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