Zoe Saldaña Simmers in Sheer Lace in Spicy New Magazine Cover Photos

Zoe Saldaña has been a star since her unforgettable turn in the 2000 cult classic Center Stage—but it was her role in 2024’s Emilia Pérez that earned the actress her first Golden Globe nomination. Now, the 46-year-old is looking back at her career in a cover story for W Magazine, and the photos have fans raving about her ageless beauty.

In the first of two pics shared to Instagram on Friday, Jan. 3, by both Saldaña and the magazine, the mother-of-three showed off her long legs in a red miniskirt with a white lace slip underneath. She also wore a gold lace sleeveless bodysuit from Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello with a high neck, accessorizing with chunky gold bangles, black stockings and matching heels.

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The second shot showed Saldaña posing in an ornately decorated room wearing a fluffy white Phoebe Philo coat over brown tights and a necklace from Tiffany & Co. She added a touch of retro Hollywood glamour with her hairstyle, which was parted on the side and wavy in both photos.

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Fans couldn’t get enough of the stunning snaps.

‘Iconic ❤️,” declared one person.

“Wooooow she’s so beautiful😁,” raved a second.

“So amazing 🔥,” agreed someone else.

In the interview with W, Saldaña opened up about how her years of dance prepared her for a career in film.

“I had a moment, when I was almost 18, when I realized I wasn’t going to shatter that glass ceiling and become a prima ballerina,” she said. 

“I didn’t have it in me to be in the corps,” the Guardians of the Galaxy star continued.

She added, “And there was also the curiosity of using my voice—the only instrument that I wasn’t using when I was dancing. Acting was a transition that I wanted to make. But I still carry myself as a dancer. I am very militant when I approach experiences and projects and events in my life. I am also very hard on myself.”

Although Saldaña said dancers can be “really, really hard on themselves,” she explained she hasn’t “experienced any sport or art form that teaches you discipline the way ballet does.” 

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