Zoe Saldana Net Worth and Salary: Zoe Saldana is an American actress who has a net worth of $35 million. Although she started her career in the world of theater, Zoe Saldana became known for her appearances in various science fiction films. She has appeared in some of the biggest movies of all time including Avatars and Avengers: Endgame .
Early Life: Zoe Yadira Saldana Nazario was born on June 19, 1978 in New Jersey. Her father was Dominican, while her mother is Puerto Rican. Her full name is a reflection of her Puerto Rican and Dominican ancestry. She grew up in Jackson Heights, New York City with her two sisters. Disaster struck when her father died in a car accident when Zoe Saldana was nine, and her mother moved the entire family to the Dominican Republic not long after.
During her time in the Dominican Republic, Zoe Saldana became an accomplished dancer. Although she studied ballet and became interested in a career as a ballet dancer, she was forced to give it up because she did not have the proper foot structure to excel. Saldana still describes ballet as her passion. After moving back to New York City, Zoe attended high school and joined a theater group called the Faces. This group focused on spreading positive messages to high school teens. While still a teenager, Saldana appeared in a production of his Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat . During a performance of the play, she caught the eye of a talent scout and signed an injunction.
Career: Zoe Saldana’s first major role in front of a camera was in Law & Order in 1999. Due to her background as a ballet dancer, she then booked a lead role in the 2000 film Center Stage. Her next film role came in 2002 when she starred opposite Britney Spears in Crossroads . That year, she also appeared in Drumline alongside Nick Cannon.
Over the next few years, Zoe Saldana’s career started to become more and more promising. In 2003, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl a saw Saldana take a prominent role in one of the most popular film franchises of all time. In 2004, she appeared in The Terminal as an immigration officer and a Star Trek fan. During filming, Steven Spielberg helped her understand the Star Trek universe and taught her the Vulcan salute. Over the next few years, Saldana appeared in films such as Haven, Temptation, Constellation, Guess Who, Premium, Dirty Deeds, After Sex, Blackout and Vantage Point .
In 2009, her previous work from The Terminal she was put to good use when she booked the role of Nyota Uhura in the reboot film Star Trek . She has done considerable research on her character to play the role convincingly. Star Trek turned out to be a stunning box office success, earning over $385 million. However, Saldana’s next film in 2009 would prove to be even more commercially successful. She played the xenos hunter Neytiri in Avatars , a film that grossed $2.7 billion worldwide. It was the highest grossing film of all time when it was released.
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Saldana took less prominent roles over the next few years. In 2010, he appeared in the film as The Losers, Takers, Death at a Funeral and Burning Palms . In 2011, Saldana joined the cast of films such as The Heart Specialist and Colombiana . After another more prominent role in The Words Saldana returned to the spotlight in 2013 with Star Trek Into Darkness . The sequel did even better than the original reboot and grossed over $467 million at the box office. At this time, Saldana gained a reputation as an actress specializing in science fiction films.
She continued this theme in 2014 with Guardians of the Galaxy. The film was an unexpected success, in large part because it was based on a relatively obscure Marvel comic, in contrast to the more well-known heroes of recent new Marvel films. However, Guardians of the Galaxy went on to become one of Marvel’s most successful films ever, grossing over $772 million at the box office. Saldana played the role of Gamora, an intergalactic assassin. She ended 2014 with an appearance in the TV miniseries Rosemary’s Baby .
In 2016, Saldana starred in Nina , a biographical film about the famous jazz musician Nina Simone. That year, she also returned to the Star Trek universe again with Star Trek Beyond . The film received strong ratings and performed well at the box office. She ended the year with an appearance in Ben Affleck’s ill-fated film Live By Night .
For the next few years, Saldana focused on the role and stability in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. First came Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2017. 2 , which earned even more at the box office than the original. It follows Avengers: Infinity War from 2018, which grossed just over $2 billion at the box office. She eventually reprized the role of Gamora for the third time in a three-year run with Avengers: Endgame from 2019. The film grossed nearly $2.8 billion, breaking the record held by Saldana’s previous film, Avatars . In 2019, it was announced that he would reprise his previous role in Avatar 2 and Avatar 3 .
Personal life: In 2010, Zoe Saldana got engaged to Keith Britton after ten years of dating. In 2011, they called off their engagement and ended their relationship. In 2013, Saldana married Italian artist Marco Perego. In 2014, the couple had twins, and in 2017 they had a son together.
Wealth and real estate: In 2019, Zoe Saldana was named the second highest-grossing film actress of all time, after Scarlett Johansson. This is largely due to her appearance in some of the most commercially successful films ever such as Avatars and Avengers: Endgame . In 2019, she announced that her films have grossed over $11 billion worldwide.
In June 2016, Zoe paid $8.7 million for a gorgeous home in Beverly Hills, California. The home is located within the exclusive community of Hidden Valley Estates. Nearby neighbors include Penelope Cruz, Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Lawrence.
