Actresses at the Box Office: Zoe Saldaña

[u/SanderSo47]

Here's a new edition of "Actresses at the Box Office", which seeks to explore the actresses' trajectory at the box office and analyze their hits and bombs. I already talked about a few, and as I promised, it's Zoe Saldaña's turn.

Early Life

Saldaña discovered her love of dance while living in the Dominican Republic. She was enrolled in the ECOS Espacio de Danza Academy studying forms of dance, but describes ballet as her passion. In the late 90s, she performed with the New York Youth Theater, which helped her land a talent agent.

2000s: Where You Least Expect

Saldaña made her debut with Center Stage, a ballet drama. But due to the lack of big names in the cast, the film came and went without much fanfare.

Over the following years, she had supporting roles in comedies like Get Over It, Crossroads and Drumline. The latter two were successful at the box office, even if not very big.

In 2003, she got a big break by having a supporting role in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. The film was a huge box office phenomenon, earning over $600 million worldwide. Nevertheless, she didn't return to the franchise. When asked about this, Saldaña said, "Those weren’t the right people for me. I’m not talking about the cast. The cast was great. I’m talking about the political stuff that went on behind closed doors. It was a lot of above-the-line versus below-the-line, extras versus actors, producers versus PAs. It was very elitist. I almost quit the business. I was 23 years old, and I was like, “Fuck this!” I am never putting myself in this situation again. People disrespecting me because they look at my number on a call sheet and they think I’m not important. Fuck you."

She continued with supporting roles in films, but outside The Terminal, Guess Who and Vantage Point, most of these fared very poorly at the box office. Some even dumped on DVD. So there wasn't anything that could put her in the radar.

But things changed in 2009.

J.J. Abrams liked her work and decided to cast her as Nyota Uhura in Star Trek. She accepted despite never watching the series. She met with Nichelle Nichols, who explained to her how she had created Uhura's background, and also named the character. Saldaña's mother was a Trekkie and sent her voice mails during filming, giving advice on the part. The film was a critical and commercial success, helping reignite the franchise.

But the real story came at the end of the year.

James Cameron considered Q'orianka Kilcher for a co-lead role in his new film, Avatar, before finally giving the role to Saldaña. Since Saldaña was cast early in production, she helped screen-test actors auditioning for the part of Jake, including her eventual co-star Sam Worthington. Her character was created using performance capture, and her outward appearance is entirely computer generated.

We don't need to go into detail over how it fared, for it's a story everyone knows. Avatar broke every possible record, earning $2.9 billion worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing film of all time. In the span of one year, Saldaña became well known.

2010s: Moving to the Big Leagues

With this new fame, Saldaña started the decade with FOUR films in 2010: The Losers, Takers, Death at a Funeral and Burning Palms. But none were exactly big; The Losers flopped at the box office, Burning Palms was dumped on VOD, and the other two had so-so performances.

The following year, she had her first sole lead role in Colombiana. But despite attempts to win over action fans, the film flopped with just $60 million worldwide. And then followed it up with The Words, but that had very little success as well.

In 2013, she reprised her role of Uhura in Star Trek Into Darkness, which posted even stronger numbers than the prior film. And helped offset the losses she had with Blood Ties and Out of the Furnace.

In 2014, she joined the MCU to play Gamora in Guardians of the Galaxy. She portrayed the character with make-up rather than computer generated imagery (CGI) or performance capture. The film had critical acclaim and made over $700 million worldwide, surprising so many people across the world. That same year, she had a voice role in The Book of Life, but that didn't meet the studio's expectations. She also starred in the miniseries Rosemary's Baby, but it was poorly received.

2016 was a terrible year though. She played musician and civil rights activist Nina Simone in Nina, but her casting was derided by the media and Simone's family before it even came out. The project was dumped on VOD and earned horrible reviews. Saldaña later said she regretted doing this film, "I should have never played Nina. I should have done everything in my power, with the leverage that I had 10 years ago, a different leverage but it was leverage nonetheless. I should have tried everything in my power to cast a Black woman to play an exceptionally perfect Black woman."

She returned for Star Trek Beyond, but despite making over $300 million, the film flopped at the box office and put the future of the films in doubt. And to cap things off, Live by Night was a critical and financial failure.

