After her performances with the theater group Faces, she was in two 1999 episodes of Law & Order.
She portrays Gamora in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, beginning with Guardians of the Galaxy (2014).
Saldaña appeared in three of the five highest-grossing films of all time (Avatar, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame), something no other actor has done.
Her films grossed more than $11 billion worldwide, and she is the second-highest-grossing film actress of all time as of 2019.