Zoe Saldana

Zoe Saldana was in a relationship with Keith Britton, an actor and CEO of My Fashion Database. The two got engaged in 2010 but parted ways the following year, which ended their 11 years of relationship.

From December 2011 to January 2013, she was in a relationship with actor Bradley Cooper.

She began dating Marco Pergo, an Italian artist in March 2013. The two married in June 2013 and were blessed with twin sons, Bowie Ezio and Cy Aridio, in November 2014.

Zoe Saldana was born on June 19, 1978 in Passaic, New Jersey to Aridio Saldana and Asalia Nazario. She has three siblings: two sisters Cisely and Mariel and a half-brother, Nipo.

Christened Zoe Yaddira Saldana Nazario at the time of her birth, she came from a mixed heritage; her father is from Dominican Republic and her mother is a Puerto Rican. Saldana claims to have Lebanese and Haitian ancestry as well.

Saldana spent much of her childhood years in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York. As a child, she was bilingual, being proficient in both English and Spanish.

At the tender age of nine, she lost her father to a car accident. Consequently, she along with her two sisters and mother shifted base to Dominican Republic, to live with her grandparents.

It was at Dominican Republic that Saldana discovered her passion and love for dancing. She soon enrolled herself at ECOS Espacio de Danza Academy where she was taught varied forms of dance. Ballet turned out to be her first love.

After completing her sophomore year in high school, Zoe Saldana moved back to New York City. In 1995, she joined FACES theatre group in Brooklyn. With the troupe, she began performing in plays that were themed on subjects like dealing with substance abuse and adolescent sexuality. Additionally, she also started performing for the New York Youth Theatre group.

It was her spectacular performance in the show, ‘Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat’ for the New York Youth Theatre group that earned her a place at a talent agency. In 1999, she made her debut on the small screen with the episode ‘Merger’ in the legal drama, ‘Law & Order’.

Her ballet training and acting experience helped her bag her first big screen role. It was in the film, ‘Center Stage’ and she played the character of Eva Rodriguez, a talented and determined ballet student. The film was released in 2000.

In 2002, she starred in the movie ‘Crossroads’ and the comedy-drama, ‘Drumline’. She followed this up with the character of Anamaria, a female pirate in the blockbuster movie, ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl,’ in 2003.

Year 2004 was a productive year as it marked the release of her three films: ‘The Terminal’, ‘Haven’ and ‘Temptation’.

The highpoint in her career came in 2009 with the films, ‘Star Trek’ and ‘Avatar’. Both the films had her play significant roles of Nyota Uhura and Neytiri respectively. While ‘Star Trek’ collected about $385 million at the box office, James Cameroon’s ‘Avatar’ grossed $2.788 billion.

Saldana featured in the Star Trek franchise 2009 film, ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’, reprising her role of Nyota Uhura. The film grossed $467 million worldwide, thus becoming the highest grossing film of the Star Trek enterprise.