Salma Hayek Pinault
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Salma Valgarma Hayek Pinault 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.
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Wild Wild West (1999)
as Rita Escobar
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Sacrifice (2026)
as Gloria Bracken
Puss in Boots (2011)
as Kitty Softpaws (voice)
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)
as Kitty Softpaws (voice)
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
as Santanico Pandemonium
Grown Ups (2010)
as Roxanne Chase-Feder
Eternals (2021)
as Ajak
Grown Ups 2 (2013)
as Roxanne Chase-Feder
The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017)
as Sonia Kincaid
Savages (2012)
as Elena
Sausage Party (2016)
as Teresa Taco (voice)
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021)
as Sonia Kincaid
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012)
as Cutlass Liz (voice)
House of Gucci (2021)
as Pina Auriemma
Traffic (2000)
as Rosario (uncredited)
The Faculty (1998)
as Nurse Harper
Frida (2002)
as Frida Kahlo
Desperado (1995)
as Carolina
Dogma (1999)
as Serendipity
Get Bruce! (1999)
as Self
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
as Carolina
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
as Cesca Giggles
Fled (1996)
as Cora
Magic Mike's Last Dance (2023)
as Maxandra Mendoza
Fools Rush In (1997)
as Isabel
After the Sunset (2004)
as Lola Cirillo
Forever Hollywood (1999)
as Self
Here Comes the Boom (2012)
as Bella Flores
Some Kind of Beautiful (2014)
as Olivia
Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
as Salma Hayek
Four Rooms (1995)
as TV Dancing Girl
Plankton Salesmen (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
The Hummingbird Project (2019)
as Eva Torres
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
as Madame Truska
Tale of Tales (2015)
as Queen of Longtrellis
$ellebrity (2013)
as Self
The Hunchback (1997)
as Esmeralda
Welcome to Hollywood (2000)
as Salma Hayek
Like a Boss (2020)
as Claire Luna
Across the Universe (2007)
as Singing Nurse
Everly (2015)
as Everly
Drunk Parents (2019)
as Nancy
How to Be a Latin Lover (2017)
as Sara
Timecode (2000)
as Rose
Grown Ups 3 (—)
as Roxanne Chase-Feder
Bandidas (2006)
as Sara Sandoval
Bliss (2021)
as Isabel Clemens
Beatriz at Dinner (2017)
as Beatriz
Mi Vida Loca (1994)
as Gata
Lonely Hearts (2006)
as Martha Beck
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals (2022)
as Self - Ajak
Fair Game (1995)
as Rita
54 (1998)
as Anita
Celia Cruz | ¡Azúcar! (2004)
as Self
Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet (2014)
as Kamila (voice)
The Roads Not Taken (2020)
as Dolores
Arena (—)
Actor
In the Time of the Butterflies (2001)
as Minerva Mirabal
America: A Tribute to Heroes (2001)
as Self
The Concert for New York City (2001)
as Self
Movie Money Confidential (2022)
as Self
Ask the Dust (2006)
as Camilla Lopez
Follow Me Home (1997)
as Veronica
Midaq Alley (1995)
as Alma
Septembers of Shiraz (2015)
as Farnez
The Women of SNL (2010)
as Adriana (archive footage)
Without Blood (2025)
as Nina
Chain of Fools (2001)
as Kolko
Untitled Puss in Boots Sequel (—)
as Kitty Softpaws (voice)
Breaking Up (1997)
as Monica
Searching for Debra Winger (2002)
as Self
The Velocity of Gary (1999)
as Mary Carmen
Hotel (2001)
as Charlee Boux
Girl Rising (2013)
as Narrator - Peru (voice)
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Roadracers (1994)
as Donna
As Luck Would Have It (2011)
as Luisa
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way (1995)
as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
I Saved My Belly Dancer (2016)
Actor
No One Writes to the Colonel (1999)
as Julia
A Journey to Sundance (2023)
as Self
Living It Up (2000)
as Lola
Americano (2011)
as 'Lola'
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema (2002)
Actor
¿Quién diablos es Juliette? (1997)
as Herself
We Are Cinema (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
La Folie Disneyland Paris : L'Anniversaire des 25 ans du Parc (2017)
as Self
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life (1997)
as Self
Wild Wild West: Wardrobes of the West (1999)
as Self
It's a Whole New West: The Making of 'Wild, Wild West' (1999)
as Self - Host
Sweet Release (1997)
as Carmelita
11th Hour (2017)
as Maria José
Seesaw Monster (—)
Actor