Zoe Saldaña American Actress Born 1978 in Passaic

Zoe Saldaña (19 June 1978, Passaic) is an American actress. Audiences know her from Avatar (2009) and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003).

Early life

She went on to study at Newtown High School.

Career

She appears in Center Stage (2000), the earliest title among her listed credits. The Terminal (2004) and Star Trek (2009, as Nyota Uhura) are among her 2000s credits. In the 2010s, she appeared in Avengers: Infinity War (2018, as Gamora) and Avengers: Endgame (2019, as Gamora). The 2020s brought Avatar: The Way of Water (2022, as Neytiri) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023, as Gamora).

She has 51 films and 3 TV series on record from 2000 to 2025. Action is the most frequent genre among her listed titles (17), followed by science fiction (12) and adventure (11). Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) is the newest entry in her credits. Of her 12 titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Avatar (2009) has the highest, at $2.85 billion.

Chris Pratt appears in five of her listed titles, including Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017). Other co-stars who recur in her credits are Dave Bautista (five titles) and Karen Gillan (five titles). James Cameron directed three of her titles on record. James Gunn is credited as director on three of them.

Music credits on record are limited to Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025). She has 1.2M followers on X, as counted in March 2025.

Recognition

Her awards include the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (2025) for Emilia Pérez. Her other honours include the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture (2024) and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (2025) for Emilia Pérez. The records list 8 awards won and one nomination for her.

Personal life

She has been married to Marco Perego since 2013. She has 3 children on record.