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Zoe Saldana

'I'm Still Here'
Awards
The trio that makes up the Irish rap group Kneecap share Best Actor for their performances in the autobiographical film of the same name.
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - NOVEMBER 01: Zoe Saldaña speaks onstage at the "Emilia Pérez" Q&A during the 27th SCAD Savannah Film Festival at Trustees Theater on November 01, 2024 in Savannah, Georgia. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images for SCAD)
SCAD
The "Emilia Pérez" actress has starred in four of our biggest franchises, each their own sci-fi-tinged stories. And while she struggled with feeling labeled in the past, she's done with that now.
'Emilia Pérez'
Trailer
Jacques Audiard writes and directs the fever dream of a musical.
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 11: Zoe Saldana attends the screening to launch the new Paramount+ series 'Special Ops: Lioness' at Tate Britain on July 11, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images)
While the actress has closed her chapter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, she hopes the studio gives someone else the chance to play Gamora.
"Avatar"
The actress was 27 years old when she began filming the first "Avatar" movie.
L-R James Jordan as Two Cups, Jonah Wharton as Tex, Jill Wagner as Bobby, Zoe Saldana as Joe, Nicole Kidman as Kaitlyn Meade, Austin Hébert as Randy and Laysla De Oliveira as Cruz Manuelos in Lioness episode 5, Season 1 streaming on Paramount+, 2023. Photo credit: Greg Lewis/Paramount+
Zoe Saldaña, Morgan Freeman, Dave Annable, and Michael Kelly also star in the Paramount+ series based on a real military operation.
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2, Zoe Saldana, 2017. © Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection
Guardian of Gamora
Gunn eventually changed the script to have Michael Rooker’s Yondu die instead.
Nia Long and Avatar the Way of Water
"I think Zoe’s amazing," Long said. "But I wasn’t even a topic of discussion, you know?"
Avatar: The Way of Water
Even the filmmaker's true believers were skeptical about going back to Pandora, but "The Way of Water" is a staggering improvement over the original "Avatar."
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 06: Zoe Saldana attends the "Avatar: The Way Of Water" world premiere at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on December 06, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Lia Toby/Getty Images)
"I really enjoy working with filmmakers that don't underestimate my intelligence and know that I am an adult," Saldaña said.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 22: Zoe Saldana attends the World Premiere of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures 'Avengers: Endgame' at Los Angeles Convention Center on April 22, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)
"I felt artistically stuck in my craft of not being able to expand or grow or challenge myself," the "Guardians of the Galaxy" star said.
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2, Zoe Saldana, 2017. © Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection
"I miss Gamora, but I don't miss 3:30 a.m. calls and five-hour makeup sessions and trips to the dermatologist afterwards," Saldaña said of her Marvel character.
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