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'''Zoë Saldana''' {{born|19|June|1978}} is an American actress and model who plays {{alt|Nyota Uhura}} in {{film|11}}. She took over the role from [[Nichelle Nichols]], who played the role on ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'', ''[[Star Trek: The Animated Series]]'', and six [[Star Trek films|feature films]].
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'''Zoë Saldana''' {{born|19|June|1978}} is an American actress and model who played {{alt|Nyota Uhura}} in {{film|11}} and its sequel {{film|12}}. She also voiced the character for the {{y|2013}} ''[[Star Trek (video game)|Star Trek]]'' [[video game]]. Saldana took over the role from [[Nichelle Nichols]], who played the role on ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'', ''[[Star Trek: The Animated Series]]'', and in six [[Star Trek films|feature films]].
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Saldana is pictured on cards #54 "Cadet N. Uhura" and #99 "Communications Officer N. Uhura" of the [[Games|virtual collectible card battle game]] ''[[Star Trek: Rivals]]''.
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In addition to playing Uhura, Saldana is known for her role as Na'vi princess Neytiri in {{w|James Cameron}}'s science fiction epic ''Avatar'', which is currently the highest-grossing film of all time. She is also known for her work in such films as ''Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl'', ''Drumline'', ''The Terminal'', ''Guess Who'', ''The Losers'', and ''Colombiana''.
   
 
== Early life and career ==
 
== Early life and career ==
 
Saldana was born '''Zoë Yadira Zaldaña Nazario''' in New Jersey to immigrants from the Dominican Republic and raised in Queens, New York. After her father's death in a car accident when she was nine, Saldana and her sisters moved with their mother to the Dominican Republic.
 
Saldana was born '''Zoë Yadira Zaldaña Nazario''' in New Jersey to immigrants from the Dominican Republic and raised in Queens, New York. After her father's death in a car accident when she was nine, Saldana and her sisters moved with their mother to the Dominican Republic.
   
While in the Republic, Saldana took ballet lessons. She ultimately returned to the United States and joined the Faces Theater Program in Brooklyn, New York. While there, she won an uncredited appearance in a 1999 episode of ''Law & Order'', the long-running [[NBC]] series executive produced by [[Rene Balcer]]. She left the Faces program after making her feature film debut in the 2000 musical drama ''Center Stage'', co-starring {{film|9}} actress [[Donna Murphy]].
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While in the Republic, Saldana took ballet lessons. She ultimately returned to the United States and joined the Faces Theater Program in Brooklyn, New York. While there, she won an uncredited appearance in a 1999 episode of ''Law & Order'', the long-running [[NBC]] series that was executive produced by [[Rene Balcer]]. She left the Faces program after making her feature film debut in the 2000 musical drama ''Center Stage'', co-starring {{film|9}} actress [[Donna Murphy]].
   
 
== Film work ==
 
== Film work ==
 
=== 2000-2004 ===
 
=== 2000-2004 ===
[[File:JJ Abrams coaches Zoë Saldana.jpg|thumb|left|J.J. Abrams directing Saldana on the set of ''Star Trek''.]]
 
 
Following ''Center Stage'', Saldana worked alongside [[Kirsten Dunst]] in the 2001 high school comedy ''Get Over It''. She then acted with [[Kim Cattrall]] in 2002's ''Crossroads''. That same year, she played the female lead in the musical romantic comedy ''Drumline'', for which she shared an MTV Movie Award nomination for Best Kiss with her co-star {{w|Nick Cannon}}.
 
Following ''Center Stage'', Saldana worked alongside [[Kirsten Dunst]] in the 2001 high school comedy ''Get Over It''. She then acted with [[Kim Cattrall]] in 2002's ''Crossroads''. That same year, she played the female lead in the musical romantic comedy ''Drumline'', for which she shared an MTV Movie Award nomination for Best Kiss with her co-star {{w|Nick Cannon}}.
   
