Salma Hayek

 Salma Hayek Pinault (/'haIek/ HY-ek,[2] Spanish born Salma Valgarma Hayek-Jimenez; [nt 12 September 1966)[3][4][5] is a Mexican and American actor as well as film producer. Her film career started in Mexico in the telenovela Teresa, where she was a lead in the television series Teresa (1989-1991), and the romantic drama El Callejon de los Milagros (1995) that resulted in an Ariel Award nomination. In films such as Desperado (1995), From Dusk till Dawn (1996), Wild Wild West (1999), Dogma (1999) and Dogma (1999), Hayek quickly made herself a household name as a leading actress in Hollywood. She was also nominated for an Academy Award [6]. Her performance as Frida Kahlo, a painter, in Frida (2002) was a huge success and earned her the Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award as well as British Academy Film Award nominations. Hayek produced, while starring in action-oriented films Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003) and After the Sunset (2004). Hayek also enjoyed commercial success with her comedy films Grown Ups (2010), Grown Ups 2 (2013) and The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017) as well as voicing the animated Puss in Boots (2011), The Pirates! (2012) as well as Sausage Party (2016) as well as receiving praise from critics for her performance in the dramatic films Tale of Tales (2015), Beatriz at Dinner (2017) and House of Gucci (2021). She was Ajak in the film of Marvel Cinematic Universe, Eternals (2021), and received critical acclaim for her performances in the dramas Tale of Tales (2015) as well as Beatriz at Dinner (2017) and House of Gucci (2021). She received the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Direction in the form of a Children Special for The Maldonado Miracle (2004) and also received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations, one for Outstanding Guest Actress in an Comedy Series and the other for Outstanding Comedy Series, for her work on the ABC comedy-drama Ugly Betty (2006-10). She was also the director and producer of Minerva Mirabal's Showtime film In the Time of the Butterflies (2001). [7] As a public persona, 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. She is married to the business magnate Francois Henry Pinault, with whom she has a daughter.