Zoe Saldana (pronounced /sælˈdænə/ sal-DAN-ə), also known as Zoë Saldana, Zoe Saldaña, and Zoë Saldaña (born June 19, 1978) is an American actress. She had her breakthrough role in the 2000 film Center Stage, and later gained prominence for her roles as Anamaria in Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl, Uhura in the 2009 film Star Trek, and Neytiri in James Cameron's Avatar. In 2010, she appeared in the films The Losers and Takers.