Salma Hayek Pinault
Acting
Born: September 2, 1966 (age 59) · Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico
Highest Rated
Biography
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
Eternals
2021
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
2022
Sausage Party
2016
Grown Ups
2010
The Hitman's Bodyguard
2017
From Dusk Till Dawn
1996
Black Mirror
2011
Grown Ups 2
2013
Puss in Boots
2011
Wild Wild West
1999
House of Gucci
2021
Desperado
1995
Photos (16)
Movies (70)
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Kitty Softpaws (voice)
Grown Ups
Roxanne Chase-Feder
Eternals
Ajak
Puss in Boots
Kitty Softpaws (voice)
Grown Ups 2
Roxanne Chase-Feder
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
Sonia Kincaid
The Hitman's Bodyguard
Sonia Kincaid
From Dusk Till Dawn
Santanico Pandemonium
Sausage Party
Teresa Taco (voice)
The Faculty
Nurse Rosa Harper
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Cesca Giggles
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Carolina
Dogma
Serendipity
Desperado
Carolina
House of Gucci
Pina Auriemma
Traffic
Rosario (uncredited)
Wild Wild West
Rita Escobar
Magic Mike's Last Dance
Maxandra Mendoza
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
Cutlass Liz (voice)
Sacrifice
Gloria Bracken
Four Rooms
TV Dancing Girl
The Hummingbird Project
Eva Torres
Savages
Elena
After the Sunset
Lola Cirillo
Tale of Tales
Queen of Longtrellis
How to Be a Latin Lover
Sara
Fair Game
Rita
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
Madame Truska
Across the Universe
Singing Nurse
Muppets Most Wanted
Salma Hayek
Lonely Hearts
Martha Beck
Here Comes the Boom
Bella Flores
54
Anita
Frida
Frida Kahlo
Fled
Cora
Some Kind of Beautiful
Olivia
Like a Boss
Claire Luna
Fools Rush In
Isabel
The Hunchback
Esmeralda
Bandidas
Sara Sandoval
Bliss
Isabel Clemens
Everly
Everly
Drunk Parents
Nancy
Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet
Kamila (voice)
Ask the Dust
Camilla Lopez
Beatriz at Dinner
Beatriz
Septembers of Shiraz
Farnez
Chain of Fools
Kolko
The Roads Not Taken
Dolores
Welcome to Hollywood
Salma Hayek
Midaq Alley
Alma
Mi Vida Loca
Gata
Girl Rising
Narrator - Peru (voice)
In the Time of the Butterflies
Minerva Mirabal
The Women of SNL
Adriana (archive footage)
Without Blood
Nina
Breaking Up
Monica
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2002
Timecode
Rose
As Luck Would Have It
Luisa
The Velocity of Gary
Mary Carmen
Americano
'Lola'
Follow Me Home
Veronica
Hotel
Charlee Boux
Living It Up
Lola
Roadracers
Donna
11th Hour
Maria José
I Saved My Belly Dancer
2016
No One Writes to the Colonel
Julia
Sweet Release
Carmelita
TV Shows (11)
Black Mirror
TV Joan / Salma Hayek Pinault · 1 eps
30 Rock
Elisa Padriera · 7 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
4 eps
Ugly Betty
Sofia Reyes · 7 eps
Vivement dimanche prochain
1 eps
Dream On
Carmella · 1 eps
Rebel Highway
Donna · 1 eps
Action
Salma Hayek · 1 eps
Teresa
Teresa Martínez · 125 eps
Jack's Place
1 eps
Nuevo amanecer
Fabiola Ramírez Anthony · 75 eps
Self / Appearances (45)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 3 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 2 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 6 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 2 eps
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The View
Self · 2 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self · 3 eps
The Talk
Self · 1 eps
Hot Ones
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 3 eps
Punk'd
Self · 1 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · 1 eps
GMTV
Self · 1 eps
Vivement dimanche
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 6 eps
Chelsea
Self · 1 eps
Wetten, dass..?
Self · 1 eps
Champs-Elysées
Self · 1 eps
Bambi
Self · 1 eps
Red Table Talk
Self · 1 eps
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals
Self - Ajak
Forever Hollywood
Self
Get Bruce!
Self
The Concert for New York City
Self
America | A Tribute to Heroes
Self
$ellebrity
Self
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · 1 eps
A Journey to Sundance
Self
Plankton Salesmen
Self (archive footage)
Searching for Debra Winger
Self
La Folie Disneyland Paris : L'Anniversaire des 25 ans du Parc
Self
We Are Cinema
Self (archive footage)
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
Movie Money Confidential
Self
Celia Cruz | ¡Azúcar!
Self
It's a Whole New West: The Making of 'Wild, Wild West'
Self - Host
Wild Wild West: Wardrobes of the West
Self
¿Quién diablos es Juliette?
Herself
Celebrities Uncensored
Self · 1 eps
Upcoming (3)
Directing (1)
Producing (11)
Ugly Betty
Executive Producer
Like Water for Chocolate
Executive Producer
Monarca
Executive Producer
Frida
Producer
Tótem
Executive Producer
Santa Evita
Executive Producer
Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet
Producer
In the Time of the Butterflies
Executive Producer
Quiero tu vida
Executive Producer
El sabor de la Navidad
Producer
This Is Cristina
Executive Producer