Zoe Saldaña
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2031 · Avatar 5 as Neytiri
- 2029 · Avatar 4 as Neytiri
- 2025 · Avatar: Fire and Ash as Neytiri
- 2025 · Elio as Aunt Olga (voice)
- 2024 · Dovecote as
- 2024 · Emilia Pérez as Rita
- 2024 · The Absence of Eden as Esmee / Carmen
- 2023 · Good Burger 2 as Zoe Saldaña
- 2023 · Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 as Self - 'Gamora'
- 2023 · Lioness as Joe McNamara
- 2023 · Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 as Gamora
- 2023 · Inside Pandora's Box as Self
- 2023 · MPower as Self
- 2023 · Hollywood's Hard Hitters: Women in Action as Self
- 2022 · Avatar: The Way of Water as Neytiri
- 2022 · Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20 as Self
- 2022 · From Scratch as Amy Wheeler
- 2022 · Amsterdam as Irma St. Clair
- 2022 · The Adam Project as Laura
- 2021 · Maya and the Three as Princess Maya (voice)
- 2021 · Vivo as Rosa (voice)
- 2021 · Marvel Studios Legends as Gamora (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2020 · Vampires vs. the Bronx as Becky
- 2020 · Home Movie: The Princess Bride as Princess Buttercup
- 2019 · Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- 2019 · Love, Antosha as Self
- 2019 · This Changes Everything as Self
- 2019 · Avengers: Endgame as Gamora
- 2019 · Missing Link as Adelina Fortnight (voice)
- 2018 · Always at The Carlyle as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction as Self
- 2018 · Avengers: Infinity War as Gamora
- 2018 · Amazing Saturday as Self
- 2018 · The Legend of Red Hand as Mia Parc
- 2017 · I Kill Giants as Mrs. Mollé
- 2017 · My Little Pony: The Movie as Captain Celaeno (voice)
- 2017 · Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 as Gamora
- 2016 · Live by Night as Graciella Suarez
- 2016 · Quantum Is Calling as Herself
- 2016 · For the Love of Spock as Self
- 2016 · Ask the Storybots as
- 2016 · Star Trek Beyond as Lieutenant Nyota Uhura
- 2016 · Nina as Nina Simone
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo! as Self
- 2015 · Unity as Narrator (voice)
- 2015 · Lip Sync Battle as Self
- 2015 · The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
- 2015 · Hot Ones as Self
- 2014 · Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- 2014 · Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn as Self
- 2014 · The Book of Life as Maria (voice)
- 2014 · Guardians of the Galaxy as Gamora
- 2014 · Rosemary's Baby as Rosemary Woodhouse
- 2014 · The Real History of Science Fiction as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as
- 2014 · Infinitely Polar Bear as Maggie
- 2013 · Out of the Furnace as Lena Taylor
- 2013 · Blood Ties as Vanessa
- 2013 · Star Trek Into Darkness as Leuitenant Nyota Uhura
- 2012 · The Words as Dora Jansen
- 2012 · Comedy Bang! Bang! as Self
- 2012 · I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac as Self
- 2012 · Honest Trailers as Neytiri (archive footage)
- 2011 · Colombiana as Cataleya Restrepo
- 2010 · Capturing Avatar as Self
- 2010 · Takers as Lilli
- 2010 · The Losers as Aisha
- 2010 · Burning Palms as Sarah Cotton
- 2010 · Death at a Funeral as Elaine
- 2010 · Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora as Self
- 2009 · Avatar as Neytiri
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · Star Trek as Lieutenant Nyota Uhura
- 2009 · The Skeptic as Cassie
- 2008 · Vantage Point as Angie Jones
- 2007 · Blackout as Claudine
- 2007 · After Sex as Kat
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2007 · Constellation as Rosa Boxer
- 2006 · Six Degrees as Regina
- 2006 · The Heart Specialist as Donna
- 2006 · Premium as Charli
- 2005 · The Curse of Father Cardona as Flor
- 2005 · Dirty Deeds as Rachel Buff
- 2005 · Guess Who as Theresa Jones
- 2005 · The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- 2004 · Project Runway as Self - Guest Judge
- 2004 · Haven as Andrea
- 2004 · The Terminal as Dolores Torres
- 2003 · Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl as Anamaria
- 2003 · Punk'd as Self
- 2002 · Drumline as Laila
- 2002 · Crossroads as Kit
- 2002 · Last Call with Carson Daly as Self
- 2001 · Britney: The Videos as Self
- 2001 · Snipes as Cheryl
- 2001 · Get Over It as Maggie
- 2000 · Center Stage as Eva Rodríguez
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Gabrielle Vega
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1990 · Law & Order as Belinca
- 1973 · The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- Future · Sabaya as
- Future · Hummingbird as
- Future · 2nd Unit: Invisible Action Stars as Self