Salma Valgarma Hayek Jiménez, born on September 2, 1966, is a Mexican and American actress and producer.
She made her acting debut in Mexico with leading parts in the telenovela Teresa (1989–1991) and the love story El Callejón de los Milagros (1995), for which she was nominated for an Ariel Award.
She quickly made a name for herself in Hollywood by making cameos in movies including Desperado (1995), From Dusk Till Dawn (1996), Wild Wild West (1999), and Dogma (1999).
What is Salma Hayek most famous for?
Hayek became the first Mexican actress to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress and also received nominations for a Golden Globe, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a British Academy Film Award for her portrayal of artist Frida Kahlo in the biographical film Frida (2002), which she also produced.
Hayek concentrated more on producing in the years that followed while appearing in action films like Once Once a Time in Mexico (2003), After the Sunset (2004), and Bandidas (2006).
She continued to enjoy success on the box office with the comedies Grown Ups (2010), Grown Ups 2 (2013), and The Hitman’s Bodyguard (2017); she also provided voices for the animated films Puss in Boots (2011), The Pirates! (2012), and Sausage Party (2016); and she won praise from critics for her work in the dramas Tale of Tales (2015), Beatriz at Dinner (2017), and House of Gucci (2018). (2021).
Her highest-grossing live-action picture, Eternals (2021), in which she portrayed Ajak, was part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
