Salma Hayek Pinault

Acting · Born 1966-09-02 in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico

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, Hayek focused more on producing while starring in the action-centred pictures Once Upon a Time in Mexico(2003), After the Sunset (2004) and…

Filmography

• Frida as Frida Kahlo
• From Dusk Till Dawn as Santanico Pandemonium
• Dogma as Serendipity
• Desperado as Carolina
• Puss in Boots: The Last Wish as Kitty Softpaws (voice)
• Muppets Most Wanted as Salma Hayek
• Without Blood as Nina
• Across the Universe as Singing Nurse
• Traffic as Rosario (uncredited)
• Four Rooms as TV Dancing Girl

TV

• Black Mirror as TV Joan / Salma Hayek Pinault
• Inside the Actors Studio as Self
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
• The Sinbad Show
• Punk'd as Self
• The View as Self
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
• 30 Rock as Elisa Padriera
• Ugly Betty as Sofia Reyes
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self