ZOË SALDANA

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AGE AND OCCUPATION: 26, actor. PROVENANCE: New York. ROLE REVERSAL: Saldana, whom you may recognize from Drumline, the Britney Spears vehicle Crossroads, or Spielberg's The Terminal, stars this month in Guess Who—inspired by Guess Who's.Coming to Dinner—with Ashton Kutcher and Bernie Mac playing her fiance and father, respectively. KUTCHER, THE NEW POITIER: "The t^eme is the same, but it's a comedy. Nobody's trying to be Sidney Poitier or Spencer Tracy or Katharine Hepburn." BOLDFACED NAMES: Upcoming roles in the indies Constellation (playing Billy Dee Williams's daughter) and Haven (alongside Orlando Bloom) and the title role in the drama Lucy (with Bonnie Hunt, Natasha Richardson, and Justin Theroux) guarantee we'll be seeing a lot of Saldana in the coming year. INDEPENDENT WOMAN: "I prefer independent films, even though the big ones pay the bills. But by doing big ones, I can afford to do thE smaller ones."

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