Zoe Saldaña

Zoe Saldaña

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.

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Zoe Saldaña Movies

Discover the best Zoe Saldaña movies. Explore the complete filmography, including top-rated classics, newest releases, and highest-grossing films starring Zoe Saldaña ranked by year and score.

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Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)

Adventure Fantasy Science Fiction
Still grieving the death of their eldest son, Jake Sully and Neytiri find no peace on a Pandora scarred by war. A new enemy emerges from the volcanic margins of...
Score 7.5
2

Elio (2025)

Adventure Animation Comedy
Elio has spent his whole life staring at the stars, convinced the universe holds something better than his ordinary existence on Earth. When a bizarre cosmic mix-up catapults him into...
Score 6.9
3

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)

Action Adventure Science Fiction
Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him to defend the universe along with protecting one of their own. A mission that, if...
Score 7.9
4

Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

Action Adventure Science Fiction
More than a decade after Jake Sully made Pandora his permanent home, he and Neytiri are raising a family when old enemies force them to flee everything they have built....
Score 7.6
5

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

Action Adventure Science Fiction
Half of all life has been erased, and the survivors are left to grieve in a world that feels fundamentally broken. The remaining Avengers, scattered and diminished, must find a...
Score 8.2
6

Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Action Adventure Science Fiction
Thanos is not a villain who hides. The warlord behind countless atrocities has finally come for what he believes the universe owes him: six Infinity Stones, each one capable of...
Score 8.2
7

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)

Action Adventure Science Fiction
Peter Quill has always carried a blank space where his father's name should be. When a powerful and enigmatic figure finally steps forward to fill it, the Guardians find themselves...
Score 7.6
8

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

Action Adventure Science Fiction
Peter Quill was eight years old when he was yanked off Earth and into the cosmos. Twenty-six years later, he is a small-time scavenger who stumbles onto an ancient artifact...
Score 7.9
9

Colombiana (2011)

Action Crime Drama
Cataleya Restrepo was nine years old when she watched her parents die in Bogota. Twenty years later, she has rebuilt herself from that grief into something precise and lethal, working...
Score 6.6
10

Avatar (2009)

Action Adventure Fantasy
Jake Sully is a former Marine confined to a wheelchair, sent to the lush extraterrestrial moon of Pandora as part of a corporate mining operation in the 22nd century. Inhabiting...
Score 7.6
11

The Terminal (2004)

Comedy Drama
Viktor Navorski lands at JFK with a suitcase and simple plans, only to discover that a coup back home has rendered his passport invalid and his country unrecognized by the...
Score 7.3
12

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

Action Adventure Fantasy
When wily pirate Captain Barbossa seizes Jack Sparrow’s beloved ship, the Black Pearl, and kidnaps the governor’s daughter, Elizabeth Swann, blacksmith Will Turner reluctantly teams up with the unpredictable pirate...
Score 7.8
13

Crossroads (2002)

Comedy Drama Romance
A road trip reunites three women who drifted apart in their twenties. Crammed into a convertible with little more than gasoline money and big ambitions, Lucy, Kit, and Mimi barrel...
Score 5.2
14

Get Over It (2001)

Comedy Romance
Berke Landers has his whole identity wrapped up in his high school girlfriend, so when she cuts him loose, he does what any lovesick teenager would do: auditions for the...
Score 5.6

Zoe Saldaña TV Shows

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Lioness (2023)

Drama War & Politics
Cruz Manuelos is the kind of Marine who leads with her gut before her head, which makes her both a liability and an asset. When the CIA recruits her for...
Score 8.0

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According to aggregate user scores, the absolute best titles starring Zoe Saldaña are Avatar: Fire and Ash, Elio, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.
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Our database currently features a comprehensive filmography of 15 titles starring Zoe Saldaña, ranging from their earliest roles to the newest releases.
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