Saldana next appeared as Anamarie in Disney's 2003 summer blockbuster ''Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl'' (with [[Lee Arenberg]], [[Greg Ellis]] and [[Guy Siner]]). She then had a supporting role in {{w|Steven Spielberg}}'s 2004 comic drama ''The Terminal'', in which she played an airport immigration officer who happened to be a devout [[Trekkie]]. [[Jude Ciccolella]] and [[Michael Nouri]] also had roles in this film.
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Saldana next appeared as Anamarie in Disney's 2003 blockbuster ''Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl'' (with [[Lee Arenberg]], [[Greg Ellis]] and [[Guy Siner]]). She then had a supporting role in {{w|Steven Spielberg}}'s 2004 comic drama ''The Terminal'', in which she played an airport immigration officer who happened to be a devout [[Trekkie]]. [[Jude Ciccolella]] and [[Michael Nouri]] also had roles in this film.
   
 
=== 2005-2009 ===
 
=== 2005-2009 ===
[[File:Zoe Saldana and Nichelle Nichols.jpg|thumb|Saldana with [[Nichelle Nichols]], the original [[Nyota Uhura]], on the set of ''Star Trek'']]
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[[File:JJ Abrams coaches Zoë Saldana.jpg|thumb|left|J.J. Abrams directing Saldana on the set of ''Star Trek''.]]
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[[File:Zoe Saldana and Nichelle Nichols.jpg|thumb|Saldana with Nichelle Nichols, the original [[Nyota Uhura]], on the set of ''Star Trek'']]
 
In the 2005 independent film ''Constellation'', Saldana played the daughter of [[Clarence Williams III]]'s character and also co-starred with fellow ''[[Star Trek]]'' players [[David Clennon]], [[Alec Newman]], and [[Gabrielle Union]]. Later, Saldana starred in the 2005 comedy ''Guess Who'' (co-starring [[Robert Curtis Brown]]) as an African-American woman who brings home a white fiancé. This role earned her nominations from at least four different organizations: the Black Movie Awards, the Black Reel Awards, the Image Awards, and the Teen Choice Awards.
 
In the 2005 independent film ''Constellation'', Saldana played the daughter of [[Clarence Williams III]]'s character and also co-starred with fellow ''[[Star Trek]]'' players [[David Clennon]], [[Alec Newman]], and [[Gabrielle Union]]. Later, Saldana starred in the 2005 comedy ''Guess Who'' (co-starring [[Robert Curtis Brown]]) as an African-American woman who brings home a white fiancé. This role earned her nominations from at least four different organizations: the Black Movie Awards, the Black Reel Awards, the Image Awards, and the Teen Choice Awards.
   
Her subsequent film credits include ''Dirty Deeds'' with [[Michael Bofshever]], ''Premium'' with [[William Sadler]], ''Ways of the Flesh'' with [[Irene Tsu]], and ''Blackout'' with [[Saul Rubinek]]. In 2008, she appeared in the thriller ''Vanatage Point'', which also featured [[Bruce McGill]]. The following year, she starred in another thriller, ''The Skeptic'', in which she played a psychic.
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Her subsequent film credits include ''Dirty Deeds'' (2005, with [[Michael Bofshever]]), ''Premium'' (2006, with [[William Sadler]]), ''Ways of the Flesh'' (2006, with [[Irene Tsu]]), and ''Blackout'' (2007, with [[Saul Rubinek]]). In 2008, she appeared in the thriller ''Vantage Point'', which also featured [[Bruce McGill]]. The following year, she starred in another thriller, ''The Skeptic'', in which she played a psychic.
   
