Age: 48
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Zoë Yadira Saldaña-Perego (/sɑːlˈdænjə/ sahl-DAN-yə, Latin American Spanish: [ˈso.e salˈdaɲa]; née Saldaña Nazario; born June 19, 1978) is an American actress. Known primarily for her work in science fiction film franchises, she has starred in four of the seven highest-grossing films of all time, including the top three (Avatar, Avatar: The Way of Water, and Avengers: Endgame). Films she has appeared in have grossed more than $15 billion worldwide, and, as of 2024, she is the second highest-grossing lead actress and the highest-grossing actress overall. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2023. A trained dancer, Saldaña began her on-screen acting career in 1999 with a guest role in Law & Order. Her first film role was in Center Stage(2000), where she played a ballet dancer. She received early recognition for her work opposite Britney Spears in the road film Crossroads (2002). Beginning in 2009, Saldaña achieved a career breakthrough with her roles as Nyota Uhura in the Star Trek reboot film series and Neytiri in James Cameron's Avatar film series. She portrayed Gamora in five films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, from Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) to Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023). In addition to franchise work, Saldaña has starred in the science fiction film The Adam Project and the romantic drama miniseries From Scratch, both for Netflix in 2022. In 2023, she began playing the lead role of a CIA officer in the Paramount+ spy series Lioness. In 2024, Saldaña starred in the musical crime film Emilia Pérez, for which she received several accolades, including the Academy Award, BAFTA Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. Description above from the Wikipedia article Zoe Saldaña, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
After Xandar was attacked by Ronan the Accuser and his Kree followers, Nova Prime knew that Xandar needed a better defense for the planet but also for the power stone that they had acquired. Centurion Tanak valt found it a bad idea, as it would bring conflict, Nova Prime sent Rohmann dey and Ko-Rel to recruit a suitable carrier of this power. They witnessed human Richard Rider stand bravely against the space-criminal Diamondhead, who almost killed Rider if not for the Nova Corps. They imprisoned Diamondhead and recruited Rider. Rider was skeptical about the planet and the power he held, but accepted it. Suddenly, a large explosion went off on Xandar's capital building, killing Rohmann Dey and many other Xandarians. Richard was furious, and Nova Prime put the core on full alert to find the culprit. Rider and Ko-Rel teamed up to find the assailant, developing a romance. They discovered it was long-time loyal Centurion Titus who was consumed by greed and jealousy for the strength the power stone granted. Titus and Richard battled, with Rider not wanting any more damage defeated him and transported him to Kyln. Richard returns his helmet for a time to take a break from fighting. In the post credits, Nova Prime gives teenager Sam Alexander the helmet. The GOTG would also cameo and visit Xandar to check up on it after Titus' attack.
