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I would love to play Nefertiti or Cleopatra or the Queen of Sheba. We preserve more male history than we do female. We have to preserve [female history]. No more complaining. We have to do it.

Zoe Saldana

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Zoe Saldana
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: June 19
Actor
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Ballet Dancer
Film Actor
Film Producer
Stage Actor
Television Actor
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Passaic
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Zoë Saldaña
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