Salma Hayek Pinault
Acting
Born: September 2, 1966 (age 60) · 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)
Sacrifice
Gloria Bracken
Puss in Boots
Kitty Softpaws (voice)
Grown Ups
Roxanne Chase-Feder
Eternals
Ajak
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Kitty Softpaws (voice)
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
Sonia Kincaid
Grown Ups 2
Roxanne Chase-Feder
From Dusk Till Dawn
Santanico Pandemonium
Wild Wild West
Rita Escobar
House of Gucci
Pina Auriemma
Traffic
Rosario (uncredited)
Sausage Party
Teresa Taco (voice)
The Faculty
Nurse Harper
Like a Boss
Claire Luna
Magic Mike's Last Dance
Maxandra Mendoza
The Hitman's Bodyguard
Sonia Kincaid
Desperado
Carolina
After the Sunset
Lola Cirillo
Tale of Tales
Queen of Longtrellis
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Cesca Giggles
Four Rooms
TV Dancing Girl
Lonely Hearts
Martha Beck
Across the Universe
Singing Nurse
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
Cutlass Liz (voice)
How to Be a Latin Lover
Sara
Muppets Most Wanted
Salma Hayek
Fools Rush In
Isabel
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Carolina
Dogma
Serendipity
Fair Game
Rita
Here Comes the Boom
Bella Flores
Bandidas
Sara Sandoval
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
Madame Truska
Some Kind of Beautiful
Olivia
Savages
Elena
The Hummingbird Project
Eva Torres
Fled
Cora
Drunk Parents
Nancy
Frida
Frida Kahlo
Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet
Kamila (voice)
Septembers of Shiraz
Farnez
Beatriz at Dinner
Beatriz
The Roads Not Taken
Dolores
The Hunchback
Esmeralda
54
Anita
Without Blood
Nina
As Luck Would Have It
Luisa
Bliss
Isabel Clemens
Mi Vida Loca
Gata
Roadracers
Donna
The Women of SNL
Adriana (archive footage)
Everly
Everly
Ask the Dust
Camilla Lopez
Midaq Alley
Alma
The Velocity of Gary
Mary Carmen
Chain of Fools
Kolko
Breaking Up
Monica
In the Time of the Butterflies
Minerva Mirabal
Timecode
Rose
Follow Me Home
Veronica
Girl Rising
Narrator - Peru (voice)
Welcome to Hollywood
Salma Hayek
Living It Up
Lola
No One Writes to the Colonel
Julia
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2002
Hotel
Charlee Boux
I Saved My Belly Dancer
2016
Sweet Release
Carmelita
11th Hour
Maria José
Americano
'Lola'
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
Dream On
Carmella · 1 eps
Ugly Betty
Sofia Reyes · 7 eps
Vivement dimanche prochain
1 eps
Rebel Highway
Donna · 1 eps
Action
Salma Hayek · 1 eps
Jack's Place
1 eps
Teresa
Teresa Martínez · 125 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 - Guest · 4 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · 1 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 2 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
The View
Self · 2 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 6 eps
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 2 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self · 3 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 3 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 2 eps
Hot Ones
Self · 1 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 3 eps
Champs-Elysées
Self · 1 eps
Vivement dimanche
Self · 1 eps
GMTV
Self · 1 eps
The Talk
Self · 1 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · 1 eps
Bambi
Self · 1 eps
Wetten, dass..?
Self · 1 eps
Chelsea
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 6 eps
Punk'd
Self · 1 eps
Red Table Talk
Self · 1 eps
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals
Self - Ajak
Get Bruce!
Self
The Concert for New York City
Self
Plankton Salesmen
Self (archive footage)
Forever Hollywood
Self
America: A Tribute to Heroes
Self
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · 1 eps
$ellebrity
Self
We Are Cinema
Self (archive footage)
Celia Cruz | ¡Azúcar!
Self
Searching for Debra Winger
Self
Movie Money Confidential
Self
A Journey to Sundance
Self
La Folie Disneyland Paris : L'Anniversaire des 25 ans du Parc
Self
¿Quién diablos es Juliette?
Herself
It's a Whole New West: The Making of 'Wild, Wild West'
Self - Host
Wild Wild West: Wardrobes of the West
Self
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
Celebrities Uncensored
Self · 1 eps
Upcoming (3)
Directing (1)
Producing (11)
Ugly Betty
Executive Producer
Like Water for Chocolate
Executive Producer
Monarca
Executive Producer
Santa Evita
Executive Producer
Frida
Producer
Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet
Producer
Tótem
Executive Producer
In the Time of the Butterflies
Executive Producer
El sabor de la Navidad
Producer
Quiero tu vida
Executive Producer
This Is Cristina
Executive Producer