Zoë Yadira Saldaña Nazario is a Puerto Rican-Dominican American actress. She is the second highest-grossing film actress of all time, as of 2019. Her films grossed more than USD 11 billion worldwide.
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Zoë Yadira Saldaña Nazario is a Puerto Rican-Dominican American actress. She is the second highest-grossing film actress of all time, as of 2019. Her films grossed more than USD 11 billion worldwide. Saldana was born June 19, 1978, in Passaic, New Jersey. She has two sisters, Cisely and Mariel. Her father died in a vehicle wreck around her ninth birthday, and their mother moved with the children to the Dominican Republic. Her mother, Asalia Nazario, is Puerto Rican with some Lebanese ancestry. She was a member of Faces after her exposure in an episode of Law & Order in 1999. Her dance training and her acting experience helped her land her first film role, playing ballet student Eva Rodriguez in Center Stage. In Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, she played Anamaria, a pirate joining Will Turner and Mr. Gibbs for a chance to confront Jack Sparrow for stealing her ship. In 2009, she played Star Trek’s Nyota Uhura in the original series, although she never saw the film.
She portrayed Gamora in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, beginning with Guardians of the Galaxy. She appeared in the Britney Spears vehicle Crossroads, earning negative reviews from critics, but was a box-office success. In 2005, she appeared in Constellation, Guess Who with Ashton Kutcher, and Dirty Deeds. She starred in the romantic comedy-dramas Premium and After Sex. In 2003, she starred in Blackout, a television film set in New York city during the Northeast Blackout of 2003. In 2004, she had roles in Haven and Temptation; both earned little-to-no box- office success. She had a supporting role as Angie Jones in the action thriller Vantage Point. SaldANA appeared in two roles in 2009, raising her profile considerably in Star Trek. She also portrayed a Trekkie in The Terminal, although she agreed to play the role after J.J. Abrams asked her to play it because he enjoyed her work. In 2012, she portrayed an indigenous hunter in Avatar, earning USD 7 million.
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