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I want to be in the small percentage of women who don't settle for conventional roles.

Zoe Saldana

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Zoe Saldana
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: June 19
Actor
Actress
Ballet Dancer
Film Actor
Film Producer
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Passaic
New Jersey
Zoë Saldaña
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A child speaks more sense than an adult half of the time.
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