
Zoe Saldana
Born June 19, 1978
TV and film actress Zoe Saldana was born in Passaic, N.J., to her Dominican father, Aridio Zaldana, and her Puerto Rican mother, Asalia Nazario. She spent most of her childhood growing up in Queens, N.Y., and joined the Faces Theater Troupe, where she pursued dance and ballet. Saldana’s debut role was in the dance film Center Stage (2000), which led to appearances in Crossroads (2002) and the comedy Drumline (2002). Her body of work includes Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), Star Trek (2009), the highest-grossing film of all time, Avatar (2009), The Losers (2010), Takers (2010), and Colombiana (2011).
Happy Tuesday! Get your chisme on below:
- Rumor has it that Zoe Saldana and Bradley Cooper have rekindled their flame! We previously reported that the couple ended their relationship a couple of months ago, but they were recently spotted on a date in NYC. According to Perez Hilton, Zoe and Bradley were having dinner at the Mexican restaurant Empelon Cocina and sources say their encounter “looked...
Zoe Saldana won the golden popcorn for "Best Latino Actor" by Tr3s in honor of the MTV Movie Awards last night for her kick-ass role in the hit film, Colombiana. Co-written by French film director, Luc Besson, and directed by, Olivier Megaton, Zoe played a woman seeking revenge after she tragically witnesses her parents get murdered.
Zoe had some serious competition during the event, hosted by Russell Brand, with other nominees including, Diego Luna for...
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