Acting
Zoe Saldaña
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
Avatar 5
Film · 2031
Avatar 4
Film · 2029
Igniting the Flame: The Making of “Avatar: Fire and Ash”
Film · 2026
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Film · 2025
Elio
Film · 2025
Making Emilia Pérez
Film · 2025
Avatar: A New Era - Special Edition of 20/20
Film · 2025
ASCO: Without Permission
Film · 2025
Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films
Series · 2025
"Couch" by Lena Situations
Series · 2025
Emilia Pérez
Film · 2024
The Absence of Eden
Film · 2024
Dovecote
Film · 2024
Hot Ones Versus
Series · 2024
Inside Pandora's Box
Film · 2023
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Film · 2023
Good Burger 2
Film · 2023
Hollywood's Hard Hitters: Women in Action
Film · 2023
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Film · 2023
Disney 100: Remember That
Film · 2023
Lioness
Series · 2023
MPower
Series · 2023
Avatar: The Way of Water
Film · 2022
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
Film · 2022
The Adam Project
Film · 2022
Amsterdam
Film · 2022
From Scratch
Series · 2022
Vivo
Film · 2021
Maya and the Three
Series · 2021
Marvel Studios Legends
Series · 2021
Vampires vs. the Bronx
Film · 2020
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Series · 2020
Missing Link
Film · 2019
This Changes Everything
Film · 2019
Love, Antosha
Film · 2019
Avengers: Endgame
Film · 2019
The Tamron Hall Show
Series · 2019
Avengers: Infinity War
Film · 2018
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
Series · 2018
Amazing Saturday
Series · 2018
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Film · 2017
I Kill Giants
Film · 2017
My Little Pony: The Movie
Film · 2017
Live by Night
Film · 2016
Star Trek Beyond
Film · 2016
Nina
Film · 2016
For the Love of Spock
Film · 2016
Quantum Is Calling
Film · 2016
Ask the Storybots
Series · 2016
Quotidien
Series · 2016
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
Film · 2015
Unity
Film · 2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Series · 2015
Lip Sync Battle
Series · 2015
Hot Ones
Series · 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
Guardians of the Galaxy
Film · 2014
Infinitely Polar Bear
Film · 2014
The Book of Life
Film · 2014
Rosemary's Baby
Series · 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Series · 2014
The Real History of Science Fiction
Series · 2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Series · 2014
Star Trek Into Darkness
Film · 2013
Blood Ties
Film · 2013
Out of the Furnace
Film · 2013
The Words
Film · 2012
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
Film · 2012
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Series · 2012
Colombiana
Film · 2011
Takers
Film · 2010
The Losers
Film · 2010
Death at a Funeral
Film · 2010
Burning Palms
Film · 2010
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora
Film · 2010
Capturing Avatar
Film · 2010
The Skeptic
Film · 2009
Star Trek
Film · 2009
Avatar
Film · 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Series · 2009
Vantage Point
Film · 2008
Constellation
Film · 2007
Blackout
Film · 2007
After Sex
Film · 2007
The Graham Norton Show
Series · 2007
Premium
Film · 2006
The Heart Specialist
Film · 2006
Six Degrees
Series · 2006
Guess Who
Film · 2005
The Curse of Father Cardona
Film · 2005
Dirty Deeds
Film · 2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Series · 2005
The Terminal
Film · 2004
Haven
Film · 2004
Temptation
Film · 2004
Project Runway
Series · 2004
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Film · 2003
Punk'd
Series · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
Drumline
Film · 2002
Crossroads
Film · 2002
Last Call with Carson Daly
Series · 2002
Get Over It
Film · 2001
Snipes
Film · 2001
Britney: The Videos
Film · 2001
Britney: The Videos
Film · 2001
Center Stage
Film · 2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Series · 1999
Teen Choice Awards
Series · 1999
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Series · 1993
Law & Order
Series · 1990
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Series · 1988
Good Morning America
Series · 1975
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Series · 1973
The Oscars
Series · 1953
The Oscars
Series · 1953
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944
Sabaya
Film
Don't Forget Me Tomorrow
Film
Positano
Film
Riverrun
Film