Salma Hayek Pinault

Known for ActingBorn 1966-09-02 (age 59)Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico

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.Read more

Movies & web series

I Saved My Belly Dancer

We Are Cinema

El sabor de la Navidad

Like Water for Chocolate

Bambi

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

Black Mirror

Forever Hollywood

Santa Evita

Rebel Highway

Jack's Place

Monarca

30 Rock

Inside the Actors Studio

Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet

Frida

Nuevo amanecer

Quiero tu vida

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals

The Graham Norton Show

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life

Hot Ones

Teresa

Across the Universe

Midaq Alley

Girl Rising

Traffic

The Hitman's Bodyguard

How to Be a Latin Lover

Tótem

From Dusk Till Dawn

Eternals

Dogma

Desperado

Dream On

Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

House of Gucci

Puss in Boots

Saturday Night Live

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

Magic Mike's Last Dance

Action

Champs-Elysées

Red Table Talk

Tale of Tales

11th Hour

America | A Tribute to Heroes