Riverrun— · as Dr. Cruz

All TV Shows (42)

• Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films2025 · as Self - "Neytiri"
• "Couch" by Lena Situations2025 · as Self - Guest
• Hot Ones Versus2024 · as Self
• Lioness2023 · as Joe McNamara
• MPower2023 · as Self
• From Scratch2022 · as Amy Wheeler
• Maya and the Three2021 · as Princess Maya (voice)
• Marvel Studios Legends2021 · as Gamora (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Home Movie: The Princess Bride2020 · as Princess Buttercup
• Tamron Hall2019 · as Self - Guest
• James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction2018 · as Self
• Amazing Saturday2018 · as Self
• Quotidien2016 · as Self - Guest
• Ask the Storybots2016
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self
• Lip Sync Battle2015 · as Self
• The Late Late Show with James Corden2015 · as Self - Guest
• Hot Ones2015 · as Self
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors2014 · as Self
• Rosemary's Baby2014 · as Rosemary Woodhouse
• The Real History of Science Fiction2014 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
• Comedy Bang! Bang!2012 · as Self
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · as Self - Guest
• The Graham Norton Show2007 · as Self
• Six Degrees2006 · as Regina
• The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson2005 · as Self
• Project Runway2004 · as Self - Guest Judge
• Punk'd2003 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
• Last Call with Carson Daly2002 · as Self
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Gabrielle Vega
• Teen Choice Awards1999 · as Self - Presenter
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
• Law & Order1990 · as Belinca
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self - Guest
• Good Morning America1975 · as Self
• The American Film Institute Salute to ...1973 · as Self
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• The Oscars1953 · as Self - Presenter
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee