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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Hayek and the second or maternal family name is Jim\u00e9nez.

Salma Hayek
Hayek in 2024
Born	Salma Valgarma Hayek Jim\u00e9nez^[1] (1966-09-02) September 2, 1966 (age 58) Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico
Citizenship	Mexico United States France^[2]
Occupations	Actress film producer
Years active	1988\u2013present
Works	Full list
Spouse	\n Fran\u00e7ois-Henri Pinault \n (m. 2009)
Children	1

Salma Valgarma Hayek Pinault (/\u02c8ha\u026a\u025bk/ HY-ek,^[3] Spanish: [\u02c8salma \u02c8xa\u029dek]; n\u00e9e Hayek Jim\u00e9nez; born September 2, 1966)^[4]^[5]^[6] is a Mexican and American actress and film producer. She began her career in Mexico with starring roles in the telenovela Teresa (1989\u20131991) as well as the romantic drama Midaq Alley (1995). She soon established herself in Hollywood with appearances in films such as Desperado (1995), From Dusk till Dawn (1996), Wild Wild West (1999), and Dogma (1999).\n

Hayek's portrayal of painter Frida Kahlo in the biopic Frida (2002), which she also produced, made her the first Mexican actress to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress.^[7] In subsequent years, Hayek focused more on producing while starring in the action-centered 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), and lent her voice for 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.\n

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 Special for The Maldonado Miracle (2004) and 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\u20132010). 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\u20132013).^[8]\n

As a public figure, Hayek has been cited as one of Hollywood's most powerful and influential Latina actresses as well as 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.^[9] In 2021, she was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She is married to business magnate Fran\u00e7ois-Henri Pinault, with whom she has a daughter.\n

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Career

Early roles in Mexico (1988\u20131994)

Hollywood breakthrough (1995\u20132001)

Worldwide recognition (2002\u20132009)

Continued commercial success (2010\u20132017)

Recent roles (2018\u2013present)

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