Zoë Saldaña
Saldaña in 2011, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Zoë Yadira Saldaña Nazario
Place of Birth: Passaic, New Jersey, U.S.
Date of Birth: June 19, 1978
Ethnicity: Dominican Republic, Puerto Rican, evidently small amount of Lebanese and Haitian
Zoë Saldaña is an American actress and dancer. She has starred as Uhura in the rebooted Star Trek films, Neytiri in the Avatar franchise, and Gamora in the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy/the MCU. She is also known for her roles in the films Center Stage, Get Over It, Crossroads, Drumline (2002), Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, The Terminal, Haven, Guess Who, Constellation, Premium, The Heart Specialist, After Sex, Blackout (2007), Vantage Point, The Skeptic, Death at a Funeral (2010), The Losers, Takers, Burning Palms, Colombiana, The Words, Blood Ties, Out of the Furnace, Infinitely Polar Bear, The Book of Life, Nina (2016), Live by Night, I Kill Giants, Missing Link, Vampires vs. the Bronx, Vivo, The Adam Project, Amsterdam, The Absence of Eden, and Emilia Pérez; and on television’s Rosemary’s Baby (2014), Maya and the Three, From Scratch, and Special Ops: Lioness.
Zoë is the daughter of Asalia Nazario and Aridio A. Saldaña. She is a black Latina. Her father was born in Cotui Pro Sa, Dominican Republic. Her mother is Puerto Rican. Zoë has described herself as “three quarters Dominican and a quarter Puerto Rican.” She was initially raised in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York City, then spending a few years in the Dominican Republic after her father’s death; before moving back to Queens.
She is also said to have some degree of Lebanese and Haitian ancestry. She speaks English and Spanish fluently. Pictures of Zoë’s family members can be seen here.
Zoë is married to Italian artist Marco Perego, with whom she has three children.
Zoë has said:
There’s no one way to be black… I’m black the way I know how to be. You have no idea who I am. I am black. I’m raising black men.
Saldaña and her husband Marco Perego at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in 2015, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com
wow,, I can’t believe how ignorant some of you sound up here, you really should be ashamed of yourselves for uplifting races and heritage and downgrading others. Firstly know the difference between Race and Nationality, And then look into the history of Certain Races and you will find that they are a mixture of different races. Man you should really think of what you really want to say and HOW YOU ARE GOING TO SOUND once you say it or write it.. Please dont make yourself look ignorant. Its not a good look.. Never speak unless you REALLY KNOW.. wow..
AMEN!!
Worst breed ever!!!!!
Are you jealous of her beauty?
some are getting very upset because they find her attractive and have decided that she can’t be black because they feel black people must be ugly. Perhaps she has too. Guess what? She would have been kicked from the front of the bus in the days of king too. Besides…there are plenty of attractive proud women of color. She’s not for the black race to try to hold on to or needed. But to claim she doesn’t look black is ridiculous. They certainly would have said..”put her in chains” 400 yrs ago
she is mainly black but there is also some white and some native american in her
No she isn’t. Are you mentally challenged? She is a beautiful mixed race woman.
I saw her in Colombiana..
She’s Dominican and Puerto Rican…In that order… I’ve never seen mentioning her Puerto Rican side.
I meant I’ve never seen her saying she’s half PR. I always though she was full Dominican.
watch her on lopez tonight with columbus short, heres a link
watch?v=BjeB56jf_a0 mark 7:05 she states she’s puerto rican, indirectly though
She just said “Oh my God”… She didn’t stated anything in that video.
Anyway, I’ve seen her in several interviews talking about the DR and its people but never talking about PR. That was my point. Apparently, she identifies with her Dominican side.