Saldana was working on {{w|James Cameron}}'s highly-anticipated film ''Avatar'' when Abrams offered her ''Star Trek''. Because she was already on a project and because she had a "lack of knowledge about ''Star Trek''," Saldana was reluctant to accept the role of Uhura. Despite the scheduling issues it would cause, Cameron insisted that Saldana take the role, even going so far as to invite Abrams to the set to discuss the situation. [http://trekmovie.com/2008/08/25/saldana-needed-some-convincing-to-take-on-uhura/] She stayed in the role on ''Avatar'', playing an alien character named Neytiri that is entirely computer generated. Saldana has signed on to appear in any potential sequels to the film.[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/avatarnews.php?id=18318] [[Scott Lawrence]] and [[Peter Mensah]] also have roles in ''Avatar''.
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Saldana was working on James Cameron's blockbuster film ''Avatar'' when Abrams offered her ''Star Trek''. Because she was already committed to a project and had a "lack of knowledge about ''Star Trek''," Saldana was reluctant to accept the role of Uhura. Despite the scheduling issues it would cause, Cameron insisted that Saldana take the role, even going so far as to invite Abrams to the set to discuss the situation. [http://trekmovie.com/2008/08/25/saldana-needed-some-convincing-to-take-on-uhura/]
   
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After finishing ''Star Trek'', Saldana completed her work on ''Avatar'', in which she starred as a Na'vi woman named Neytiri, a completely computer-generated character. [[Scott Lawrence]] and [[Peter Mensah]] also had roles in the film, while [[James Horner]] composed the score. Released in December 2009, ''Avatar'' is now the highest-grossing movie in the world (not accounting for inflation). Saldana has signed on to appear in any potential sequels to the film. [http://www.comingsoon.net/news/avatarnews.php?id=18318] In 2010, she received a [[Saturn Award]] nomination for Best Actress for her performance in ''Avatar''. [http://www.saturnawards.org/nominations.html] In addition, Saldana received nominations for Best Female Performance and Best Kiss, shared with {{w|Sam Worthington}}, at the 2010 [[MTV Movie Award]]s for her work on ''Avatar''. [http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/2010/best-female-performance/] [http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/2010/best-kiss/]
=== Upcoming films ===
 
   
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Saldana's upcoming films include the crime drama ''Takers'' and the comedy ''Burning Palms'' (the latter co-starring [[Tom Wright]]). She recently filmed a starring role in the Neil LaBute comedy ''Death at a Funeral'', which also features [[Ron Glass]]. She is currently starring with [[Jeffrey Dean Morgan]] in ''The Losers'', a film adaptation of the comic books published by [[DC Comics]]' Vertigo imprint.
 
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Saldana was seen in three major motion pictures released in 2010. The first was the comedy remake ''Death at a Funeral'', which also featured [[Ron Glass]]. The week after ''Death at a Funeral'' was released, Saldana was seen in the action film ''The Losers''. Based on the comic books published by [[DC Comics]]' Vertigo imprint, ''The Losers'' had Saldana starring opposite ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' guest actor [[Jeffrey Dean Morgan]]. The third major 2010 film featuring Saldana, and the most popular at the box office, was the crime thriller ''Takers''. In addition to those films, Saldana acted alongside [[Greg Grunberg]] in the short film ''Idiots'' and starred in the independent comedy-drama ''Burning Palms'', which co-starred [[Jason Brooks]] and [[Tom Wright]].
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More recently Saldana played the lead role, Cataleya Restrepo, in the 2011 action thriller ''Colombiana'', for which she received nominations as Best Actress at the Image Awards and the Black Reel Awards. Her co-stars in this film included Jordi Mollà, who was considered for the role of {{alt|Khan Noonien Singh}} in ''Star Trek Into Darkness'' before the part went to [[Benedict Cumberbatch]]. [http://www.showblitz.com/2011/12/carlos-star-edgar-ramirez-is-front-runner-for-star-trek-villain.html]
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In 2012, Saldana was seen in the romantic drama ''The Words'', which also featured [[Michael McKean]], followed by the crime thriller ''Blood Ties'', which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2013. She recently completed filming on the biographical drama ''Nina'' (2013, with [[Spencer Garrett]]), in which she stars as legendary musician {{w|Nina Simone}}. She will also be seen in the ensemble thriller ''Out of the Furnace'' (2013) and wrapped filming on ''Infinitely Polar Bear'', a comedy that is being executive produced by J.J. Abrams and [[Bryan Burk]] through [[Bad Robot]] and is set for a 2014 release.
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In addition to her expected return as Neytiri in the developing sequels to ''Avatar'', Saldana finished filming the part of the green-skinned Gamora in Marvel Studios' superhero sci-fi/action film ''Guardians of the Galaxy''. The film, based on characters appearing in [[Marvel Comics]] magazines, is set for release in August 2014. [http://edit.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/zoe-saldana-marvels-guardians-galaxy-432054] [[Gregg Henry]] and [[Stephen Blackehart]] also have roles in this film, produced by [[Stan Lee]].
   
