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Salma Hayek
Salma Valgarma Hayek Pinault is a Mexican and American actress and film producer. She began her career in Mexico with starring roles in the telenovela Teresa (1989–1991) as well as the romantic drama Midaq Alley (1995). She soon established herself in Hollywood with appearances in films such as Desperado (1995), From Dusk till Dawn (1996), Wild Wild West (1999), and Dogma (1999).
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entertainment · Mexican and American actress (born 1966) · film actor · film director · film producer · television actor · actor · singer · voice actor · television producer · also Salma Hayek, Salma Hayek Jiménez, Salma Hayek Jimenez, Salma Hayek Pinault, Hayek
Born 2 September 1966 · Q125106
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2026· 4 entries
“I am a feminist because a lot of amazing women have made me who I am today. [...] But – it should not be just because I am a woman”
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At the opening ceremony, she gave a brief welcome speech during the first protocol parade of a World Cup in which the 48 flags of the participating countries could be seen
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2023· 1 entry
Appeared as herself in the episode "Joan Is Awful" of the Netflix anthology Black Mirror
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2021· 2 entries
Generated a divergent critical response and made $401 million worldwide
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Was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
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2020· 2 entries
Hayek appeared as a cosmetics mogul in Miguel Arteta's comedy Like a Boss, with Rose Byrne and Tiffany Haddish, and the alternative wife of a man in Sally Potter's drama The Roads Not Taken, with Javier Bardem and Elle F
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Hayek raised awareness through her Instagram for the disappearance of Vanessa Guillen
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2019· 1 entry
The Pinault family pledged US$113 million to support the reconstruction efforts of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, following its destruction in a fire
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2017· 2 entries
Hayek published an op-ed in The New York Times stating that she had been harassed and abused by film producer Harvey Weinstein during the production of Frida
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Based on Hayek's personal beauty elixirs, which supplies subscribers with the prepared organic frozen smoothie and acai bowl ingredients
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2016· 1 entry
Hayek voiced the role of Teresa del Taco in Sausage Party, an adult animated film she described as "the naughtiest thing I've ever done
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2015· 2 entries
Hayek criticized the discrimination against women there
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With Un Nuevo Día, Hayek described herself as fifty percent Lebanese and fifty percent Spanish, saying that her grandmother/maternal great-grandparents were from Spain
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2014· 1 entry
Made a brief appearance in James Bobin's comedy sequel Muppets Most Wanted, starred as a woman forced into sexual slavery in Joe Lynch's action drama Everly, and reunited with Pierce Brosnan to play his love interest
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2013· 1 entry
Alongside Beyoncé and Frida Giannini, Hayek launched "Chime for Change", a Gucci campaign that aims to spread female empowerment
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2012· 1 entry
Hayek directed Jada Pinkett Smith in the music video "Nada Se Compara", lent her voice for Peter Lord's animated film The Pirates
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2011· 3 entries
Also obtained Hispanic roles in two international productions —a dancer in the French drama Americano and the wife of a former advertising executive in the Spanish As Luck Would Have It— which earned her nominations
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Hayek launched her own line of cosmetics, skincare, and haircare products called Nuance by Salma Hayek, to be sold at CVS stores in North America
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Hayek was appointed Knight (Chevalier) of the National Order of the Legion of Honour, the highest French order of merit, and in 2021, she was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
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2010· 2 entries
Hayek's humanitarian work earned her a nomination for the VH1 Do Something Awards
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Hayek played a fashion designer and the wife of a Hollywood talent agent (Adam Sandler) in the comedy Grown Ups which, despite a negative critical reception, made $271
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2009· 2 entries
Renewed their vows in Venice, Italy
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Helped introduce La Doña, a watch by Cartier inspired by fellow Mexican actress María Félix
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2008· 3 entries
Awarded Lucy Award (2008).
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Hayek co-founded Juice Generation's juice delivery program Cooler Cleanse
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Was awarded the Women in Film Lucy Award, in recognition of her creative works that have enhanced the perception of women through the medium of television, and Entertainment Weekly ranked her 17th in their list of th
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2007· 7 entries
At Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California
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Awarded Great Immigrants Award (2007).
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Hayek confirmed her engagement to French billionaire and Kering CEO François-Henri Pinault as well as her pregnancy
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On March 9, 2007, Hayek confirmed her engagement to French billionaire and Kering CEO François-Henri Pinault as well as her pregnancy.
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Hayek signed a two-year deal with ABC for Ventanarosa to develop projects for the network
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And earned Hayek nominations for both Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Comedy Series at the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards
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Hayek made a cameo appearance, as a nurse singing a cover of The Beatles song "Happiness Is A Warm Gun", in Julie Taymor's jukebox musical romantic drama Across the Universe
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2005· 2 entries
Hayek testified before the U
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Served as a member of the 58th Cannes Film Festival jury, co-hosted the annual Nobel Peace Prize Concert with Julianne Moore in Oslo, Norway, and directed a music video for Prince, titled "Te Amo Corazon" ("I love yo
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2004· 1 entry
The project would later be picked up by ABC for the 2006–2007 season with Silvio Horta also producing
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2003· 1 entry
Hayek produced and directed The Maldonado Miracle, a Showtime film based on the book of the same name, for which she won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Children Special, reunited with Robert Rodrig
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2002· 1 entry
“Conversation with Salma Hayek”
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2001· 1 entry
Was featured in a series of Spanish language commercials for Lincoln cars in 2002, and in Campari ads, photographed by Mario Testino, in 2006
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2000· 1 entry
Hayek had an uncredited role in Traffic, and played an aspiring actress in Mike Figgis' experimental film Timecode, a waitress in the Spanish drama Living It Up, and a cop and Playboy model in the heist comedy Chain of F
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1999· 2 entries
Through which she produces film and television projects
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Hayek was unorthodoxly cast in Kevin Smith's religious satire Dogma as Serendipity, "the [Muse] who throughout history inspired all the geniuses of art and music, like Mozart and Michelangelo, and never got any of the cr
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1998· 2 entries
Hayek played an aspiring young singer in the 1970s New York City nightlife scene in Mark Christopher's drama 54, a doughnut shop waitress in Dan Ireland's dramedy The Velocity of Gary and a nurse in Rodriguez's supernatu
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And has been a spokeswoman for Avon cosmetics since February 2004
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1996· 1 entry
2003 and 2008, Maxim ranked her 34th and 90th on their Hot 100 list in 2005 and 2007, respectively, and FHM included her on their 100 Sexiest Women in the World list in 2005 and 2006
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1995· 1 entry
Robert Rodriguez and his co-producer and then-wife, Elizabeth Avellan, cast Hayek opposite Antonio Banderas in the starring role of self-confident and feisty Carolina in Desperado, her breakout film
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1994· 1 entry
Hayek was cast as Alma, a poverty-stricken young woman who becomes a sex worker, in Jorge Fons's drama El callejón de los milagros (Miracle Alley), which was based on the 1940s eponymous novel by Egyptian Naguib Mahfouz
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1966· 1 entry
Born 1966-09-02.
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