Zoe Saldana was born in New Jersey and raised in Queens, New York. When she was 10 years old, she and her family moved to the Dominican Republic where they would live for the next 7 years. While living in the Dominican Republic Zoe discovered a keen interest in performance dance and began her training at the prestigious ECOS Espacio de Danza Dance Academy where she learned ballet as well as other dance forms. Not only did her training provide an excellent outlet for the enthusiastic and energetic youngster, it would also prove to be a fortunate precursor for the start of her professional acting career. At age 17 Zoe and her family moved back to the United States where her love for dance followed and an interest in theater performance became stronger. She began performing with the Faces theater troupe which put on plays geared to
provide positive messages for teens with themes dealing with issues such as substance abuse and sex. These performances not only gave her valuable experience but also a source of great pride knowing that she was making a difference in the lives of young people like herself. While performing with the Faces troupe and also the New York Youth Theater, Zoe was recruited for a talent agency and her dance training years before coupled with her acting experience greatly helped her land her first big screen role as Eva, the talented and headstrong ballet dancer in the film _Center Stage (2000/I)_. Since her professional career began just a few years ago Zoe's talent and determination has allowed her to be involved in blockbuster films and act with major actors, actresses and industry insiders at a pace that very few young professionals have experienced. Zoe has not only held her own in major motion picture productions but gained the respect and praise from
industry insiders such as Jerry Bruckheimer and Steven Spielberg and actors/actresses such as Tom Hanks, Bernie Mac, Keira Knightley, Ashton Kutcher, Kirsten Dunst, and Orlando Bloom. According to many of her costars, producers, and directors the sky is no limit for this young star who has incredible range, intense concentration, and a steely determination to be involved with projects that challenge her professionally with wide ranging subject matters and characters.
Zoe, I know that you've been major busy over there. I hope that you allow time to relax and think peacefully to enter into your day or night. Your friend, Shaun.
It's been a while since I came to your page and said hi! I'm on facebook the most! however I hope that you are doing well and doing great things. Take care.
Hello Ms. Saldana, I see at bottom of your page you have a company called Cinestar Pictures. I was wondering do you except screenplays for view for your company. I have a film company in Cleveland Ohio we write our own scripts. We are in the process of shooting our first short to enter some festivals. Do you have any advise for us, or an address we could send some of our projects. Thankyou! I'm think I'm your biggest fan every since I saw you in the movie Center Stage. Hopefully you'll be in one of my films one day. Thanks for your time and God Bless.
Hi Saldaña! I just saw StarTrek, the Movie, and I didn't know you were in it until now - and I LOVE IT! And love that YOU are in it :) I remember that in the 'airport'movie with Tom Hanks, your carachter were Trekking - a Trekkie - so I thought, maybe she is for real? Haha! So you just were compleatly at the right spot having an important role in this movie :) I am glad you are in it - the movie is fantastic :) Have a gorgeous day in Cali - lot's of happy thoughts from Sindre, Norway =)