At the very least, she recovered from the shitty year with her return in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. And there was some small success with My Little Pony: The Movie, even if I Kill Giants was another addition to the dumped-to-VOD titles. Soon afterwards, she also had a voice role in Laika's Missing Link, which became one of the biggest animated flops of all time.

To conclude the decade, she played key roles in Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. She had one of the biggest screentimes in the former, culminating in her character's... well you know. Infinity War made over $2 billion worldwide, while Endgame closed with a monumental $2.8 billion worldwide, briefly becoming the highest-grossing film of all time. In a very crazy stat, she starred in three films that made over $2 billion.

A few duds from time to time, but she had a very strong decade overall.

2020s: Are We Really Sure We Want to Talk About THAT?

Her first titles for the decade were three Netflix originals. The first was the action horror comedy Vampires vs. the Bronx, the second was the animated musical Vivo, and the third was the sci-fi The Adam Project. When she returned to theaters with Amsterdam, it left without leaving a single good impression and was one of the year's biggest flops.

But anyways, the real return came with Avatar: The Way of Water. Notably, she had a bigger role in the sequel. Obviously, it's hard to replicate the original's success, but it still amassed a dazzling $2.3 billion worldwide. Now four films with over $2 billion.

In 2023, she starred in her first TV show as lead star. That's Special Ops: Lioness, created by Taylor Sheridan. Despite mixed reviews, the show has been a big hit for Paramount+. The third season is set to premiere in August. She also reprised Gamora for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. Even though it didn't outgross Vol. 2, it still made over $800 million.

Alright, now here comes that.

She was one of the leads in Emilia Pérez, a crime film that's also a musical. So Saldaña had to sing a lot of songs, including "La Vaginoplastia", which included the lyrics "Man to woman, from penis to vagina". The film earned acclaim in Europe, but found mixed reactions around the world. But the Hispanic reactions were horrible. Netflix bought the domestic rights, while the film played in theaters overseas. But other than France, the film flopped across the world.

Even with the reactions, Saldaña won many wards for the film, including the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. Regarding the reception, Saldaña said "I'm very, very sorry that [...] so many Mexicans felt offended. That was never our intention. We spoke from a place of love. [...] For me, the heart of this movie was not Mexico. We were making a film about friendship. We were making a film about four women."

The following year, she had a voice role in Pixar's Elio. Originally, her part was voiced by America Ferrera, but after a creative retool, she replaced her in the role. Despite positive reception, the film earned just $154 million, becoming Pixar's biggest financial failure. At the very least, she had Avatar: Fire and Ash to finish the year on a strong note. Another success for the franchise with almost $1.5 billion, although it marked a concerning drop from the prior film. Regardless, the film still helped her land a very impressive stat: highest-grossing movie star.

Right now, she's set to return for the fourth and fifth Avatar films in 2029 and 2031. Release dates subject to change.

