1966-09-02 Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico
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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Eternals | Ajax | 2021-02-11 |
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The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard | Sonia Kincaid | 2021-08-18 |
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Bliss | Isabel | 2020-12-31 |
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The Roads Not Taken | Dolores | 2020-03-13 |
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Like a Boss | Claire Luna | 2020-01-09 |
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The Hummingbird Project | Eva Torres | 2019-03-15 |
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Drunk Parents | Nancy | 2019-02-08 |
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The Hitman's Bodyguard | Sonia Kincaid | 2017-08-16 |
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La Folie Disneyland Paris : L'Anniversaire des 25 ans du Parc | Salma Hayek | 2017-04-19 |
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How to Be a Latin Lover | Sara | 2017-03-06 |
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Beatriz at Dinner | Beatriz | 2017-06-09 |
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Sausage Party | Teresa Taco (voice) | 2016-07-11 |
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Some Kind of Beautiful | Olivia | 2015-07-16 |
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Septembers of Shiraz | Farnez | 2015-09-15 |
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Il racconto dei racconti | Queen of Longtrellis | 2015-05-14 |
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Everly | Everly | 2015-02-27 |
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Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet | Kamila (voice) | 2014-09-06 |
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Muppets Most Wanted | Herself | 2014-03-20 |
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$ellebrity | Herself | 2013-01-11 |
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Grown Ups 2 | Roxanne Chase-Feder | 2013-07-11 |
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Girl Rising | Narrator - Peru (voice) | 2013-03-07 |
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The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! | Cutlass Liz (voice) | 2012-03-12 |
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Here Comes the Boom | Bella Flores | 2012-10-11 |
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Savages | Elena | 2012-07-06 |
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La chispa de la vida | Luisa | 2011-11-30 |
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Americano | 'Lola' | 2011-11-30 |
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Puss in Boots | Kitty Softpaws (voice) | 2011-10-28 |
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Grown Ups | Roxanne Chase-Feder | 2010-06-24 |
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The Women of SNL | Adriana (archive footage) | 2010-11-01 |
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Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant | Madame Truska | 2009-10-23 |
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Home | Narrator (voice) | 2009-06-03 |
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Across the Universe | Singing Nurse | 2007-09-14 |
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Bandidas | Sara Sandoval | 2006-01-18 |
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Lonely Hearts | Martha Beck | 2006-04-30 |
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Ask the Dust | Camilla Lopez | 2006-02-02 |
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After the Sunset | Lola Cirillo | 2004-11-12 |
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Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over | Cesca Giggles | 2003-07-25 |
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Once Upon a Time in Mexico | Carolina | 2003-09-11 |
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Frida | Frida Kahlo | 2002-08-29 |
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The Concert for New York City | Herself | 2001-10-20 |
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America: A Tribute to Heroes | 2001-09-21 | |
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In the Time of the Butterflies | Minerva | 2001-10-21 |
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Hotel | Charlee Boux | 2001-01-01 |
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Timecode | Rose | 2000-03-22 |
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La gran vida | Lola | 2000-10-11 |
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Traffic | Rosario | 2000-03-23 |
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Chain of Fools | Kolko | 2000-09-22 |
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Dogma | Serendipity | 1999-11-12 |
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Get Bruce! | Herself | 1999-01-01 |
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Forever Hollywood | Herself | 1999-01-01 |
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Wild Wild West | Rita Escobar | 1999-06-29 |
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El coronel no tiene quien le escriba | Julia | 1999-06-04 |
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The Velocity of Gary | Mary Carmen | 1999-07-16 |
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It's a Whole New West: The Making of 'Wild, Wild West' | Self - Host | 1999-06-29 |
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Wild Wild West: Wardrobes of the West | Herself | 1999-11-30 |
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Welcome to Hollywood | Salma Hayek | 1998-10-01 |
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54 | Anita Randazzo | 1998-08-28 |
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The Faculty | Nurse Rosa Harper | 1998-12-25 |
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Breaking Up | Monica | 1997-10-17 |
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¿Quién diablos es Juliette? | Herself | 1997-09-05 |
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Fools Rush In | Isabel Fuentes | 1997-02-14 |
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The Hunchback | Esmeralda | 1997-03-16 |
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Fled | Cora | 1996-07-19 |
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From Dusk Till Dawn | Santanico Pandemonium | 1996-01-19 |
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Desperado | Carolina | 1995-08-25 |
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El Callejón de los Milagros | Alma | 1995-05-05 |
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Fair Game | Rita | 1995-11-03 |
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Four Rooms | TV Dancing Girl | 1995-12-09 |
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Mi Vida Loca | Gata | 1994-06-08 |
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Roadracers | Donna | 1994-07-22 |
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Rebel Highway | 1994-07-07 | |
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I Saved My Belly Dancer |
