
One of the most notable figures of Mexican descent in Hollywood today. She is most famous for her work in the 2002 film Frida, for which she was nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award. In 2001 she received Glamour magazine's Woman of the Year Award, and then in 2005, Time Magazine's "25 Most Influental Hispanics" award. Salma comes from a prominent Veracruz family of Spanish and Lebanese descent. She was raised Roman Catholic, and at a young age attended boarding school in the United States where she was diagnosed with dyslexia. Salma later studied International Relations in Mexico City at the Universidad Iberomericanan. Her first name, Salma, is Arabic for "peace". It wasn't until the age of 23 that Hayek began her acting career with a role in the successful Mexican TV series, Teresa. She instantly became a Mexican hero, and five years later starred in El Callejon de los Milagros, a film that won more awards than any other in Mexican history. At the age of 25, Salma moved to Los Angeles and started her Hollywood career. Robert Rodriguez cast Salma in his 1995 film Desperado, which she starred in with actor Antonio Banderas. The film was a major success and Salma was even nominated for Best Supporting Actress. This kickstarted her career and over the next decade, she starred in over 25 films that include Frida (2002), Wild Wild West (1999), and Fools Rush In (1997). Salma is married to French billionaire Francois Pinault, and together the couple has one daughter, Valentina. In her personal life, Salma is strongly involved with charitable organizations dealing with Women's rights advocacy.
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Movie | Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals | Self - Ajak | 2022-02-16 |
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Movie | Sausage Party | Teresa Taco (voice) | 2016-07-11 |
Series | Chelsea | Herself | 2016-05-11 |
Movie | I Saved My Belly Dancer | 2016-02-03 | |
Movie | Septembers of Shiraz | Farnez | 2015-09-15 |
Movie | Some Kind of Beautiful | Olivia | 2015-07-16 |
Movie | Tale of Tales | Queen of Longtrellis | 2015-05-14 |
Movie | Everly | Everly | 2014-09-20 |
Movie | The Prophet | Kamila (voice) | 2014-09-06 |
Movie | Muppets Most Wanted | Herself | 2014-03-20 |
Movie | $ellebrity | Herself | 2013-01-11 |
Movie | Grown Ups 2 | Roxanne Chase-Feder | 2013-07-11 |
Movie | Girl Rising | Narrator - Peru (voice) | 2013-03-07 |
Movie | Here Comes the Boom | Bella Flores | 2012-10-10 |
Movie | Savages | Elena | 2012-07-06 |
Movie | The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! | Cutlass Liz (voice) | 2012-03-12 |
Movie | As Luck Would Have It | Luisa | 2011-11-30 |
Movie | Americano | 'Lola' | 2011-11-30 |
Movie | Puss in Boots | Kitty Softpaws (voice) | 2011-10-27 |
Movie | The Women of SNL | Adriana (archive footage) | 2010-11-01 |
Movie | Grown Ups | Roxanne Chase-Feder | 2010-06-24 |
Movie | Home | Narrator (voice) | 2009-06-03 |
Movie | Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant | Madame Truska | 2009-10-23 |
Movie | Across the Universe | Singing Nurse | 2007-09-14 |
Series | The Graham Norton Show | Herself | 2007-02-22 |
Series | 30 Rock | Unknown | 2006-10-11 |
Series | Ugly Betty | Unknown | 2006-09-28 |
Movie | Lonely Hearts | Martha Beck | 2006-04-30 |
Movie | Ask the Dust | Camilla Lopez | 2006-02-02 |
Movie | Bandidas | Sara Sandoval | 2006-01-18 |
Movie | After the Sunset | Lola Cirillo | 2004-11-12 |
Movie | Celia Cruz: ¡Azúcar! | herself | 2004-01-27 |
Series | Punk'd | Herself | 2003-03-17 |
Series | Celebrities Uncensored | Unknown | 2003-06-04 |
Movie | Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over | Cesca Giggles | 2003-07-25 |
Movie | Once Upon a Time in Mexico | Carolina | 2003-09-11 |
Series | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Unknown | 2003-09-08 |
Movie | Frida | Frida Kahlo | 2002-08-29 |
Movie | Searching for Debra Winger | Self | 2002-07-13 |
Movie | In the Time of the Butterflies | Minerva | 2001-10-21 |
Movie | The Concert for New York City | Herself | 2001-10-20 |
Movie | America: A Tribute to Heroes | 2001-09-21 | |
Movie | Hotel | Charlee Boux | 2001-09-12 |
Movie | Living It Up | Lola | 2000-10-11 |
Movie | Chain of Fools | Kolko | 2000-09-22 |
Movie | Traffic | Rosario | 2000-03-23 |
Movie | Timecode | Rose | 2000-03-22 |
Movie | No One Writes to the Colonel | Julia | 1999-06-02 |
Movie | Get Bruce! | Herself | 1999-01-01 |
Movie | Forever Hollywood | Herself | 1999-01-01 |
Movie | Wild Wild West: Wardrobes of the West | Herself | 1999-11-30 |
Movie | It's a Whole New West: The Making of 'Wild, Wild West' | Self - Host | 1999-06-29 |
Movie | Wild Wild West | Rita Escobar | 1999-06-30 |
Movie | The Velocity of Gary | Mary Carmen | 1999-07-16 |
Movie | Dogma | Serendipity | 1999-11-12 |
Movie | The Faculty | Nurse Rosa Harper | 1998-12-25 |
Movie | Welcome to Hollywood | Salma Hayek | 1998-10-01 |
Movie | 54 | Anita Randazzo | 1998-08-28 |
Movie | Full Tilt Boogie | Herself | 1998-07-31 |
Movie | The Hunchback | Esmeralda | 1997-03-16 |
Movie | Fools Rush In | Isabel Fuentes | 1997-02-14 |
Movie | Breaking Up | Monica | 1997-10-17 |
Series | The View | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
Movie | Who the Hell Is Juliette? | Herself | 1997-09-05 |
Movie | Fled | Cora | 1996-07-19 |
Movie | From Dusk Till Dawn | Santanico Pandemonium | 1996-01-19 |
Movie | Four Rooms | TV Dancing Girl | 1995-12-09 |
Movie | Fair Game | Rita | 1995-11-03 |
Movie | Desperado | Carolina | 1995-08-25 |
Movie | Midaq Alley | Alma | 1995-05-05 |
Movie | Roadracers | Donna | 1994-07-22 |
Movie | Mi Vida Loca | Gata | 1994-06-08 |
Series | Inside the Actors Studio | Unknown | 1994-06-01 |
Series | GMTV | Unknown | 1993-01-01 |
Series | The Sinbad Show | 1993-09-16 | |
Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Unknown | 1993-09-13 |
Series | Jack's Place | Unknown | 1992-05-26 |
Series | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |
Series | Champs-Elysées | Unknown | 1982-01-16 |
Series | Wetten, dass..? | Unknown | 1981-02-14 |
Series | Saturday Night Live | Host | 1975-10-11 |
Series | Goldene Kamera Verleihung | herself | 1966-01-25 |
Series | The Oscars | Herself | 1953-03-19 |
Series | Bambi Awards | herself | 1948-01-01 |