Zoë Yanira Zaldaña Nazario (born June 19, 1978), better known as Zoë Saldaña, is a Dominican American actress.

Early life
Zoë Saldaña was born in New Jersey to immigrants from the Dominican Republic. Her first languages are Spanish and English. She was raised in Queens, New York, but when she was nine, her father died in a car accident, and her mother moved her and her sister back to the Dominican Republic. While there, she enlisted in a ballet class and gained experience as a dancer, enlisting in one of the most prestigious dancing schools of that country, which benefited her during her later role in Center Stage. Saldaña returned to the USA after her sophomore year in high school, and enrolled in the Faces Theater Program, an acting course. She also worked in Burger King as a cashier in the mid 90s.

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Zoe Saldana's Star Trek speech problem Virgin Media The actress - who reprises her role as communications officer Nyota Uhura in the hotly anticipated sequel to 2009's 'Star Trek' - found it difficult to keep up with the film's fast-paced, snappy dialogue as English isn't her first language and she ...

  Fri, 29 Mar 2013 11:09:24 GMT

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  Tue, 02 Apr 2013 02:29:27 GMT

David Oyelowo on Mike Epps Playing Richard Pryor & His Reaction To Zoe ... Eurweb.com *Hot British actor David Oyelowo portrays the manager and love interest of Nina Simone in the biopic about Simone's life, coming out later this year. The film has been met with controversy because the part of Nina Simone is being played by Zoe Saldana, ...

  Fri, 29 Mar 2013 11:29:22 GMT

Action-Packed UK TV Spot For 'Star Trek Into Darkness' ? Starring Chris Pine ... Flicks and bits Chris Pine (James T. Kirk), John Cho (Sulu), Bruce Greenwood (Christopher Pike), Simon Pegg (Scotty), Zachary Quinto (Spock), Zoe Saldana (Uhura), Karl Urban (Bones) and Anton Yelchin (Pavel Chekov) reprise their roles from the 2009 'Star Trek ...

  Sat, 30 Mar 2013 21:07:58 GMT

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Trek Actors To Present At MTV Movie Awards Trek Today The MTV Movie Awards ceremony will be held on Sunday, April 14 at 9 PM in Culver City, California. The three Trek presenters will be Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, and Zoe Saldana . Other notable names presenting at this year's MTV Movie Awards will be ... Zac Efron, Melissa McCarthy among MTV Movie Awards presenters lineupPanARMENIAN.Net all 4 news articles »

  Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:04:19 GMT

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  Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:49:59 GMT

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  Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:30:44 GMT

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  Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:43:43 GMT

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  Thu, 21 Mar 2013 23:59:05 GMT

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Career
Saldaña was still a member of the program when she got her first screen experience, on an episode of Law & Order that first aired October 13, 1999. She left the school after her major film debut, in 2000's Center Stage, which she followed up in 2002 with appearances in the Britney Spears vehicle, Crossroads and the Nick Cannon-starring comedy, Drumline. She played the tough pirate lass Anamaria in the 2003 film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, and has appeared subsequently in television shows like Law & Order and in a number of movies, including The Terminal and Guess Who.

Selected Filmography

2009 Avatar
2007 Constellation as Rosa Boxer
2007 The Skeptic as Cassie
2006 After Sex as Kat
2006 Premium as Charli
2005 Ways of the Flesh as Donna
2005 Guess Who as Theresa Jones
2005 Dirty Deeds as Rachel Buff
2005 La Maldición del padre Cardona as Flor
2004 The Terminal as Officer Torres
2004 Haven as Andrea
2004 Temptation as Annie
2003 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl as Anamaria
2002 Crossroads as Kit
2002 Drumline as Laila
2001 Get Over It as Maggie
2001 Snipes as Cheryl
2000 Center Stage as Eva Rodrigue

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