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Zoe Yanira Zaldaña Nazario (born June 19,
1978), better known as Zoe Saldana, is an American actress.
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Biography
Early life
Zoe Saldana 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 filming of Center Stage. Saldana returned to the USA after
her sophomore year in high school, and enrolled in the Faces Theater
Program, an acting course.
Career
Saldana 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
Year Title Role Notes
2007 The Skeptic Cassie
2006 Premium Charli
After Sex Kat
2005 La Maldición del padre Cardona Flor
Dirty Deeds Rachel Buff
Guess Who Theresa Jones
Constellation Rosa Boxer
Ways of the Flesh Donna
2004 Temptation Annie
Haven Andrea
The Terminal Officer Torres
2003 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of
the Black Pearl Anamaria
2002 Drumline Laila
Crossroads Kit
2001 Snipes Cheryl
Get Over It Maggie
2000 Center Stage Eva Rodriguez
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