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| Zoe Saldaña | | | Birth name | Zoe Yadira Zaldaña Nazario | | Born | June 19, 1978 (1978-06-19) (age 29) New Jersey, USA  | | Occupation | Actress |
Zoë Nazario (born June 19, 1978), better known as Zoë Saldaña, is an American actress. Contents- 1 Biography
- 1.1 Personal life
- 1.2 Career
- 2 Awards/Nominations
- 3 Selected filmography
- 4 External links
- 4.1 Interviews
- 4.2 Web sites
| // Biography Personal lifeZoë Saldaña 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 sisters 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 later role in Center Stage. Saldaña returned to the USA after her sophomore year in high school, and enrolled in the Faces Theater Program, an acting course. She also worked in Burger King as a cashier in the mid 90s. She is currently dating actor Keith Britton. CareerSaldaña 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. It has been reported that Saldaña has been offered the role of Uhura in the upcoming Star Trek movie. [1] Awards/Nominations- Black Reel Awards
- 2006, Best Actress: Guess Who (film) (Nominated)
- Black Movie Awards
- 2006, Best Actress: Guess Who (film) (Nominated)
- Image Award
- 2006, Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture: Guess Who (film) (Nominated)
- MTV Movie Awards
- 2003, Best Kiss: Drumline Shared w/ Nick Cannon (Nominated)
Selected filmography| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2000 | Center Stage | Eva Rodriguez | | | 2001 | Snipes | Cheryl | | | Get Over It | Maggie | | | 2002 | Drumline | Laila | | | Crossroads | Kit | | | 2003 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | Anamaria | | | 2004 | Temptation | Annie | | | Haven | Andrea | | | The Terminal | Officer Torres | | | 2005 | La Maldición del padre Cardona | Flor | | | Dirty Deeds | Rachel Buff | | | Guess Who | Theresa Jones | | | Ways of the Flesh | Donna | | | 2006 | Premium | Charli | | | After Sex | Kat | | | 2007 | The Skeptic | Cassie | | | Constellation | Rosa Boxer | | | 2009 | Avatar | | |
External links Interviews- Latino Review interview (March, 2005)
- About.com interview (March 13, 2005)
- Brant Publications interview (July, 2004)
- About.com interview (February 21, 2002)
Web sites- Zoë Saldaña at the Internet Movie Database
- Official site
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