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Zoe Saldaña

Also known as Zoe Yadira Saldaña Nazario, Zoë Yadira Saldaña-Perego, Zoe Saldana

Zoë Yadira Saldaña-Perego, known professionally as Zoe Saldaña, is an American actress. The highest grossing actor in history, her accolades include an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, two Critics Choice Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a SAG Award, and a Cannes Film Festival Award. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2023.

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Zoe Saldaña is an American actress who has become the highest-grossing actor in history, known for roles in blockbuster films. She has earned major awards including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe, and was named one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world in 2023.

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Gender: Female
Country: United States
Active from: 1978

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Zoë Yadira Saldaña-Perego (née Saldaña Nazario; born June 19, 1978), known professionally as Zoe Saldaña, is an American actress. The highest grossing actor in history, she is the recipient of many accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, two Critics Choice Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a SAG Award, and a Cannes Film Festival Award. 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 1999 with a guest role in 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) and for her role in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003). Saldaña's breakthrough came as Nyota Uhura in the Star Trek reboot film series (2009–2016) and Neytiri in James Cameron's Avatar film series (2009–present). She gained further recognition for portraying Gamora in five films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, beginning with Guardians of the Galaxy (2014).