Salma Hayek - Actress, Film Producer
Age: 59
Country: Mexico Occupations:
Actress, Film Producer
Salma Hayek is a Mexican and American actress, producer, and former model. She began her career in Mexico, becoming a star in the late 1980s with roles in telenovelas like Teresa before moving to Los Angeles to pursue a film career.
Her Hollywood breakthrough came in the mid-1990s, notably starring opposite Antonio Banderas in the film Desperado (1995) and the cult classic From Dusk Till Dawn (1996). She later received widespread critical acclaim, including an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress, for producing and starring as the title character in the 2002 biopic Frida about Mexican painter Frida Kahlo.
Throughout her career, Hayek has starred in a diverse range of films, including blockbusters like Wild Wild West (1999), comedies like Grown Ups (2010), action films like The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017), and art-house films like Beatriz at Dinner (2017). She has also taken on roles in major franchises, such as playing Ajak in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Eternals (2021) and lending her voice to the Puss in Boots animated films.
Beyond acting, she is an Emmy-winning director and has served as an executive producer on television projects, including the hit series Ugly Betty. She is recognized as one of Hollywood's most powerful and influential Latina actresses.
