Portrait of Zoe Saldaña

Acting

Zoe Saldaña

Career

Active from 2000 to 2031, busiest in 2014 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
40
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Maya and the Three
Maya and the Three
GoodWatch score87/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards · Actress in a Supporting Role

    2025 · Won · 97th Academy Awards

    Emilia Pérez

    Source: Wikidata

  • BAFTA Awards · Best Supporting Actress

    2025 · Won · 78th British Academy Film Awards

    Emilia Pérez

    Source: Wikidata

  • Golden Globe Awards · Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture

    2024 · Won

    Emilia Pérez

    Source: Wikidata

  • Golden Globe Awards · Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture

    2024 · Won

    Source: Wikidata

  • MTV Movie & TV Awards · MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Transformation

    2015 · Nominated · 2015 MTV Movie Awards

    Guardians of the Galaxy

    Source: Wikidata

  • Critics' Choice Awards · Best Actress in an Action Movie

    2015 · Nominated · 20th Critics' Choice Awards

    Guardians of the Galaxy

    Source: Wikidata

Characters

27

The characters Zoe Saldaña played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 67 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Zoe Saldaña Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.4, average 2.5
  • Crime
    2.9, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Visual Spectacle 7
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Emotional Catharsis 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Ensemble Cast 2
  • Cringe Humor 2
  • Quirky Ensemble Cast 2
  • Found Family Dynamics 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Family-Friendly 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

77
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2030s

1 title
Avatar 5
Avatar 5 (2031)

as Neytiri

2020s

26 titles · average score 66
The Invite
The Invite (2026)
GoodWatch score 77

Thanks

Avatar: Fire and Ash
Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)
GoodWatch score 66

as Neytiri

Elio
Elio (2025)
GoodWatch score 65

as Olga Solís (voice)

Emilia Pérez
Emilia Pérez (2024)
GoodWatch score 58

as Rita

The Absence of Eden
The Absence of Eden (2024)
GoodWatch score 52

as Esmee / Carmen

Lioness
Lioness (2023)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Joe McNamara

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
GoodWatch score 71

as Gamora

Avatar: The Way of Water
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
GoodWatch score 73

as Neytiri

From Scratch
From Scratch (2022)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Amy Wheeler

The Adam Project
The Adam Project (2022)
GoodWatch score 64

as Laura

Vivo
Vivo (2021)
GoodWatch score 72

as Rosa (voice)

Maya and the Three
Maya and the Three (2021)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show · as Princess Maya (voice)

2010s

26 titles · average score 60
Missing Link
Missing Link (2019)
GoodWatch score 72

as Adelina Fortnight (voice)

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
GoodWatch score 71

as Gamora

I Kill Giants
I Kill Giants (2017)
GoodWatch score 70

as Mrs. Mollé

Star Trek Beyond
Star Trek Beyond (2016)
GoodWatch score 67

as Lieutenant Nyota Uhura

Guardians of the Galaxy
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
GoodWatch score 78

as Gamora

The Book of Life
The Book of Life (2014)
GoodWatch score 74

as Maria (voice)

Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby (2014)
GoodWatch score 49

TV show · as Rosemary Woodhouse

Out of the Furnace
Out of the Furnace (2013)
GoodWatch score 61

as Lena Taylor

The Words
The Words (2012)
GoodWatch score 46

as Dora Jansen

Colombiana
Colombiana (2011)
GoodWatch score 49

as Cataleya Restrepo

The Losers
The Losers (2010)
GoodWatch score 52

as Aisha

Death at a Funeral
Death at a Funeral (2010)
GoodWatch score 50

as Elaine

2000s

22 titles · average score 52
Avatar
Avatar (2009)
GoodWatch score 79

as Neytiri

Star Trek
Star Trek (2009)
GoodWatch score 83

as Lieutenant Nyota Uhura

The Skeptic
The Skeptic (2009)
GoodWatch score 34

as Cassie

Blackout
Blackout (2007)
GoodWatch score 57

as Claudine

Constellation
Constellation (2007)
GoodWatch score 27

as Rosa Boxer

Premium
Premium (2006)
GoodWatch score 73

as Charli

The Heart Specialist
The Heart Specialist (2006)
GoodWatch score 45

as Donna

Guess Who
Guess Who (2005)
GoodWatch score 50

as Theresa Jones

Dirty Deeds
Dirty Deeds (2005)
GoodWatch score 36

as Rachel Buff

Drumline
Drumline (2002)
GoodWatch score 68

as Laila

Crossroads
Crossroads (2002)
GoodWatch score 36

as Kit

Center Stage
Center Stage (2000)
GoodWatch score 56

as Eva Rodríguez

1990s

2 titles · average score 73
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Gabrielle Vega

Law & Order
Law & Order (1990)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Belinca