Salma Hayek Pinault
Biography
Salma Valgarma Hayek Pinault 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.
Known For
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Saturday Night Live
1975
The Graham Norton Show
2007
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
The View
1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Filmography
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest · 2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest · 2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self · 2015
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest · 1993
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self · 2019
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host · 1975
The Graham Norton Show
as Self · 2007
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest · 2015
The View
as Self · 1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest · 2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self · 1988
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest · 1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
· 1992
Black Mirror
as TV Joan / Salma Hayek Pinault · 2011
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self · 2003
30 Rock
as Elisa Padriera · 2006
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter · 1944
Champs-Elysées
as Self · 1982
Hot Ones
as Self · 2015
The Talk
as Self · 2010
Vivement dimanche
as Self · 1998
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self · 2014
Wetten, dass..?
as Self · 1981
Ugly Betty
as Sofia Reyes · 2006
GMTV
as Self · 1993
Grown Ups
as Roxanne Chase-Feder · 2010
Chelsea
as Self · 2016
Punk'd
as Self · 2003
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
as Kitty Softpaws (voice) · 2022
Bambi
as Self · 1948
The Oscars
as Self · 1953
Dream On
as Carmella · 1990
Grown Ups 2
as Roxanne Chase-Feder · 2013
Goldene Kamera
as Self · 1984
Puss in Boots
as Kitty Softpaws (voice) · 2011
Sacrifice
as Gloria Bracken · 2026
From Dusk Till Dawn
as Santanico Pandemonium · 1996
Eternals
as Ajak · 2021
Sausage Party
as Teresa Taco (voice) · 2016
Red Table Talk
as Self · 2018
Rebel Highway
as Donna · 1994
Vivement dimanche prochain
· 1998
House of Gucci
as Pina Auriemma · 2021
The Faculty
as Nurse Harper · 1998
The Hitman's Bodyguard
as Sonia Kincaid · 2017
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
as Cesca Giggles · 2003
Traffic
as Rosario (uncredited) · 2000
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
as Sonia Kincaid · 2021
Wild Wild West
as Rita Escobar · 1999
Desperado
as Carolina · 1995
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
as Cutlass Liz (voice) · 2012
Action
as Salma Hayek · 1999
Viva el lunes
as Self · 1995
Fools Rush In
as Isabel · 1997
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
as Carolina · 2003
Magic Mike's Last Dance
as Maxandra Mendoza · 2023
After the Sunset
as Lola Cirillo · 2004
Here Comes the Boom
as Bella Flores · 2012
Jack's Place
· 1992
Teresa
as Teresa Martínez · 1989
Tale of Tales
as Queen of Longtrellis · 2015
Dogma
as Serendipity · 1999
Muppets Most Wanted
as Salma Hayek · 2014
Without Blood
as Nina · 2025
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
as Madame Truska · 2009
Across the Universe
as Singing Nurse · 2007
The Sinbad Show
· 1993
Four Rooms
as TV Dancing Girl · 1995
Like a Boss
as Claire Luna · 2020
Lonely Hearts
as Martha Beck · 2006
Savages
as Elena · 2012
Frida
as Frida Kahlo · 2002
The Hummingbird Project
as Eva Torres · 2019
Fair Game
as Rita · 1995
Some Kind of Beautiful
as Olivia · 2014
How to Be a Latin Lover
as Sara · 2017
54
as Anita · 1998
Drunk Parents
as Nancy · 2019
Bandidas
as Sara Sandoval · 2006
Bliss
as Isabel Clemens · 2021
The Hunchback
as Esmeralda · 1997
Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet
as Kamila (voice) · 2014
Fled
as Cora · 1996
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals
as Self - Ajak · 2022
Everly
as Everly · 2015
The Women of SNL
as Adriana (archive footage) · 2010
Grown Ups 3
as Roxanne Chase-Feder
Nuevo amanecer
as Fabiola Ramírez Anthony · 1988
Ask the Dust
as Camilla Lopez · 2006
The Concert for New York City
as Self · 2001
Septembers of Shiraz
as Farnez · 2015
Forever Hollywood
as Self · 1999
The Roads Not Taken
as Dolores · 2020
Mi Vida Loca
as Gata · 1994
As Luck Would Have It
as Luisa · 2011
Arena
Plankton Salesmen
as Self (archive footage) · 2017
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self · 1994
Midaq Alley
as Alma · 1995
Breaking Up
as Monica · 1997
Beatriz at Dinner
as Beatriz · 2017
Get Bruce!
as Self · 1999
Chain of Fools
as Kolko · 2001
Timecode
as Rose · 2000
America | A Tribute to Heroes
as Self · 2001
Welcome to Hollywood
as Salma Hayek · 2000
In the Time of the Butterflies
as Minerva Mirabal · 2001
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
as Self (archive footage) · 2021
No One Writes to the Colonel
as Julia · 1999
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
as Self - Audience Member (uncredited) · 1995
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
· 2002
A Journey to Sundance
as Self · 2023
Roadracers
as Donna · 1994
Girl Rising
as Narrator - Peru (voice) · 2013
La Folie Disneyland Paris : L'Anniversaire des 25 ans du Parc
as Self · 2017
$ellebrity
as Self · 2013
We Are Cinema
as Self (archive footage) · 2021
Americano
as 'Lola' · 2011
The Velocity of Gary
as Mary Carmen · 1999
Follow Me Home
as Veronica · 1997
Celia Cruz | ¡Azúcar!
as Self · 2004
Living It Up
as Lola · 2000
Wild Wild West: Wardrobes of the West
as Self · 1999
Searching for Debra Winger
as Self · 2002
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
as Self · 1997
¿Quién diablos es Juliette?
as Herself · 1997
It's a Whole New West: The Making of 'Wild, Wild West'
as Self - Host · 1999
Untitled Puss in Boots Sequel
as Kitty Softpaws (voice)
Hotel
as Charlee Boux · 2001
Sweet Release
as Carmelita · 1997
I Saved My Belly Dancer
· 2016
Movie Money Confidential
as Self · 2022
11th Hour
as Maria José · 2017
Seesaw Monster
Celebrities Uncensored
as Self · 2003