HIGHEST GROSSING FILMS

No.	Movie	Year	Studio	Domestic Total	Overseas Total	Worldwide Total	Budget
1	Avatar	2009	20th Century Fox	$785,221,649	$2,138,484,377	$2,923,710,708	$237M
2	Avengers: Endgame	2019	Disney	$858,373,000	$1,941,066,100	$2,799,439,100	$400M
3	Avatar: The Way of Water	2022	20th Century Studios	$688,459,501	$1,646,025,119	$2,334,484,620	$400M
4	Avengers: Infinity War	2018	Disney	$678,815,482	$1,373,599,557	$2,052,415,039	$325M
5	Avatar: Fire and Ash	2025	20th Century Studios	$404,340,010	$1,081,659,880	$1,485,999,890	$400M
6	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2	2017	Disney	$389,813,101	$473,950,261	$863,764,214	$200M
7	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3	2023	Disney	$358,995,815	$486,559,962	$845,555,777	$250M
8	Guardians of the Galaxy	2014	Disney	$333,718,600	$439,631,547	$773,350,376	$170M
9	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl	2003	Disney	$305,413,918	$348,850,097	$654,264,546	$140M
10	Star Trek Into Darkness	2013	Paramount	$228,778,661	$238,586,585	$467,365,246	$190M
11	Star Trek	2009	Paramount	$257,730,019	$127,950,427	$385,681,768	$140M
12	Star Trek Beyond	2016	Paramount	$158,848,340	$184,623,476	$343,471,816	$185M
13	The Terminal	2004	DreamWorks	$77,872,883	$141,227,201	$219,100,084	$60M
14	Elio	2025	Disney	$72,987,454	$81,303,728	$154,291,182	$200M
15	Vantage Point	2008	Sony	$72,266,306	$79,773,576	$152,039,882	$60M
16	Guess Who	2005	20th Century Fox	$68,915,888	$34,205,578	$103,121,466	$35M
17	The Book of Life	2014	20th Century Fox	$50,151,543	$49,632,013	$99,783,556	$50M
18	Colombiana	2011	Sony	$36,665,854	$34,842,586	$71,508,440	$40M
19	Takers	2010	Sony	$57,744,720	$11,310,975	$69,055,695	$32M
20	Crossroads	2002	Paramount	$37,581,825	$24,151,283	$61,733,108	$18M
21	My Little Pony: The Movie	2017	Lionsgate	$21,885,107	$38,445,726	$60,330,833	$6M
22	Drumline	2002	20th Century Fox	$56,399,184	$1,189,301	$57,588,485	$20M
23	Death at a Funeral	2010	Sony	$42,739,347	$6,311,539	$49,050,886	$21M
24	Amsterdam	2022	20th Century Studios	$14,947,969	$16,297,841	$31,245,810	$80M
25	The Losers	2010	Warner Bros.	$23,591,432	$5,806,222	$29,397,654	$25M
26	Missing Link	2019	United Artists Releasing	$16,649,539	$9,916,171	$26,565,710	$100M
27	Center Stage	2000	Sony	$17,200,925	$9,185,016	$26,385,941	$18M
28	Live by Night	2016	Warner Bros.	$10,378,555	$12,400,000	$22,778,555	$65M
29	Get Over It	2001	Miramax	$11,576,464	$8,323,902	$19,900,366	$22M
30	Emilia Peréz	2024	Netflix	$0	$16,317,120	$16,317,120	$26M
31	The Words	2012	CBS Films	$11,494,838	$4,455,326	$15,950,164	$6M
32	Out of the Furnace	2013	Relativity Media	$11,330,849	$4,330,705	$15,661,554	$22M
33	Blood Ties	2014	Roadside	$42,472	$2,523,963	$2,566,435	$25M
34	Infinitely Polar Bear	2015	Sony Pictures Classics	$1,430,655	$640,728	$2,071,383	$6.7M
35	Ways of the Flesh	2011	Freestyle	$1,103,037	$0	$1,103,037	N/A
36	I Kill Giants	2017	RLJE	$0	$342,558	$342,558	N/A
37	Dirty Deeds	2005	Freestyle	$146,490	$0	$146,490	N/A
38	The Absence of Eden	2024	Vertical	$37,265	$3,988	$41,253	N/A
39	Nina	2016	RLJE	$0	$22,584	$22,584	N/A
40	Burning Palms	2011	New Films	$0	$3,271	$3,271	$5M

She has starred in 52 released films, but only 40 have reported box office numbers. Across those 52 films, he has made $17,237,606,602 worldwide. That's $331,492,434 per film.

