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Salma Hayek Pinault

Salma Hayek Pinault

Birthday: 1966-09-02 | Place of Birth: Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2025
Without Blood

as    Nina

2025
Dogma

as    Serendipity

2023
Magic Mike's Last Dance

as    Maxandra Mendoza

2022
BMW: Zeus & Hera

as    Goddess Hera

2022
BMW Electric Ad

as    Hera

2022
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

as    Kitty Softpaws (voice)

2022
Movie Money Confidential

as    Self

2021
Eternals

as    Ajak

2021
Bliss

as    Isabel Clemens

2021
House of Gucci

as    Pina Auriemma

2021
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

as    Sonia Kincaid

2020
Like a Boss

as    Claire Luna

2020
The Roads Not Taken

as    Dolores

2019
The Hummingbird Project

as    Eva Torres

2019
Drunk Parents

as    Nancy

2017
Beatriz at Dinner

as    Beatriz

2017
How to Be a Latin Lover

as    Sara

2017
The Hitman's Bodyguard

as    Sonia Kincaid

2016
Septembers of Shiraz

as    Farnez

2016
From Dusk Till Dawn

as    Santanico Pandemonium

2015
54: The Director's Cut

as    Anita Randazzo

2015
Everly

as    Everly

2015
Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet

as    Kamila (voice)

2015
Some Kind of Beautiful

as    Olivia

2015
Tale of Tales

as    Queen of Longtrellis