 
== Television ==
 
== Television ==
Following her appearance on ''Law & Order'', Saldana guest-starred in a 2004 episode of its spin-off series, ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''. In 2006, Saldana worked with ''Star Trek'' director and producer [[J.J. Abrams]] and executive producer [[Bryan Burk]] for the first time when she had a recurring role on the short-lived television series ''Six Degrees''.
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Following her appearance on ''Law & Order'', Saldana guest-starred in a 2004 episode of its spin-off series, ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''. In 2006, Saldana worked with ''Star Trek'' director and producer J.J. Abrams and executive producer Bryan Burk for the first time when she had a recurring role on the short-lived television series ''Six Degrees''.
   
On 22 January 2010, Saldana participated in the fund-raising program ''Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief''. She was among the celebrities who operated the phones for the benefit, along with her ''Star Trek'' co-stars [[Tyler Perry]] and [[Chris Pine]], ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' actress [[Jeri Ryan]], {{film|6}} actor [[Christian Slater]], and [[Robin Williams]].[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=62604]
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On 22 January 2010, Saldana participated in the fund-raising program ''Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief''. She was among the celebrities who operated the phones for the benefit, along with her ''Star Trek'' co-stars [[Tyler Perry]] and [[Chris Pine]], ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' actress [[Jeri Ryan]], {{film|6}} actor [[Christian Slater]], and [[Robin Williams]]. [http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=62604]
   
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Saldana served as presenter for the categories Best Animated Short, Best Documentary Short, and Best Live Action Short at the 82nd Annual [[Academy Award]]s in 2010. Two films she was in, ''Star Trek'' and ''Avatar'', were nominated in various categories at these awards.
==External links==
 
*[http://www.zoesaldana.com/ ZoeSaldana.com] - official web site
 
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In 2013, Saldana received a nomination at the [[Teen Choice Award]]s in the category Choice Summer Movie Star: Female for her appearance in ''Star Trek Into Darkness''. [http://teenchoiceawards.com/tcnews.aspx#.UfF_rW34UyY] She previously received nominations in 2005, as Choice Movie Breakout Performance - Female for ''Ghuess Who'', 2009, as Choice Movie Actress: Action Adventure for ''Star Trek'', and 2010, as Choice Movie Actress: Action Adventure for ''The Losers'' and Choice Movie Actress: Comedy for ''Death at a Funeral'' and won Teen Choice Awards in 2010 in the category Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi for her work on ''Avatar'' and in 2012 in the category Choice Movie Actress: Action for ''Colombiana''.
   
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Her portrayal of Neytiri in ''Avatar'' also earned Saldana a Visual Effects Society Award in the category Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture in 2010, a SFX Award nomination for Best Actress in 2011, MTV Movie Award nominations in the categories Best Kiss and Best Female Performance in 2010, Blimp Award nominations in the categories Favorite Movie Actress and Cutest Couple at the 2010 Kid's Choice Awards, an Empire Award for Best Actress in 2010, 2010 nominations at the Image Awards, Black Reel Awards and BET Awards and a Saturn Award in 2010 as Best Actress.
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For ''Star Trek'', she received a 2009 [[ALMA Award]] nomination as Best Actress in Film, a [[Boston Society of Film Critics Award]] for Best Ensemble Cast in 2009, a [[Broadcast Film Critics Association Award]] nomination for Best Ensemble Acting in 2010, and a [[Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Award]] nomination for Best Ensemble in 2009.
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Zoë Saldana (born 19 June 1978; age 45) is an American actress and model who played Nyota Uhura in Star Trek and its sequel Star Trek Into Darkness. She also voiced the character for the 2013 Star Trek video game. Saldana took over the role from Nichelle Nichols, who played the role on Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: The Animated Series, and in six feature films.