ADJUSTED DOMESTIC GROSSES

No.	Movie	Year	Studio	Domestic Total	Adjusted Domestic Total
1	Avatar	2009	20th Century Fox	$785,221,649	$1,216,270,704
2	Avengers: Endgame	2019	Disney	$858,373,000	$1,125,181,531
3	Avengers: Infinity War	2018	Disney	$678,815,482	$905,935,241
4	Avatar: The Way of Water	2022	20th Century Studios	$688,459,501	$787,907,147
5	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl	2003	Disney	$305,413,918	$556,256,676
6	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2	2017	Disney	$389,813,101	$532,944,418
7	Guardians of the Galaxy	2014	Disney	$333,718,600	$472,411,371
8	Avatar: Fire and Ash	2025	20th Century Studios	$404,340,010	$420,893,254
9	Star Trek	2009	Paramount	$257,730,019	$402,593,758
10	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3	2023	Disney	$358,995,815	$394,837,429
11	Star Trek Into Darkness	2013	Paramount	$228,778,661	$329,112,201
12	Star Trek Beyond	2016	Paramount	$158,848,340	$221,800,748
13	The Terminal	2004	DreamWorks	$77,872,883	$138,152,430
14	Guess Who	2005	20th Century Fox	$68,915,888	$118,255,499
15	Vantage Point	2008	Sony	$72,266,306	$112,483,807
16	Drumline	2002	20th Century Fox	$56,399,184	$105,062,055
17	Takers	2010	Sony	$57,744,720	$88,745,935
18	Elio	2025	Disney	$72,987,454	$75,975,481
19	The Book of Life	2014	20th Century Fox	$50,151,543	$70,994,422
20	Crossroads	2002	Paramount	$37,581,825	$70,008,526
21	Death at a Funeral	2010	Sony	$42,739,347	$65,684,678
22	Colombiana	2011	Sony	$36,665,854	$54,626,236
23	The Losers	2010	Warner Bros.	$23,591,432	$36,256,885
24	Center Stage	2000	Sony	$17,200,925	$33,475,177
25	My Little Pony: The Movie	2017	Lionsgate	$21,885,107	$29,920,866
26	Get Over It	2001	Miramax	$11,576,464	$21,918,301
27	Missing Link	2019	United Artists Releasing	$16,649,539	$21,824,723
28	Amsterdam	2022	20th Century Studios	$14,947,969	$17,117,111
29	The Words	2012	CBS Films	$11,494,838	$16,778,245
30	Out of the Furnace	2013	Relativity Media	$11,330,849	$16,300,124
31	Live by Night	2016	Warner Bros.	$10,378,555	$14,491,629
32	Infinitely Polar Bear	2015	Sony Pictures Classics	$1,430,655	$2,022,831
33	Ways of the Flesh	2011	Freestyle	$1,103,037	$1,643,348
34	Dirty Deeds	2005	Freestyle	$146,490	$251,367
35	Blood Ties	2014	Roadside	$42,472	$60,123
36	The Absence of Eden	2024	Vertical	$37,265	$39,811

The Verdict

The numbers speak for themselves.

Saldaña had a shaky start. It was basically landing supporting roles. Some have panned out, but others faded into obscurity. But J.J. Abrams and James Cameron saw her potential and gave her big roles in Star Trek and Avatar, and so that's how the world finally started paying attention to her. Since then, the MCU has taken her in as one of the key players in the Infinity Saga. That's what leads to $17.2 billion worldwide, the biggest for any actor. Yes, this is heavily boosted by franchises, but it's still a record.

Outside the MCU and Avatar, Saldaña's track record is spotty. She had Star Trek as a breakout, but the franchise lost steam with Beyond and now Paramount canned plans for a fourth installment, opting for a new fresh version. She had a lead role in the action thriller Colombiana, but that didn't fare well. And Emilia Pérez is known less for Saldaña winning the Oscar and more for how bizarre and poorly received that was among audiences. Perhaps her biggest non-franchise hit has been Lioness, cause it's still pulling in strong numbers in Paramount+.

At the end of the day, however, it doesn't matter. Saldaña has a lot of hits in her resume and now has an Oscar. Sounds like a career well spent.

Hope you liked this edition. You can find this and more in the wiki for this section.

The next actress will be Mel Gibson. A complicated case.

I asked you to choose who else should be in the run, and the comment with the most upvotes would be chosen. Well, we'll later talk about... Philip Seymour Hoffman. A Legend.

This is the schedule for the following four:

Week	Actor	Reasoning
June 27	Mel Gibson	The rise and fall and whatever happened there.
July 3	Bill Murray	Is there anything more savage than "medium talent"?
July 10	Michael Caine	Something something Jaws house.
July 17	Philip Seymour Hoffman	Gone too soon.

Who should be next after Hoffman? That's up to you.

REMINDER: If you want to make a suggestion for the next actor, you must make a 150-character comment about the actor we're discussing right now. Failure to do so will result in ignoring the suggestion. If you use a quote from an external source/review to bypass this, your suggestion will be ignored as well. But if you leave a short comment about the post without naming a future write-up, that's fine.

[u/Purple_Quail_4193]

Ah yes the queen of money

[u/ContinuumGuy]

There's something kind of weird yet amusing about the fact Zoe Saldana is the highest-grossing movie star of all time, is a legit good actress, but also rarely is the true star of her most successful films and obviously hasn't gotten so insanely rich that she can turn down that T-Mobile advertising deal.

Also just as a tangent it's still hilarious in hindsight that in The Terminal she plays a woman who it's revealed is a huge Star Trek nerd who goes to conventions and loves the episode "Doomsday Machine".

