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Zoe Saldana
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| Zoe Saldaña | |
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 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 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2000–present |
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Zoe Saldaña (born Zoe Yadira Zaldaña Nazario; June 19, 1978)12 is an American actress. She is also known as Zoë Saldana, Zoe Saldana, 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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Early life
Saldaña is an American actress born in New Jersey, United States to a Dominican father and Puerto Rican mother,3 and lived in the Dominican Republic until she was 17. She was raised in Queens, New York, and her first languages were English and Spanish. Saldaña enlisted in a ballet class at one of the most prestigious dancing schools in the Dominican Republic,4 gaining experience as a dancer, which benefited her later for her role in Center Stage. She returned to the U.S. after her sophomore year in high school and enrolled in the Faces Theater Program, an acting course.
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
Personal life
Saldaña has a keen interest in fashion and has her own fashion line called Arasmaci, where most of her designs are influenced by her Dominican heritage.6
Awards and nominations
- ALMA Awards
- 2009, Best Actress (Film): Star Trek (nominated)
- Black Movie Awards
- 2006, Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: Guess Who (nominated)
- 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)
- Scream Awards
- 2009, Breakout Performance-Female: Star Trek (nominated)
- 2009, Best Science Fiction Actress: Star Trek (nominated)
- Teen Choice Awards
- 2009, Choice Movie Actress (Action/Adventure): Star Trek (nominated)
- 2006, Choice Movie Actress (Breakout): Guess Who (nominated)
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 | |
| Death at a Funeral | TBA | ||
| The Losers | Aisha | ||
| 2012 | Star Trek 2 | Uhura |
References
- ^ a b "Zoe Saldana Biography (1978-)". http://www.filmreference.com/film/20/Zoe-Saldana.html. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
- ^ Jason Buchanan (2008). "Zoe Saldana:Biography on MSN". MSN. http://movies.msn.com/celebrities/celebrity/zoe-saldana/. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
- ^ Brad Balfour (2008). "ZOË SALDANA FINDS CREATIVE SHELTER IN MAKING HAVEN". PopEntertaiment. http://www.popentertainment.com/saldana.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0757855/bio
- ^ "Zoë Saldana Cast in J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek" movie". 2008-03-02. http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/2307054.html. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
- ^ www.arasmaci.com
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Zoe Saldana |
- Zoe Saldana at the Internet Movie Database
- Zoe Saldana Official Website
- Zoe Saldana at Rotten Tomatoes
- Zoe Saldana at MySpace
- Zoë Saldana at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
- Brant Publications interview (July 2004)