FrameThrower · Actors · Zoe Saldaña
Zoe Saldaña
16 films · 1,364 frames · top-billed in 12 · 2004–2025
Born 19 June 1978 · Passaic, New Jersey, USA
Zoë Yadira Saldaña-Perego 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.…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 16 films · 1,364 frames · top-billed in 12 · 2004–2025
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress2025
- Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture2024
- BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role2025
- Black Reel Award for Best Voice Performance2026
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres2024
- Time 1002023
- Max Mara Face of the Future Award2010
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
How their films are shot
Measured across 1,364 frames from the 16 films we hold. This is the look of the work Zoe takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 16 films we hold, 48% of their frames are night, 45% low key — the look of the work Zoe takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
Camera angle
Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Ash
2025 · Neytiri
Emilia Pérez
2024 · Rita
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2023 · Gamora
Avatar: The Way of Water
2022 · Neytiri
Missing Link
2019 · Adelina Fortnight (voice)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2017 · Gamora
Guardians of the Galaxy
2014 · Gamora
Out of the Furnace
2013 · Lena Taylor
Star Trek Into Darkness
2013 · Lieutenant Nyota Uhura
The Words
2012 · Dora Jansen
Death at a Funeral
2010 · Elaine
Avatar
2009 · Neytiri
Live By Night
2016 · Graciella Suarez
Star Trek Beyond
2016 · Lieutenant Nyota Uhura
Star Trek
2009 · Lieutenant Nyota Uhura
The Terminal
2004 · Torres
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 1,364 frames from Zoe Saldaña's 16 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.