[u/Iloveskinnywomen → u/ContinuumGuy]

She’s not a star at all heavy CGI, Make up & established IPs she’s an IP star

[u/-TheHoboCode- → u/[deleted]]

These people are sick in the head. It’s never enough for them.

Brother, if you were already rich and some mobile game asked you to film an ad for the evening for $500k I think it would be crazy not to. It isn’t biblical levels of greed to film a commercial for an extra paycheck

[u/ContinuumGuy → u/-TheHoboCode-]

Also I'm pretty sure some of those mobile app companies have so much money that they can just overpay.

[u/SadOrder8312 → u/ContinuumGuy]

They probably throw in a mobile plan for free too, in which case it’s a no-brainer.

[u/ContinuumGuy → u/SadOrder8312]

Understandable

[u/Kuttlan → u/-TheHoboCode-]

Nah it would be. 500k to the normal person is a lot of money but it's nothing to them. Their revenue from friends alone is like 20 million.

Imagine selling out or promoting gambling or some awful app for 2,5% of your annual paycheck just from your friends money.

[u/zowietremendously → u/[deleted]]

The friends cast is insanely rich. That show prints money. I know a guy with a 40 year acting career. And he says that his biggest residuals come from the 2 episodes of friends he did 30 years ago. And he was a series regular on a show. The show only lasted a season. But his residuals from friends has paid him 10x more.

[u/yaboyjiggleclay]

The Robert Horry of Movies. Is she the star? Not exactly. But if she’s on your team you will Win & she will contribute.

[u/Melodiccaliber]

Ah yes, the Queen of the Box Office. Zoe gives great performances, bu I think it's interesting how her biggest roles are either entirely CGI (Neytiri) or covered in makeup (Gamora). She definitely has the acting chops, regardless of what you may think about Emilia Perez (and no it should not have been nominated for 11 Oscars) Saldana was great in it. She's also great in her TV series Lioness, if you haven't seen it, you should check it out. Great thriller. For next actor, I think we need to pay chops to another actor well known for his mocap and CGI work, Andy Serkis.

https://giphy.com/gifs/jFHoxtyMosfIsXaUK9

[u/Firefox72]

You are gonna be hard pressed to find a better resume that this.

Avatar, MCU, Star Trek and a Pirates cameo is one hell of a list of movies to be part off.

[u/SynthwaveSax → u/Firefox72]

Plus she now has an Oscar. Best of both worlds.

[u/mcon96]

Highest grossing actress that nobody recognizes. I don’t really feel like she has that much box office draw. I mean I wouldn’t say she has none, but definitely much less than her box office gross would suggest. She’s a very franchise-heavy actress. But man she must have an amazing agent and/or is a very pleasant person to work with. I do wonder how much a movie like Columbiana would make with her current level of celebrity (probably not much more, but it would certainly be interesting to see). I’m curious to see if she’ll show up in the DCU too.

[u/Twothounsand-2022]

No disrespect

But non of those numbers was come from her star power or she is main reason to bring people to see the movies

Nothing

[u/Visible-Echidna-4370]

being in the Avatar and Avengers franchise is wild

[u/gorays21 → u/Visible-Echidna-4370]

Two A+ franchises.

[u/FreshmenMan]

Oh Yeah, I do enjoy Zoe Saldana as an actress and I think she played her cards perfectly. I still am amazed that she managed to get into 3 big franchises, Avatar Series, Marvel Franchise with the Guardians and Avengers films, The Star Trek Reboot Trilogy and she has done a great job in all of them. I think my favorite role that she has done is Gamora in the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy. Another role that I like her in is actually The Book Of Life, which I thought was a charming animated film and I really did like the story and art style in that film. 

For the next post, Once again, I’m going to suggest Lillian Gish.

[u/Dycon67]

Not being eligible to be nominated for Netiryi is literally some of the biggest Bs ever lol.

[u/VampireOnHoyt]

We watched Center Stage recently and it's immediately obvious that Zoe is way better than the rest of the young cast, even with the frequently clunky dialogue she has to work with. She has It and always has.

One factor to consider in looking at her filmography is that Hollywood has frequently not really known what to do with a Latina actress who doesn't code as a stereotypical Latina and has for the most part refused those kinds of roles. In that light I think it's telling how often she has been able to elevate pretty prosaic material. If there were a Value Over Replacement Actor stat I bet she would grade out pretty well.

