Zoe Saldana
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| Zoe Saldaña | |
 Saldaña at Hollywood Life Magazine's 7th Annual Breakthrough Awards, December 2007 |
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| Born | Zoe Yadira Zaldaña Nazario June 19, 1978 New Jersey, U.S.[1] |
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2000–present |
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Zoe Saldaña (born Zoe Yadira Zaldaña Nazario; June 19, 1978)[1][2] is an American actress. She is also known as Zoë Saldana, Zoe Saldaña, and Zoë Saldaña. She is known for playing Anamaria in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and Uhura in the 2009 film Star Trek.
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[edit] Early life
Saldaña was born in New Jersey to a Puerto Rican mother and a Dominican father and was raised by her mother in Puerto Rico when her father died. She stated that she has Lebanese, Native American, and Irish ancestry as well.[3][4] She was raised in Queens, New York, and her first languages are English and Spanish. Zoe enlisted in a ballet class at one of the most prestigious dancing schools in the country[citation needed], gaining experience as a dancer, which benefited her later for her role in Center Stage. She returned to the United States after her sophomore year in high school and enrolled in the Faces Theater Program, an acting course.
[edit] Career
Saldaña was still a member of the program when she got her first screen experience on an episode of Law & Order, which aired October 13, 1999. She left school after her major film debut in Center Stage (2000), which subsequently led to appearances in the Britney Spears vehicle Crossroads (2002) and the drama Drumline (2002). She played the pirate, Anamaria, in the 2003 film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, and has appeared in a number of television shows and movies, including The Terminal (2004) and Guess Who (2005). Saldana was also the lead in the video for Juan Luis Guerra's song "La llave de mi corazón", and played Uhura in the 2009 movie Star Trek.[5]
[edit] Personal life
Saldaña has a keen interest in fashion, and currently dates actor Keith Britton.[6]
[edit] Awards and nominations
- Black Reel Awards
- 2006, Best Actress: Guess Who (nominated)
- NAACP Image Award
- 2006, Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture: Guess Who (nominated)
- MTV Movie Awards
- 2003, Best Kiss: Drumline Shared w/ Nick Cannon (nominated)
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2000 | Center Stage | Eva Rodríguez | |
| 2001 | Snipes | Cheryl | |
| Get Over It | Maggie | ||
| 2002 | Drumline | Laila | |
| Crossroads | Kit | ||
| 2003 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl |
Anamaria | |
| 2004 | Temptation | Annie | |
| Haven | Andrea | ||
| The Terminal | Officer Torres | ||
| 2005 | La maldición del padre Cardona | Flor | |
| Dirty Deeds | Rachel Buff | ||
| Guess Who | Theresa Jones | ||
| 2006 | Premium | Charli | |
| Ways of the Flesh | Donna | ||
| 2007 | After Sex | Kat | |
| Blackout | Claudine | ||
| Constellation | Rosa Boxer | ||
| 2008 | Vantage Point | Angie Jones | |
| 2009 | Star Trek | Uhura | |
| The Skeptic | Cassie | ||
| Burning Palms | Sarah Cotton | ||
| Avatar | Neytiri | ||
| 2010 | Takers | TBA |
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Zoe Saldana Biography (1978-)". http://www.filmreference.com/film/20/Zoe-Saldana.html. Retrieved on 2008-10-16.
- ^ Jason Buchanan (2008). "Zoe Saldana:Biography on MSN". MSN. http://movies.msn.com/celebrities/celebrity/zoe-saldana/. Retrieved on 2008-07-29.
- ^ Esquire Magazine (May 2009 Issue)
- ^ Brad Balfour (2008). "ZOË SALDANA FINDS CREATIVE SHELTER IN MAKING HAVEN". PopEntertaiment. http://www.popentertainment.com/saldana.htm. Retrieved on 2009-07-07.
- ^ "Zoë Saldana Cast in J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek" movie". 2008-03-02. http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/2307054.html. Retrieved on 2008-07-04.
- ^ "ZSWMU". Icelebzstaff. http://www.icelebz.com/gossips/zoe_saldana_wears_men_s_underwear/. Retrieved on 15 May 2009.
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