Zoe Saldana

Zoe Saldana on People Magazine Most Beautiful List on February 24, 2008
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Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
06/19/1978
Birthplace:
New Jersey
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biography
A trained dancer who moved with her family from the New York City borough of Queens to the Dominican Republic at age 10, dark-haired beauty Zoe Saldana attended a preeminent arts school in her adopted nation before returning to the United States as a teen. The charismatic natural joined performance troupes in NYC including FACES Theater Co., a group presenting improvisational and educational skits for teens and New York Youth Theater, where her role in the chorus of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" caught the attention of an agent. Saldana had an early TV role on a 1999 episode Continued
Credits
Neytiri
2009
Nyota Uhura
2009
Cast
2007
Rosa Levane Boxer
2007
(TV Show)
2006-2006
Regina
2006
Regina
2006
Rachel
2005
Theresa Jones
2005
Torres
2004
Laila
2002
Kit
2002
Maggie
2001
Eva
2000
Claudine
Kat
Charli
Cheryl
milestones
Year
Milestone
 
Raised in Queens, New York
 
At age 10, moved with family to the Dominican Republic
 
Returned to USA after her sophomore year in high school
 
Joined FACES Theater Co., performing improvisational and educational skits for teens
 
Performed with the New York Youth Theater in productions including "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"
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