Zoe Yadira Saldana Nazario (pronounced ), stylized variously (born June 19, 1978), is an Dominican American actress. She had her breakthrough role in the 2000 film center stage , and later gained prominence for her roles as Anamaria in the 2009 film star Trek, and Neytiri in James Cameron,s Avatar. In 2010, she appeared in the films The Losers and Takers.
Zoe Saldana was still a member of Faces when she gained exposure in an episode of Law & order (titled "Merger") which first aired in 1999. She left school after Center Stage, which film led to appearances in the Britney spears vehicle and the comedy drama dram line (2002). She played the pirate in the 2003 film and has appeared in a number of television shows and movies, including The Treminal (2004) and Guess who (2005).
Saldana was also the lead in the video and played Uhura in the 2009 film star trek In 2009, she played Neytiri, the Na.viprincess, in James Cameron,s Avatar .
She is the only actress to have three movies in the box office top twenty for three consecutive weeks. These movies are Avatar, The Losers, and Death at a Funeral.
In August 2010, Saldana's television ad for Calvin Klein,s "Envy" line debuted
