Zoe Saldana has gone from the bridge of the Enterprise in Star Trek to the strange blue world of Pandora in an even bigger sci-fi epic. In James Cameron’s Avatar, Saldana plays the very tall blue warrior woman, Neytiri, who tries to protect her Na’vi people from unfriendly humans threatening their peaceful existence.

Parade.com’s Jeanne Wolf found out why Saldana wouldn’t mind following in co-star Sigourney Weaver’s footsteps.

“I wouldn’t mind doing a few more. Look what it did for Sigourney Weaver’s career. That’s a really great path to follow and she’s a really good role model to have. I do wish there were more genres in which women could be presented as what we are — complex creatures who can have journeys and be the heroes…”

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