Salma Hayek Pinault

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1966-09-02 (59 years old)

Place of Birth

Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico

Salma Hayek Pinault

Biography

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, Ha...

Acting

1995

Four Rooms

as TV Dancing Girl

2017

11th Hour

as Maria José

2006

Lonely Hearts

as Martha Beck

2002

Frida

as Frida Kahlo

1996

From Dusk Till Dawn

as Santanico Pandemonium

1999

Dogma

as Serendipity

2004

After the Sunset

as Lola Cirillo

1997

Fools Rush In

as Isabel Fuentes

2006

Ask the Dust

as Camilla Lopez

2006

Bandidas

as Sara Sandoval

1998

54

as Anita

2001

2001

1995

Desperado

as Carolina

1999

Wild Wild West

as Rita Escobar

2003

Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over

as Cesca Giggles

1997

Breaking Up

as Monica

1998

The Faculty

as Nurse Rosa Harper

2021

Eternals

as Ajak

1994

Roadracers

as Donna

2000

2000

Timecode

as Rose

1997

Follow Me Home

as Veronica

2010

Grown Ups

as Roxanne Chase-Feder

1996

Fled

as Cora

1995

1999

Get Bruce!

as Self

2012

Savages

as Elena

2012

Here Comes the Boom

as Bella Flores

2011

Americano

as 'Lola'

2022

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

as Kitty Softpaws (voice)

2013

Grown Ups 2

as Roxanne Chase-Feder

2014

Muppets Most Wanted

as Salma Hayek

1997

The Hunchback

as Esmeralda

1999

The Velocity of Gary

as Mary Carmen

2023

Magic Mike's Last Dance

as Maxandra Mendoza

2013

Girl Rising

as Narrator - Peru (voice)

2025

2001

Hotel

as Charlee Boux

2013

$ellebrity

as Self

2014

Everly

as Everly

2014

The Prophet

as Kamila (voice)

2016

Sausage Party

as Teresa Taco (voice)

2015

Tale of Tales

as Queen of Longtrellis

1994

1995

Fair Game

as Rita

2017

Plankton Salesmen

as Self (archive footage)

2021

We Are Cinema

as Self (archive footage)

1995

Sinatra: 80 Years My Way

as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)

2019

2017

The Hitman's Bodyguard

as Sonia Kincaid

2007

Across the Universe

as Singing Nurse

2000

Traffic

as Rosario (uncredited)

2011

Puss in Boots

as Kitty Softpaws (voice)

2017

2000

Welcome to Hollywood

as Salma Hayek

2019

2020

Like a Boss

as Claire Luna

2020

2021

2010

The Women of SNL

as Adriana (archive footage)

2021

Bliss

as Isabel Clemens

1997

Sweet Release

as Carmelita

2021

House of Gucci

as Pina Auriemma

Production

2002

Frida

as Producer

2003

2023

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Seesaw Monster

as Producer

2023

Tótem

as Executive Producer

2023

Quiero tu vida

as Executive Producer

2014

The Prophet

as Producer

2001

In the Time of the Butterflies

as Executive Producer

1996

From Dusk Till Dawn

as Choreographer

2019

This Is Cristina

as Executive Producer

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