Salma Valgarma Hayek Pinault (/ˈhaɪɛk/ HY-ek, Spanish: [ˈsalma ˈxaʝek]; née Hayek Jiménez; born September 2, 1966) 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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Known For
Without Blood
Nina
2025
Magic Mike's Last Dance
Maxandra Mendoza
2023
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Kitty Softpaws (voice)
2022
Movie Money Confidential
Self
2022
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals
Self - Ajak
2022
We Are Cinema
Self (archive footage)
2021
Eternals
Ajak
2021
Drunk Parents
Nancy
2019
11th Hour
Maria José
2017
Plankton Salesmen
Self (archive footage)
2017
The Hitman's Bodyguard
Sonia Kincaid
2017
Sausage Party
Teresa Taco (voice)
2016
Septembers of Shiraz
Farnez
2015
Some Kind of Beautiful
Olivia
2015
Tale of Tales
Queen of Longtrellis
2015
Everly
Everly
2014
The Prophet
Kamila (voice)
2014
Muppets Most Wanted
Salma Hayek
2014
Grown Ups 2
Roxanne Chase-Feder
2013
Girl Rising
Narrator - Peru (voice)
2013
$ellebrity
Self
2013
Here Comes the Boom
Bella Flores
2012
Savages
Elena
2012
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
Cutlass Liz (voice)
2012
As Luck Would Have It
Luisa
2011
Americano
'Lola'
2011
Puss in Boots
Kitty Softpaws (voice)
2011
Grown Ups
Roxanne Chase-Feder
2010
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
Madame Truska
2009
Across the Universe
Singing Nurse
2007
Lonely Hearts
Martha Beck
2006
Ask the Dust
Camilla Lopez
2006
Bandidas
Sara Sandoval
2006
After the Sunset
Lola Cirillo
2004
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Carolina
2003
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Cesca Giggles
2003
Frida
Frida Kahlo
2002
In the Time of the Butterflies
Minerva Mirabal
2001
Hotel
Charlee Boux
2001
Chain of Fools
Kolko
2001
Traffic
Rosario (uncredited)
2000
Living It Up
Lola
2000
Timecode
Rose
2000
Dogma
Serendipity
1999
The Velocity of Gary
Mary Carmen
1999
Wild Wild West
Rita Escobar
1999
No One Writes to the Colonel
Julia
1999
Get Bruce!
Self
1999
The Faculty
Nurse Rosa Harper
1998
54
Anita
1998
Breaking Up
Monica
1997
The Hunchback
Esmeralda
1997
Follow Me Home
Veronica
1997
Seesaw Monster
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
Self
1997
Fools Rush In
Isabel Fuentes
1997
Fled
Cora
1996
From Dusk Till Dawn
Santanico Pandemonium
1996
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
1995
Four Rooms
TV Dancing Girl
1995
Fair Game
Rita
1995
Desperado
Carolina
1995
Midaq Alley
Alma
1995
Roadracers
Donna
1994
Mi Vida Loca
Gata
1994
Sacrifice
House of Gucci
Pina Auriemma
2021
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
Sonia Kincaid
2021
Bliss
Isabel Clemens
2021
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Self (archive footage)
2021
A Journey to Sundance
Self
2021
The Roads Not Taken
Dolores
2020
Like a Boss
Claire Luna
2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show
(2 episodes)
2019
The Hummingbird Project
Eva Torres
2019
Red Table Talk
Self · (1 episode)
2018
Beatriz at Dinner
Beatriz
2017
La Folie Disneyland Paris : L'Anniversaire des 25 ans du Parc
Self
2017
How to Be a Latin Lover
Sara
2017
Chelsea
Self · (1 episode)
2016
I Saved My Belly Dancer
2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · (1 episode)
2015
Hot Ones
Self · (1 episode)
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · (1 episode)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (1 episode)
2014
Black Mirror
TV Joan / Salma Hayek Pinault · (1 episode)
2011
The Women of SNL
Adriana (archive footage)
2010
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
2009
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (5 episodes)
2007
The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
2007
30 Rock
Elisa Padriera · (7 episodes)
2006
Ugly Betty
Sofia Reyes · (7 episodes)
2006
Celia Cruz | ¡Azúcar!
Self
2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (2 episodes)
2003
Celebrities Uncensored
Self · (1 episode)
2003
Punk'd
Self · (1 episode)
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · (2 episodes)
2003
Searching for Debra Winger
Self
2002
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2002
The Concert for New York City
Self
2001
America | A Tribute to Heroes
Self
2001
Wild Wild West: Wardrobes of the West
Self
1999
Action
Salma Hayek · (1 episode)
1999
It's a Whole New West: The Making of 'Wild, Wild West'
Self - Host
1999
Family Guy
(voice) · (1 episode)
1999
Forever Hollywood
Self
1999
Welcome to Hollywood
Salma Hayek
1998
Vivement dimanche
Self · (1 episode)
1998
Vivement dimanche prochain
(1 episode)
1998
¿Quién diablos es Juliette?
Herself
1997
The View
Self · (2 episodes)
1997
Sweet Release
Carmelita
1997
Viva el lunes
Self · (1 episode)
1995
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · (1 episode)
1994
Rebel Highway
Donna · (10 episodes)
1994
The Sinbad Show
(26 episodes)
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (3 episodes)
1993
GMTV
Self · (1 episode)
1993
Jack's Place
(1 episode)
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(4 episodes)
1992
Dream On
Carmella · (1 episode)
1990
Teresa
Teresa Martínez · (110 episodes)
1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(3 episodes)
1988
Goldene Kamera Verleihung
Self · (1 episode)
1984
Champs-Elysées
Self · (1 episode)
1982
Wetten, dass..?
Self · (1 episode)
1981
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (1 episode)
1975
The Oscars
Self · (6 episodes)
1953
Bambi-Verleihung
Self · (1 episode)
1948
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · (2 episodes)
1944