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