Biography
Salma Hayek Pinault is a Mexican and American actress and film producer. She was born on 2 September 1966 in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico. She began her career in Mexico with a starring role in the telenovela Teresa (1989–1991) and the film Midaq Alley (1995).
She moved to the United States in the early 1990s and gained prominence with her role in Desperado (1995). Her portrayal of Frida Kahlo in the 2002 biopic Frida, which she also produced, earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress, the first for a Mexican actress in that category. She has appeared in films including From Dusk till Dawn (1996), Wild Wild West (1999), Grown Ups (2010), The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017), Eternals (2021) and Magic Mike's Last Dance (2023), as well as voicing characters in the Puss in Boots films.
Hayek Pinault has also produced and directed for television, winning a Daytime Emmy Award for directing The Maldonado Miracle (2004). She is married to businessman François-Henri Pinault.
