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