Happy 38th Birthday Zoe Saldana! 5 Women Who Changed The Actress Life

Zoe Saldaña celebrates her 38th birthday on June 19th, and we're pretty sure the "Guardians of the Galaxy" star is going to have a fiesta surrounded by the men in her life ---her husband Marco Perego and their twin boys. The Dominican actress has won the hearts of many people with her kick-a** roles in film. But her success in Hollywood wasn't possible without the help of some of the women who inspired her to keep dreaming and aiming high.

As part of Glamour magazines July issue, Saldaña shares her heroines and 10 women who changed her life. We elaborate on five.

1) Frida Kahlo, painter - "I love her self-portraits and the way she used to see herself as two different people—the internal and the external Frida. And I admire how honest she was about both personalities. Her womanhood was timeless. God, she’s my favorite!"

2) Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady - "I mean, the greater of the two Roosevelts—everybody knows it. One of my favorite quotes of hers: 'You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you stop to look fear in the face.'"

3) Oprah Winfrey, TV host and executive producer - "Every time I see Oprah, I just hug her and close my eyes. One day someone’s gonna be like, 'Get that woman away from Oprah.' But I love the Oprah idea of: Make a list. Have a goal. Throw it out there in the universe. It will bounce back at you."

4) Argentina Cassé, My grandmother - "She emigrated from the Dominican Republic to New York in the sixties and worked in a sewing factory downtown. Then she helped raise my sisters and me to be tough, loving women. She’s the most unassuming queen."

5) Mary Oliver, Poet - "A friend introduced me to her work, and I’m so thankful because 'The Journey' is a poem I read whenever I’m doubting myself. I read it and think, I will dare myself to want more because I deserve more."

The other five women who changed Saldaña's life include: Gertrude Stein, Diana Vreeland, Marian Anderson, Pina Bausch and Julie Hanna. Read more about them by clicking here.