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

• 2031Avatar 5 — Neytiri
• 2029Avatar 4 — Neytiri
• 2026It's Complicated — Executive Producer
• 2026Julián — Executive Producer
• 2026The Bluff — Executive Producer
• 2026The Invite — Thanks
• 2025ASCO: Without Permission
• 2025Avatar: Fire and Ash — Neytiri
• 2025Elio — Olga Solís (voice)
• 2024Dovecote — Producer
• 2024Emilia Pérez — Rita, Songs
• 2024Meet Me in Rome — Executive Producer
• 2024The Absence of Eden — Esmee / Carmen, Producer
• 2023Good Burger 2 — Zoe Saldaña
• 2023Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 — Gamora
• Lioness — Joe McNamara, Executive Producer
• MPower — Self, Executive Producer
• 2023Meet Me in Paris — Executive Producer
• 2022Amsterdam — Irma St. Clair
• 2022Avatar: The Way of Water — Neytiri
• From Scratch — Amy Wheeler
• Gordita Chronicles — Executive Producer
• Mamas — Executive Producer
• 2022The Adam Project — Laura
• Marvel Studios Legends — Gamora (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Maya and the Three — Princess Maya (voice)
• 2021Vivo — Rosa (voice)
• 202019 Weeks — Producer
• Home Movie: The Princess Bride — Princess Buttercup
• 2020Vampires vs. the Bronx — Becky
• 2019Avengers: Endgame — Gamora
• 2019Missing Link — Adelina Fortnight (voice)
• 2018Avengers: Infinity War — Gamora
• 2018The Honor List — Executive Producer
• 2017Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 — Gamora
• 2017I Kill Giants — Mrs. Mollé
• 2017My Little Pony: The Movie — Captain Celaeno (voice)
• Ask the Storybots
• 2016Live by Night — Graciella Suarez
• 2016Nina — Nina Simone
• 2016Star Trek Beyond — Lieutenant Nyota Uhura
• 2015Unity — Narrator (voice)
• 2014Guardians of the Galaxy — Gamora
• 2014Infinitely Polar Bear — Maggie
• Rosemary's Baby — Rosemary Woodhouse, Producer
• 2014The Book of Life — Maria (voice)
• 2013Blood Ties — Vanessa
• 2013Out of the Furnace — Lena Taylor
• 2013Star Trek Into Darkness — Lieutenant Nyota Uhura
• 2012The Words — Dora Jansen
• 2011Colombiana — Cataleya Restrepo
• 2011Kaylien — Director
• 2010Burning Palms — Sarah Cotton
• 2010Death at a Funeral — Elaine
• 2010Takers — Lilli
• 2010The Losers — Aisha
• 2009Avatar — Neytiri
• 2009Star Trek — Lieutenant Nyota Uhura
• 2009The Skeptic — Cassie
• 2008Vantage Point — Angie Jones
• 2007After Sex — Kat
• 2007Blackout — Claudine
• 2007Constellation — Rosa Boxer
• 2006Premium — Charli
• Six Degrees — Regina
• 2006The Heart Specialist — Donna
• 2005Dirty Deeds — Rachel Buff
• 2005Guess Who — Theresa Jones
• 2005The Curse of Father Cardona — Flor
• 2004Haven — Andrea
• 2004Temptation — Annie
• 2004The Terminal — Torres
• 2003Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl — Anamaria
• 2002Crossroads — Kit
• 2002Drumline — Laila
• 2001Get Over It — Maggie
• 2001Snipes — Cheryl
• 2000Center Stage — Eva Rodríguez
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Gabrielle Vega
• Law & Order — Belinca
• Don't Forget Me Tomorrow
• Positano
• Riverrun — Dr. Cruz
• Sabaya

Appearances as themselves (46)

• "Couch" by Lena Situations — Self - Guest
• 2025Avatar: A New Era - Special Edition of 20/20 — Self
• Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films — Self - "Neytiri"
• 2025Making Emilia Pérez — Self
• Hot Ones Versus — Self
• 2023Disney 100: Remember That — Self
• 2023Hollywood's Hard Hitters: Women in Action — Self
• 2023Inside Pandora's Box — Self
• 2023Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 — Self - 'Gamora'
• 2022Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20 — Self
• 2019Love, Antosha — Self
• The Tamron Hall Show — Self - Guest
• 2019This Changes Everything — Self
• Amazing Saturday — Self
• James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction — Self
• 2016For the Love of Spock — Self
• 2016Quantum Is Calling — Herself
• Quotidien — Self - Guest
• Hot Ones — Self
• Lip Sync Battle — Self
• 2015Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo! — Self
• The Late Late Show with James Corden — Self - Guest
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self, Self - Guest
• The Real History of Science Fiction — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self - Guest
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors — Self
• Comedy Bang! Bang! — Self
• 2012I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac — Self
• 2010Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora — Self
• 2010Capturing Avatar — Self
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• The Graham Norton Show — Self
• The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson — Self
• Project Runway — Self - Guest Judge
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self - Guest
• Punk'd — Self
• Last Call with Carson Daly — Self
• 2001Britney: The Videos — Self
• 2001Britney: The Videos — Self
• Teen Choice Awards — Self - Presenter
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark — Self - Guest
• Good Morning America — Self
• The American Film Institute Salute to ... — Self
• The Oscars — Self, Self - Presenter
• Golden Globe Awards — Self - Nominee