Salma Hayek Pinault
Born: 1966-09-02 in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico
Known For: Acting
Biography
Salma Valgarma Hayek Pinault (/ˈhaɪɛk/ HY-ek, Spanish: [ˈsalma ˈxaʝek]; née Hayek Jiménez; born September 2, 1966) is a Mexican and American actress and film producer. She began her career in Mexico by starring in the telenovela Teresa (1989–1991) and the romantic drama Midaq Alley (1995). She soon established herself in Hollywood, appearing in films such as Desperado (1995), From Dusk Till Dawn (1996), Wild Wild West(1999), and Dogma (1999). Hayek's portrayal of painter Frida Kahlo in the biopic Frida (2002), which she also produced, made her the first Mexican actress nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. In subsequent years, Hayek focused more on producing while starring in the action-centred pictures Once Upon a Time in Mexico(2003), After the Sunset (2004) and Bandidas(2006). She achieved further commercial success with the comedies Grown Ups (2010), Grown Ups 2 (2013) and The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017). She lent her voice to the animated Puss in Boots(2011), Sausage Party (2016) and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022). She also earned critical acclaim for her performances in the dramas Tale of Tales (2015), Beatriz at Dinner (2017) and House of Gucci (2021). She played Ajak in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Eternals (2021), which emerged as her highest-grossing live-action film. Hayek's directing, producing and acting work on television has earned her four Emmy Awards nominations. She won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Children's Special for The Maldonado Miracle (2004). She received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations, one for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series and the other for Outstanding Comedy Series, for her work on the ABC television comedy-drama Ugly Betty (2006–2010). She also produced and played Minerva Mirabal in the Showtime film In the Time of the Butterflies (2001) and guest-starred on the NBC comedy series 30 Rock (2009–2013). As a public figure, Hayek has been cited as one of Hollywood's most powerful and influential Latina actresses and one of the world's most beautiful women by various media outlets. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2023. In 2021, she was honoured with a Hollywood Walk of Fame star. She is married to business magnate François-Henri Pinault, with whom she has a daughter. Description above from the Wikipedia article Salma Hayek, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2025
- Without Blood as Nina
- Sacrifice as Gloria Bracken
2024
- Like Water for Chocolate ... (Executive Producer)
2023
- Magic Mike's Last Dance as Maxandra Mendoza
- Tótem ... (Executive Producer)
- El sabor de la Navidad ... (Producer)
- Quiero tu vida ... (Executive Producer)
2022
- Puss in Boots: The Last Wish as Kitty Softpaws (voice)
- Santa Evita ... (Executive Producer)
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals as Self - Ajak
- Movie Money Confidential as Self
2021
- Eternals as Ajak
- Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard as Sonia Kincaid
- House of Gucci as Pina Auriemma
- Bliss as Isabel Clemens
- A Journey to Sundance as Self
- Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend as Self (archive footage)
- We Are Cinema as Self (archive footage)
2020
- Like a Boss as Claire Luna
- The Roads Not Taken as Dolores
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- The Hummingbird Project as Eva Torres
- Monarca ... (Executive Producer)
- Drunk Parents as Nancy
- This Is Cristina ... (Executive Producer)
2018
- Red Table Talk as Self
2017
- Plankton Salesmen as Self (archive footage)
- The Hitman's Bodyguard as Sonia Kincaid
- Beatriz at Dinner as Beatriz
- La Folie Disneyland Paris : L'Anniversaire des 25 ans du Parc as Self
- How to Be a Latin Lover as Sara
- 11th Hour as Maria José
2016
- Chelsea as Self
- Sausage Party as Teresa Taco (voice)
- I Saved My Belly Dancer
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- Hot Ones as Self
- Septembers of Shiraz as Farnez
- Everly as Everly
- Tale of Tales as Queen of Longtrellis
- Some Kind of Beautiful as Olivia
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- Muppets Most Wanted as Salma Hayek
- The Prophet as Kamila (voice)
2013
- Grown Ups 2 as Roxanne Chase-Feder
- Girl Rising as Narrator - Peru (voice)
- $ellebrity as Self
2012
- Savages as Elena
- Here Comes the Boom as Bella Flores
- The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! as Cutlass Liz (voice)
2011
- Black Mirror as TV Joan / Salma Hayek Pinault
- Puss in Boots as Kitty Softpaws (voice)
- Americano as 'Lola'
- As Luck Would Have It as Luisa
2010
- Grown Ups as Roxanne Chase-Feder
- The Women of SNL as Adriana (archive footage)
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant as Madame Truska
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- Across the Universe as Singing Nurse
2006
- 30 Rock as Elisa Padriera
- Ugly Betty as Sofia Reyes
- Bandidas as Sara Sandoval
- Lonely Hearts as Martha Beck
- Ask the Dust as Camilla Lopez
2004
- After the Sunset as Lola Cirillo
- Celia Cruz | ¡Azúcar! as Self
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- Punk'd as Self
- Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over as Cesca Giggles
- Once Upon a Time in Mexico as Carolina
- The Maldonado Miracle ... (Director)
- Celebrities Uncensored as Self
2002
- Frida as Frida Kahlo
- The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
- Searching for Debra Winger as Self
2001
- Hotel as Charlee Boux
- In the Time of the Butterflies as Minerva Mirabal
- Chain of Fools as Kolko
- America | A Tribute to Heroes as Self
- The Concert for New York City as Self
2000
- Traffic as Rosario (uncredited)
- Living It Up as Lola
- Welcome to Hollywood as Salma Hayek
- Timecode as Rose
1999
- Family Guy as (voice)
- Dogma as Serendipity
- Wild Wild West as Rita Escobar
- Get Bruce! as Self
- No One Writes to the Colonel as Julia
- Wild Wild West: Wardrobes of the West as Self
- It's a Whole New West: The Making of 'Wild, Wild West' as Self - Host
- Action as Salma Hayek
- The Velocity of Gary as Mary Carmen
- Forever Hollywood as Self
1998
- Vivement dimanche as Self
- The Faculty as Nurse Rosa Harper
- Vivement dimanche prochain
- 54 as Anita
1997
- The View as Self
- The Hunchback as Esmeralda
- Breaking Up as Monica
- Fools Rush In as Isabel Fuentes
- Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life as Self
- ¿Quién diablos es Juliette? as Herself
- Follow Me Home as Veronica
- Sweet Release as Carmelita
1996
- From Dusk Till Dawn as Santanico Pandemonium
- Fled as Cora
1995
- Desperado as Carolina
- Four Rooms as TV Dancing Girl
- Midaq Alley as Alma
- Fair Game as Rita
- Sinatra: 80 Years My Way as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
- Viva el lunes as Self
1994
- Roadracers as Donna
- Rebel Highway as Donna
- Mi Vida Loca as Gata
- Inside the Actors Studio as Self
1993
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- GMTV as Self
- The Sinbad Show
1990
- Dream On as Carmella
1989
- Teresa as Teresa Martínez
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self
1984
- Goldene Kamera as Self
1982
- Champs-Elysées as Self
1981
- Wetten, dass..? as Self
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1953
- The Oscars as Self
1948
- Bambi as Self
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter