Salma Hayek – Biography, Career, Movies & TV Shows, Net Worth

Salma Hayek

Salma Hayek was born on September 2, 1966, and has worked as an actress, director, and producer from Mexico. In the Mexican soap opera ‘Teresa’, she made her debut as an actor. Her successful film career in the U.S. around the turn of the century was achieved by one of the first Latina actresses after moving to Hollywood. Hayek’s improvement is similar to that of wine, and it seems that he is getting better with each passing year.

The year marked a beginning of a successful career for the actress she was also applauded for her work in the Hollywood movie Desperado which starred Antonio Banderas in the lead role. The actress appeared in films such as Fools Rush In (1997), 54 (1998), Wild Wild West (1999), and In The Time of the Butterflies (2001) over the next decade.

Real Name/Full NameSalma Valgarma Hayek Pinault
Date Of Birth2 September 1966
Age58 years old
BirthplaceCoatzacoalcos, Mexico
NationalityAmerican
ReligionChristianity
Zodiac signVirgo
Height5 feet 2 inch
Weight60 kg
Marital StatusFrançois-Henri Pinault
ChildrenValentina Paloma Pinault
SiblingsSami Hayek
ProfessionActress, Voice Cast, and Producer.
Net worth$200 Million.

Biography

On September 2, 1966, Salma Hayek was born in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico, the daughter of Diana Jiménez Medina, who is an opera singer, and Sami Hayek Dominguez, who has a prosperous business career. Her family was wealthy and Roman Catholic in Mexico, where she was raised. In order to study at the ‘Academy of the Sacred Heart’ in Louisiana, she went to the US at the age of 12. During her school years, she was diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia.

Upon returning to Mexico to study international relations at the Universidad Iberoamericana, she made the decision to seriously pursue acting.

Personal Life

François-Henri Pinault, a French billionaire, engaged Salma Hayek and revealed her pregnancy in March 2007. In September, she gave birth to her daughter Valentina Paloma Pinault.

Hayek and Pinault announced in 2008 that they had broken up their engagement, but they later reconciled and wed on Valentine’s Day, the following year. Their second marriage took place in Venice.

Career

After learning some English and starting to play minor roles, her instincts were correct. It was hard for audiences and filmmakers to overlook her after her performance in the action film Desperado (1995) alongside Antonio Banderas. She accumulated 13 films over the course of five years, including From Dusk till Dawn (1996), The Faculty (1998), Wild Wild West (1999), and Dogma (1999).

Her production and starring in Frida (2002) earned her Golden Globe, Oscar, and Screen Actors Guild nominations. In addition to appearing in various films, Salma used her Spanish accent to voice characters in a few animated features, including Puss in Boots (2011) and The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012). She has also been a part of the popular television shows Ugly Betty and 30 Rock.

In 2013, she returned to her role as Sandler’s wife in ‘Grown Ups 2’. In addition, she provided the voice for ‘Puss in Boots.’ In 2014, Salma Hayek portrayed the main character in the action-thriller film ‘Everly.’ She appeared in the romantic comedy ‘Some Kind of Beautiful’ in the same year, which also featured Pierce Brosnan and Jessica Alba.

She appeared in three movies in 2017, including Beatriz at Dinner, ‘How to Be a Latin Lover,’ and ‘The Hitman’s Bodyguard’. For the movie ‘Beatriz at Dinner,’ she received a nomination for the ‘Independent Spirit Award’ for ‘Best Female Lead’.

Salma Hayek Movies & TV Shows

Movies & TV ShowYear
Teresa (TV Series)1989
Dream On (TV Series)1990
Nurses (TV Series)1991
Street Justice (TV Series)1991
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series)1992
Jack’s Place (TV Series)1992
The Sinbad Show (TV Series)1993
My Crazy Life1993
The Flight Of The Eagle (TV Series)1994
Rebel Highway (TV Series)1994
Roadracers1994
Midaq Alley1995
Desperado1995
Fair Game1995
Four Rooms1995
Follow Me Home1996
From Dusk Till Dawn1996
Fled1996
Fools Rush In1997
The Hunchback1997
Breaking Up1997
541998
We Can’t Wait for Next Sunday (TV Series)1998
The Velocity of Gary1998
Welcome to Hollywood1998
The Faculty1998
Dogma: Deleted Scenes1999
Will Smith: Wild Wild West1999
Family Guy (TV Series) (voice)1999
No One Writes to the Colonel1999
Wild Wild West1999
Action (TV Series)1999
Dogma1999
The Will Smith Music Video Collection1999
Timecode2000
Chain of Fools2000
Living It Up2000
Traffic2000
Hotel2001
In the Time of the Butterflies2001
Frida2002
Spy Kids 3: Game Over2003
Once Upon a Time in Mexico2003
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Tracy Morgan2004
After the Sunset2004
Bandidas2006
Ask the Dust2006
Ugly Betty (TV Series)2006
30 Rock (TV Series)2006
Lonely Hearts2006
Across the Universe2007
Premio Donostia a Antonio Banderas2008
Home (spanish Voice)2009
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant2009
Grown Ups2010
The Women of SNL2010
Puss in Boots (voice)2011
Americano2011
As Luck Would Have It2011
Black Mirror (TV Series)2011
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen2012
The Pirates! Band of Misfits (voice)2012
Savages: The Interrogations2012
Savages2012
Here Comes the Boom2012
Girl Rising (voice)2013
Grown Ups 22013
Muppets Most Wanted2014
Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet (voice)2014
Everly2014
Nature Is Speaking (TV Series)2014
How to Make Love Like an Englishman2014
Tale of Tales2015
Septembers of Shiraz2015
Sausage Party (voice)2016
How to Be a Latin Lover2017
Beatriz at Dinner2017
The Hitman’s Bodyguard2017
11th Hour2017
The Hummingbird Project2018
Drunk Parents2019
Our Planet (TV Series)2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series)2019
Like a Boss2020
The Roads Not Taken2020
Bliss2021
Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard2021
Eternals2021
House of Gucci2021
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (voice)2022
Magic Mike’s Last Dance2023
Without Blood2024

Net Worth

According to estimates, Salma Hayek has a net worth of $200 million. Her acclaimed career includes being a Mexican-American actress, activist, producer, and director. Her wealth is largely based on her successful acting career, along with her ventures into film production, television production, and vocal performances. Hayek earns a significant amount of money from endorsement deals as well.

Social Media

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