
Quick Facts of
- First NameZoe
- Middle NameYadira
- Last NameSaldaña-Perego
- Net Worth$35 million
- CareerActress
- Age44 years
- Height1.7m
- MotherAsalia Nazario
- FatherAridio Saldaña
- HusbandMarco Perego Saldana
- SonChildren-3
Saturn Awards winner, Zoe Saldana, is an American actress well known for portraying the character of Gamora in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in films like Guardians of Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2, Avengers: Infinity War and in Avengers: Endgame.
As of 2019, Saldana is the second highest-grossing movie actress, owing to her roles in the highest-grossing movies of all time like Avengers: Endgame and Avatar. The movies she has acted in have grossed more than $4 billion globally.
Saldana’s Acting Career- Movies
The American actress made her debut in the film industry with the role of Belinca in the TV series Law and Order. Since her career debut, she has acted in several movies.
Zoe Saldana is best known for playing the role of Gamora in the Marvel Universe. As Gamora she has appeared in movies like Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, alongsideChris Pratt and Vin Diesel, Avengers: Infinity War, starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, and Paul Rudd, and Avengers: Endgame, with actors Jeremy Renner, Tom Holland, Brie Larson, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Jon Favreau.
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Some her best acting performance can be found in movies namely The Terminal, starring Tom Hanks and Catherine Zeta-Jones, Dirty Deeds, alongside Milo Ventimiglia and Lacey Chabert, After Sex, starring Mila Kunis and Dave Franco, Out of the Furnace, starring Christian Bale and Woody Harrelson, and Live by Night, starring Ben Affleck.
Saldana has also had comic roles in movies Guess Who, opposite to Ashton Kutcher, and Death at a Funeral, featuring Peter Dinklage, Kevin Hart, and Martin Lawrence.
She also had the opportunity to act with musicians in films like Crossroads, with singer Britney Spears, Drum Roll with Mariah Carey’s husband Nick Cannon, and Takers, with rapper T.I. and Chris Brown.
She also had voice-over roles in the animated movie The Book of Life, alongside other actors like Channing Tatum, Ron Perlman, Ice Cube, in My Little Pony: The Movie, with Emily Blunt and Sia, and in Missing Link, featuring Hugh Jackman.
The Empire Awards winning actress had the opportunity to act in several popular movies of the century mainly, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, starring Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom, Stark Trek, featuring Chris Pine and Winona Ryder, Avatar, opposite to Sam Worthington, and Star Trek Into Darkness, with Benedict Cumberbatch.
How Much is Zoe Saldana’s Net Worth?
The three times Teen Choice Awards winning actress has an estimated net worth of $35 million, a fortune which she gathered from her work as an actress in multiple films.
With roles in the highest-grossing films of all time, Zoe Saldana is the second-highest-paid actress as of 2019, after Scarlett Johanson. For her role in Guardians of the Galaxy, she received a salary of $100,000 in 2014. The average salary of an actress in the United States is $50,012.
Endorsement Deals
Zoe Saldana has remained the face of fashion giants like Calvin Klein, L’Oreal, and Avon. The money she made from her deals with the companies hasn’t been revealed by her. She has also endorsed Lionsgate Pantelion Films and Saldana Production.
Instagram and YouTube Earnings
The ALMA Awards winner is active on Instagram as @zoesaldana and has more than 7 million followers. According to some sources, she earns midway between $14,054 – $23,424 for every post from the social media platform.
She runs a YouTube channel named Cinestar Pictures, which has over 11k subscribers. In the channel, she has uploaded 51 videos and earns around $2 – $25 every month and about $19 – $305 yearly.
Zoe’s Assets- Houses and Cars
Zoe lives in her $8.7 million mansion in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles which was once owned by Kimora Lee Simons. The 6,332 sq ft home is close to Adele and Jennifer Lawrence’s residence and is accommodated with 6 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms, and a luxurious master suite.
She bought a contemporary styled house in 2006 in Los Feliz after paying $1,010,000. The 2,800-square-foot was later sold in 2013 for $1,150,000.
Saldana is an Audi lover and her garage houses an Audi R8 of $169,900, Audi Q7 of $53,550 and an Audi A8 of market price $84795.
Charitable Works
Over the years she has supported the causes of charitable foundations like EB Medical Research Foundation, The Trevor Project, Los Angeles Mission, and Children’s Defense Fund, to name some. However, the money he contributed hasn’t been revealed by the American actress.
Saldana’s Short Bio
She was born as Zoë Yadira Saldaña Nazario in Passaic, New Jersey, in the United States to parents Aridio Saldaña and Zoë Yadira Saldaña Nazario. She has three siblings a brother named Nipo and two sisters Marie and Cisley.
Saldana is of American nationality and her ethnicity is mixed comprising of both African-American and Puerto Rican ancestry.
Zoe attended ECOS Espacio de Danza Academy where she studied dance and completed her highschool from Newtown High School.
The 44-year-old actress is a married woman and is in a relationship with Marco Perego Saldana. The couple started dating in March 2013 and got married in June 2013. They have three sons together; twins Bowie and Cy Aridio, born in 2014 and Zen born in 2016.
Besides that, she also had relationships with actor Bradley Cooper with whom she appeared in The Words, and with Keith Britton.
Box Office Collection
As of 2019, Zoe Saldana has acted in a few highest-grossing films of all time and her movies have globally earned more than $4 billion. Some of her movies along with their box office collection have been given below:
MOVIES | YEAR | EARNINGS |
Crossroads | 2002 | $61.1 million |
Drumline | 2002 | $57 million |
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | 2003 | $654.3 million |
The Terminal | 2004 | $219.4 million |
Guess Who | 2005 | $101.8 million |
Vantage Point | 2008 | $151.2 million |
Star Trek | 2009 | $385.7 million |
Avatar | 2009 | $2.79 billion |
Takers | 2010 | $69.1 million |
Colombiana | 2011 | $61 million |
Star Trek Into Darkness | 2013 | $467.4 million |
Guardians of the Galaxy | 2014 | $773.3 million |
The Book of Life | 2014 | $99.8 million |
Star Trek Beyond | 2016 | $343.5 million |
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | 2017 | $863.8 million |
My Little Pony: The Movie | 2017 | $61.1 million |
Avengers: Infinity War | 2018 | $2.048 billion |
Avengers: Endgame | 2019 | $2.798 billion |