Saldana is pictured on cards #54 "Cadet N. Uhura" and #99 "Communications Officer N. Uhura" of the virtual collectible card battle game Star Trek: Rivals.

In addition to playing Uhura, Saldana is known for her role as Na'vi princess Neytiri in James Cameron's science fiction epic Avatar, which is currently the highest-grossing film of all time. She is also known for her work in such films as Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Drumline, The Terminal, Guess Who, The Losers, and Colombiana.

Early life and career

Saldana was born Zoë Yadira Zaldaña Nazario in New Jersey to immigrants from the Dominican Republic and raised in Queens, New York. After her father's death in a car accident when she was nine, Saldana and her sisters moved with their mother to the Dominican Republic.

While in the Republic, Saldana took ballet lessons. She ultimately returned to the United States and joined the Faces Theater Program in Brooklyn, New York. While there, she won an uncredited appearance in a 1999 episode of Law & Order, the long-running NBC series that was executive produced by Rene Balcer. She left the Faces program after making her feature film debut in the 2000 musical drama Center Stage, co-starring Star Trek: Insurrection actress Donna Murphy.

Film work

2000-2004

Following Center Stage, Saldana worked alongside Kirsten Dunst in the 2001 high school comedy Get Over It. She then acted with Kim Cattrall in 2002's Crossroads. That same year, she played the female lead in the musical romantic comedy Drumline, for which she shared an MTV Movie Award nomination for Best Kiss with her co-star Nick Cannon.

Saldana next appeared as Anamarie in Disney's 2003 blockbuster Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (with Lee Arenberg, Greg Ellis and Guy Siner). She then had a supporting role in Steven Spielberg's 2004 comic drama The Terminal, in which she played an airport immigration officer who happened to be a devout Trekkie. Jude Ciccolella and Michael Nouri also had roles in this film.

2005-2009

File:JJ Abrams coaches Zoë Saldana.jpg

J.J. Abrams directing Saldana on the set of Star Trek.

Zoe Saldana and Nichelle Nichols

Saldana with Nichelle Nichols, the original Nyota Uhura, on the set of Star Trek

In the 2005 independent film Constellation, Saldana played the daughter of Clarence Williams III's character and also co-starred with fellow Star Trek players David Clennon, Alec Newman, and Gabrielle Union. Later, Saldana starred in the 2005 comedy Guess Who (co-starring Robert Curtis Brown) as an African-American woman who brings home a white fiancé. This role earned her nominations from at least four different organizations: the Black Movie Awards, the Black Reel Awards, the Image Awards, and the Teen Choice Awards.

Her subsequent film credits include Dirty Deeds (2005, with Michael Bofshever), Premium (2006, with William Sadler), Ways of the Flesh (2006, with Irene Tsu), and Blackout (2007, with Saul Rubinek). In 2008, she appeared in the thriller Vantage Point, which also featured Bruce McGill. The following year, she starred in another thriller, The Skeptic, in which she played a psychic.

Saldana was working on James Cameron's blockbuster film Avatar when Abrams offered her Star Trek. Because she was already committed to a project and had a "lack of knowledge about Star Trek," Saldana was reluctant to accept the role of Uhura. Despite the scheduling issues it would cause, Cameron insisted that Saldana take the role, even going so far as to invite Abrams to the set to discuss the situation. [1]

After finishing Star Trek, Saldana completed her work on Avatar, in which she starred as a Na'vi woman named Neytiri, a completely computer-generated character. Scott Lawrence and Peter Mensah also had roles in the film, while James Horner composed the score. Released in December 2009, Avatar is now the highest-grossing movie in the world (not accounting for inflation). Saldana has signed on to appear in any potential sequels to the film. [2] In 2010, she received a Saturn Award nomination for Best Actress for her performance in Avatar. [3] In addition, Saldana received nominations for Best Female Performance and Best Kiss, shared with Sam Worthington, at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards for her work on Avatar. [4] [5]

