Zoe Saldana first appeared in the American police procedural and legal drama television series ‘Law & Order’ in 1999. She went on to make her film debut in the 2000 American teen drama ‘Center Stage’ directed by Nicholas Hytner. The film received a lukewarm response from critics and grossed over $26.3 million at the box office. She next starred in films like ‘Get Over It’ (2001), ‘Crossroads’ (2002), and ‘Drumline’ (2002). In 2003, she starred as ‘Anamaria’ in the American fantasy swashbuckler film ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl’ directed by Gore Verbinski. The film opened to a positive reception and was a major commercial success, grossing over $654.3 million on a $140 million budget. She was next seen in films like ‘The Terminal’ (2004), ‘Haven’ (2004), ‘Constellation’ (2005), ‘Dirty Deeds’ (2005), ‘The Heart Specialist’ (2006), ‘After Sex’ (2007), ‘Blackout’ (2007), ‘Vantage Point’ (2008), and ‘Star Trek’ (2009). In 2009, she played the role of ‘Neytiri’ in the James Cameron-directed American epic science fiction film, ‘Avatar.’ The film opened to a positive reception and was a massive box office success, grossing over $2.847 billion on a budget of $237 million and thereby becoming the second highest-grossing movie of all time.
Saldana continued to star in films such as ‘The Losers’ (2010), ‘Takers’ (2010), ‘Colombiana’ (2011), ‘The Words’ (2012), ‘Blood Ties’ (2013), and ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ (2013). She portrayed ‘Gamora’ in the 2014 American superhero film ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ directed by James Gunn. The film garnered wide praise from critics and grossed over $772.8 million at the box office. She next starred in films like ‘Nina’ (2016), ‘Star Trek Beyond’ (2016), ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ (2017), ‘I Kill Giants’ (2017), ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ (2018), ‘Avengers: Endgame’ (2019), and ‘Vivo’ (2021). She was last seen in the 2022 American science fiction adventure film ‘The Adam Project’ directed by Shawn Levy. The film currently sits on a 67% approval score on Rotten Tomatoes.