ACTOR · BORN 1978

Zoe Saldaña

Born

19 June 1978, Passaic, New Jersey, USA

Known for

Avatar (2009), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Avengers: Endgame (2019)

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15 Interesting Facts About Zoe Saldaña

1. #001

   Zoe Saldaña underwent six months of relentless, intensive preparation for Avatar (2009), including martial arts, archery and horseback riding.

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2. #011

   For the music of The Book of Life (2014), she sang the song "No Matter Where You Are" together with Diego Luna.

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3. #018

   Zoe Saldaña is a fan of Whoopi Goldberg and Angelina Jolie.

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4. #019

   She was engaged to the actor Keith Britton from June 2010 until they ended their relationship in November 2011, eleven years after they got together. Saldaña is also a co-founder, with Britton, of the website My Fashion Database, and they are business partners in the site.

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5. #020

   Saldaña and her Star Trek (2009) co-star Rachel Nichols both went on to work with Stephen Lang. Saldaña appeared with Lang in Avatar (2009); Nichols appeared with Lang in Conan the Barbarian (2011).

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6. #021

   In September 2020, Zoe Saldaña joined the VoteRiders #IDCheck Challenge alongside Elizabeth Banks, Rory O'Malley, Nick Kroll, Amy Schumer and Amber Heard, using her social media presence to help spread information about voter ID requirements for the 2020 United States presidential election.

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7. #022

   Zoe Saldaña appeared on FHM's '100 Sexiest Women in the World' list in 2010 (24th) and 2011 (91st); on Maxim's Hot 100 in 2008 (#42), 2009 (#29), 2010 (#3), 2011 (#37), 2012 (#45), 2013 (#38), 2014 (#29), 2016 (#100), 2019 (#100) and 2023 (#100); and in People's annual 100 Most Beautiful People, in the Beauty at Every Age section, for age 28 (2007).

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8. #024

   In 2017, Zoe Saldaña founded BESE, a digital media platform designed to "combat the lack of diversity in the mainstream media" with an interest in positive stories within the Latin community. She also serves as the digital media platform's chief executive officer and editor-in-chief.

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9. #028

   On 23 October 2023, Zoe Saldaña signed the "No Hostage Left Behind" letter, an open letter sent to U.S. President Joe Biden to support the strong desire for freedom so that Israelis and Palestinians can live side by side in peace.

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10. #029

    Zoe Saldaña is the first (and, to date, only) female actor to appear in four films that have grossed more than two billion dollars at the box office: Avatar (2009), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019) and Avatar: The Way of Water (2022).

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11. #032

    Zoe Saldaña is good friends with Salma Hayek, Penélope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Cameron Diaz, Sam Worthington, Chris Pratt, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Mila Kunis, Karen Gillan and Selena Gomez.

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12. #033

    Zoe Saldaña is a supporter of FINCA International, a nonprofit microfinance organization headquartered in Washington, D.C.

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13. #035

    Zoe Saldaña says she was a geek who grew up loving fantasy and science-fiction escape stories.

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14. #036

    Having been raised bilingual, Zoe Saldaña speaks English and Spanish fluently.

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15. #037

    Zoe Saldaña currently lives in New York City and Los Angeles, California.

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