2010 and beyond

Saldana was seen in three major motion pictures released in 2010. The first was the comedy remake Death at a Funeral, which also featured Ron Glass. The week after Death at a Funeral was released, Saldana was seen in the action film The Losers. Based on the comic books published by DC Comics' Vertigo imprint, The Losers had Saldana starring opposite Star Trek: Enterprise guest actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan. The third major 2010 film featuring Saldana, and the most popular at the box office, was the crime thriller Takers. In addition to those films, Saldana acted alongside Greg Grunberg in the short film Idiots and starred in the independent comedy-drama Burning Palms, which co-starred Jason Brooks and Tom Wright.

More recently Saldana played the lead role, Cataleya Restrepo, in the 2011 action thriller Colombiana, for which she received nominations as Best Actress at the Image Awards and the Black Reel Awards. Her co-stars in this film included Jordi Mollà, who was considered for the role of Khan Noonien Singh in Star Trek Into Darkness before the part went to Benedict Cumberbatch. [6]

In 2012, Saldana was seen in the romantic drama The Words, which also featured Michael McKean, followed by the crime thriller Blood Ties, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2013. She recently completed filming on the biographical drama Nina (2013, with Spencer Garrett), in which she stars as legendary musician Nina Simone. She will also be seen in the ensemble thriller Out of the Furnace (2013) and wrapped filming on Infinitely Polar Bear, a comedy that is being executive produced by J.J. Abrams and Bryan Burk through Bad Robot and is set for a 2014 release.

In addition to her expected return as Neytiri in the developing sequels to Avatar, Saldana finished filming the part of the green-skinned Gamora in Marvel Studios' superhero sci-fi/action film Guardians of the Galaxy. The film, based on characters appearing in Marvel Comics magazines, is set for release in August 2014. [7] Gregg Henry and Stephen Blackehart also have roles in this film, produced by Stan Lee.

Television

Following her appearance on Law & Order, Saldana guest-starred in a 2004 episode of its spin-off series, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. In 2006, Saldana worked with Star Trek director and producer J.J. Abrams and executive producer Bryan Burk for the first time when she had a recurring role on the short-lived television series Six Degrees.

On 22 January 2010, Saldana participated in the fund-raising program Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief. She was among the celebrities who operated the phones for the benefit, along with her Star Trek co-stars Tyler Perry and Chris Pine, Star Trek: Voyager actress Jeri Ryan, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country actor Christian Slater, and Robin Williams. [8]

Saldana served as presenter for the categories Best Animated Short, Best Documentary Short, and Best Live Action Short at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards in 2010. Two films she was in, Star Trek and Avatar, were nominated in various categories at these awards.

Awards

In 2013, Saldana received a nomination at the Teen Choice Awards in the category Choice Summer Movie Star: Female for her appearance in Star Trek Into Darkness. [9] She previously received nominations in 2005, as Choice Movie Breakout Performance - Female for Ghuess Who, 2009, as Choice Movie Actress: Action Adventure for Star Trek, and 2010, as Choice Movie Actress: Action Adventure for The Losers and Choice Movie Actress: Comedy for Death at a Funeral and won Teen Choice Awards in 2010 in the category Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi for her work on Avatar and in 2012 in the category Choice Movie Actress: Action for Colombiana.

Her portrayal of Neytiri in Avatar also earned Saldana a Visual Effects Society Award in the category Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture in 2010, a SFX Award nomination for Best Actress in 2011, MTV Movie Award nominations in the categories Best Kiss and Best Female Performance in 2010, Blimp Award nominations in the categories Favorite Movie Actress and Cutest Couple at the 2010 Kid's Choice Awards, an Empire Award for Best Actress in 2010, 2010 nominations at the Image Awards, Black Reel Awards and BET Awards and a Saturn Award in 2010 as Best Actress.

For Star Trek, she received a 2009 ALMA Award nomination as Best Actress in Film, a Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Ensemble Cast in 2009, a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award nomination for Best Ensemble Acting in 2010, and a Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Award nomination for Best Ensemble in 2009.

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