Zoe Saldana is a popular Hollywood actress. Born in New Jersey on June 19, 1978. Zoe has rather exotic roots, her father is a native of the Dominican Republic, and her mother is from Puerto Rico. The beloved by many brunettes has Indian, Lebanese, Jamaican blood. The full name of the star is Zoe the Saladan Nazario Core.
Biography of Zoe Saldana
When the actress was 10 years old, after the death of her father in a car accident, her family moved to Haiti, where she lived until the age of 17. Then the actress returned with her mother to the USA. Queens, New York became her home. Spanish and English have become her native languages.
From early childhood she was attracted by the stage, especially she loved ballet. Mom fully supported her daughter and shared her hobbies. When the dances took possession of all the thoughts of the girl, she was placed in the best dance school of the Dominican Republic. There, she realized what it means to do what she loves and gained invaluable experience.
The beginning of Zoe Saldana’s career. Filmography related to ballet
After graduating from dance school and moving to the USA, the girl began her confident movement towards an acting career. From the age of 17, the actress worked in the ballet group "Faces", performed in the youth theater and very soon appeared on the screen in the famous series "Law and Order" (1999-2009). The first film with her participation is "The Stage Scene" (2000), where Zoe starred in the role of Eva's ballerina. Acting talent and love for ballet did their job, and the actress with confident steps began to move to fame. At the same time, Saldana realizes that she cannot get on the big stage of the ballet, and decides to devote herself entirely to cinema. The beauty received the necessary theoretical base for working as an actress thanks to her participation in the project “Talent” for finding talent.
In 2001, the star starred in the musical "Love Virus" by Tommy O`Havera. In 2002 there were episodic roles of Zoe Saldana. The filmography replenished with work in Crossroads, where she collaborated with Britney Spears, Nick Cannon’s comedy “Drum Roll”.
"Pirates of the Caribbean"
For the first time, Zoe Saldana was really talked about after filming in a successful and exciting story about the cunning and brave Jack Sparrow in “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl” (2003), where Saldana appeared in the role of Anna Maria’s corsair. The filming partner was Johnny Depp, whom Zoe spoke of with inspiration and warmth. The actress coped with the role brilliantly, which helped her successfully climb the ladder of fame.
Zoe's Star Trek
Films with Zoe Saldana began to be released with enviable regularity. In 2004, “Terminal” was released, in which she worked on the same set with Tom Hanks and Catherine Zeta-Jones. In the same year, detective "Harbor" was released.
The career of the actress was gaining momentum. In 2005, a comedy with her participation “Guess Who?” Zoe's partners in the film are Jessica Coffila, Bernie Mack. Two years later, she appears in the comedy "After Sex" with Mila Kunis, Jane Seymour and Emmanuel Cricu.
The actress tries herself in different genres from comedy and drama to adventure and science fiction. For example, in 2009, a brilliant film “Star Trek” was released, where actors such as Chris Payne, Eric Banu, Leonard Nimoy, Zachary Quinto and, of course, Zoe Saldana distinguished themselves. The filmography of the actress was replenished with the famous "Avatar" by James Cameron, who was preparing for the appearance on the screens for almost the entire 10 years. Zoe for the role of Neytiri received the Saturn film award and the Teen Choice Awards.
Nominations, style and new films
Repeatedly, Zoe nominated for various awards, including the Black Reel Award, NAACP Award, MTV Prize, and Black Movie Award. The unusual and attractive beauty of Zoe Saldana, photos from the ceremonies, impeccable outfits allowed the actress to repeatedly fall into the lists of the most stylish stars.
Saldana successfully strides to the top of Hollywood fame, almost every year she delighted the audience with new films with her participation. Directors like the way Zoe Saldana works. The filmography of the actress was replenished with the paintings “Losers” (2010), “Raiders” and “Death at the Funeral” (2010), “Colombiana” (2011), “Star Trek: The Sequel” (2012), “From the Ashes” (2013).
Personal life
In the summer of 2010, there was news that Zoe was engaged to Keith Britton, an actor and president of My Fashion Database. However, in 2011, after 11 years of marriage, the couple broke up. After the release of the film "Words" (2012), Zoe turned her attention to the actor Bradley Cooper, whom she met until 2013. Their romance cannot be called calm. The actors then parted, then bonded again. In 2013, they finally broke up. In May of that year, the girl met an artist of Italian descent Marco Perego. In July, Perego married Zoe Saldana. No paparazzi managed to get a photo from the wedding ceremony. A small and romantic wedding in London gathered only a few close friends and relatives. The star has repeatedly said in an interview that she loves cheerful and light men, and also dreams of a large family.
Actress Zoe Saldana has long been recognized. Her talent is growing and developing every day. She loves to play strong women, dreams of getting an Oscar and starring with Timur Bekmambetov. Zoe adequately perceives her popularity and tries to remain herself in any circumstances. As Avatar showed, even the sky is not the limit for her.