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Zoe Saldana is an American actress and dancer and her current net worth is $20 million.

Born in Passaic, New Jersey, with two siblings, she spent most of her early childhood in Jackson Heights, New York.

Her family raised her to be bilingual, speaking both English and Spanish.

Their father died when she was 9 in a car accident. The family moved to the Dominican Republic after.

While in the Dominican Republic, Zoe discovered her love for dancing and enrolled at ECOS Espacio de Danza Academy. She said about dance that ballet touched her the most.

After her sophomore year in high school, the family returned to New York. She joined the Faces Theater group in Brooklyn, acting in plays aimed at teens.

How did Zoe Saldana get famous?

She performed with the New York Theater in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, where a talent agency found her.

Her background in dancing helped with her first movie, Center Stage in 2000, about a group of young dancers.

In 2002 she starred with Nick Cannon in Drumline, a musical comedy-drama.

Zoe starred in a few comedies before her breakthrough, including a movie with Mila Kunis and another one with Ashton Kutcher.

How does Zoe Saldana make money?

She appeared in Steven Spielberg’s The Terminal, as an immigration officer and Star Trek fan. This led to her being cast in J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek 2009 reboot. The film grossed $385.7 million.

Her next huge success, James Cameron’s Avatar, grossed $2.7 billion worldwide, becoming the highest grossing film of all time. The critics also loved the movie, garnering a 83% score on Rotten Tomatoes.

In 2010, she starred in the comic book adaptation, The Losers.

Zoe reprised her role as Uhura in Star Trek Into Darkness in 2013. The movies went on to making $467 million worldwide.

Her second encounter with the comic book world came with the superhero blockbuster, Guardians of the Galaxy. For the role of Gamora, she insisted of wearing make-up, instead of CGI.

With Star Trek Beyond, Zoe reprised the role of Uhura once again in 2016. The movie didn’t do as well as the previous one, earning $343.5 million at the box office.

The next year, she returned to the role of Gamora for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, an even bigger success. Zoe will once again portray Gamora in Avengers: Infinity War in 2018 and its sequel.

This wraps up our Zoe Saldana Net Worth profile!