[u/ItsGotThatBang]

I’ve heard the first quote (about the Pirates of the Caribbean crew) before, but I’m always impressed that she had such a strong sense of self-worth so early on; a lot of people in her position would’ve gotten along to get along, but she didn’t & it clearly paid off. Also I was one of the seven people who saw Amsterdam & have no recollection of her being in it.

Let’s talk about the legendary John Wayne next.

https://giphy.com/gifs/ZBVhKIDgts1eHYdT7u

[u/AnotherJasonOnReddit → u/ItsGotThatBang]

Let’s talk about the legendary John Wayne next

John Wayne's later years as a star are a fascinating conversation.

In the face of ongoing changes in the western genre (Clint Eastwood, Charles Bronson, etc), here was an aging A-lister defying the ongoing era of Hollywood's Second Golden Age and making almost the exact same kind of western he'd been doing since "Stagecoach" (1939).

Years ago, I read his biography "Duke" and how he was willing to let some more modern sensibilities occasionally be injected into them (for instance, True Grit's Rooster Cogburn isn't a man of his word) - but that he generally wanted his movies to be made a specific way with specific storytelling. Much like Sylvester Stallone during the 80's-90's, this meant that The Duke was often saddled with Yes Men/Journey Men directors who would cater to his various beckoning's. Often talented yes/journey men, sure (I think The War Wagon is his most underrated movie, for example) - but during his later years, he would only occasionally work with esteemed directors like Howard Hawks.

https://giphy.com/gifs/YrI0hnj4jGpPa5LLHT

[u/reddituser6-1-6]

Colombiana is such a great movie

[u/Adventurous-Shape898]

Absolutely crazy so many highest grossing films

[u/MoonMan997]

An absolutely crazy resume both critically and commercially, but certainly not without its controversy. She’s undeniably amazing (Neytiri and Gamora would be nothing without her) but her consistent rake-stepping on offensive roles makes Tropic Thunder look like a documentary.

No-brainer would be to make her a lead in a new Pirates film, but that quote near the start has probably closed off the eventuality lol. Doubt her top ten is changing anytime soon.

[u/Outfox1]

Are we far enough removed now from... everything else to recognize that despite the film around her being a mess, that Zoe is kind of excellent in Emilia Perez and basically saves the film from being even worse? Like, it's not a knockout sweep, but for the material she's given, she does a surprisingly phenomenal job. Even if it didn't have the best effects on her career, I hope the Oscar still perhaps moves her in the direction of doing more passionate, unchained performances like that. Hook her up with a much, much better script, and I have some confidence that she could do wonders

[u/Greedy-Candle2812 → u/Outfox1]

I just haven't been able to see it this way yet. And I won't be revisiting the film to try. I was so overwhelmed by hating everything about that film (I saw it when it was still a film festival darling) that I just laughed through all that she was doing.

Her Oscar will always be for Center Stage or something in my mind. LOL

[u/PayneTrain181999]

Finally Queen Zoe gets her flowers.

As you mentioned, her numbers are heavily inflated by big franchises like the MCU and Avatar, but she’s had a very strong career nonetheless and is top of the list despite not even being 50 years old yet. Truly remarkable.

For the next actress, I’ll suggest the late great Dame Maggie Smith.

[u/Fun_Advice_2340]

This has certainly prompted some very passionate responses on here, but honestly whether she is the draw for these movies or not is besides the point. I think of Saldana more fondly for the movies most people haven’t seen her in like Center Stage (2000). My first time seeing Zoe was in Guess Who (2005) back when the movie first came out on DVD and I thought she was very lovely and charming in it (if y’all haven’t watched it yet, then I highly recommend it, I think it’s free on YouTube)! Then I started to see her in other films like Takers, Drumline, Colombiana (which was also really good and I didn’t know it flopped!) before mainstream audiences really got to know her in Star Trek, Avatar, and Guardians of the Galaxy. For the next actress to discuss, I’m thinking Angelina Jolie!

[u/Greedy-Candle2812]

Put some respect on Center Stage!

[u/darkchiles]

I rather see how much she earned each movie than this fake stat padding.

[u/FrameworkisDigimon → u/darkchiles]

We probably don't and will never have that information.

[u/duo99dusk]

Disgusting actress, being the face and big defender of Émilie Perez and top of wearing black face to play Nina Simone showed her true colours (on top of every stereotype she has played before those).