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On the basis of being a woman, by playing an alien, I avoid playing someone's girlfriend here on Earth because that's a bit of a canker sore.
Zoe Saldana
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Zoe Saldana
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: June 19
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Zoë Saldaña
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