Salma Hayek

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Actress

Birth Date: September 2, 1966

Age: 57 years old

Birth Place: Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico

Salma Hayek first hit stateside cineplexes as the border town bookseller who romances Antonio Banderas' vengeful "mariachi" in "Desperado" (1995). A favorite of the film's renegade writer-director Robert Rodriguez, the former telenovela star from Mexico gained a foothold in the American movie business in independent film and as a favorite on men's magazines "Sexiest" lists. Spokesmodel work for cosmetics companies further banked on her hourglass figure and smoldering on-screen charisma, but Hayek proved to have far bigger ambitions than to be another piece of Hollywood eye candy. Among her biggest box office hits was a leading role in the Will Smith summer blockbuster "Wild Wild West" (1999), though her most acclaimed performance was her Academy Award-nominated starring role as Mexican painter Frida Kahlo in "Frida" (2002), which Hayek, as producer, worked for years to bring to the big screen. She went on to earn significant respect for executive producing the ABC comedy "Ugly Betty" (2006-10), which she helped adapt from its original format as a daily Columbian soap, and earned a Daytime Emmy for directing the family film "The Maldonado Miracle" (2003) for Showtime. Hayek valiantly tried to translate both her looks and intelligence into worthy film roles with varying degrees of success. However, it was her instincts as producer and director which earned consistent accolades. As her career matured into the 2010s, Hayek worked consistently, moving easily between voice work in animated features, acclaimed indies like "Beatriz at Dinner" (2017), comedies like "Grown Ups" (2010), and popcorn thrillers like "The Hitman's Bodyguard" (2017).

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Live with Kelly and MarkStream

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2023
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2022
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EternalsStream

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Ajak
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2021
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Hitman's Wife's BodyguardStream

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2021
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2021
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2021
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2020

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2020

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2020

The Roads Not TakenStream

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Dolores
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2020
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Monarca

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2019

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2019

Today With Hoda & Jenna

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2019

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Drunk Parents

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2019

Ella es Cristina

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2019

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2018

Oprah at the Apollo

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2018

The Hummingbird Project

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2018

Daily Blast Live

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2017

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2017

The Hitman's BodyguardStream

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2017
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How to Be a Latin LoverStream

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2017
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Beatriz at DinnerStream

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Beatriz
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2017
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11th Hour

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2017

Die Kunst diesen Film zu machen: From Dusk Till Dawn

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2016

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2016
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Sausage PartyStream

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Teresa
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2016
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2016

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2015

MSNBC Special: The 4th Annual Global Citizen Festival: A Concert to End Extreme Poverty

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Celebrated

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Queen of Longtrellis
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2015

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2015

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2015

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2014

Late Night With Seth MeyersStream

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2014

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2014

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2014
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Muppets Most WantedStream

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2014
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Everly

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2014

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2014

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2014

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2014

Le Prophète

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2014

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2013

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Roxanne Chase-Feder
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2013
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2012

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2012

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2012

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2012

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2012

Savages

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Elena
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2012

Here Comes the BoomStream

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Bella Flores
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2012
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A Journey to Sundance

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2011

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TV Joan / Salma Hayek
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2011
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LIVE with Kelly

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2011

Dish Nation

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2011

El Gato con botas

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Kitty Zarpas Suaves
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2011

Puss in BootsStream

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Kitty Softpaws
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2011
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Americano

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Lola
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2011

As Luck Would Have It

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Luisa
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2011

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2010

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2010

Grown UpsStream

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Roxanne Chase-Feder
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2010
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Lopez Tonight

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2009

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2009

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2009

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2009

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2009

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2009

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's AssistantStream

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Madame Truska
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2009
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Jimmy Kimmel's Big Night of Stars

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2008

Stand Up to Cancer

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2008

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2008

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2008

The Graham Norton ShowStream

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2007

Across the UniverseStream

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Singing Nurse
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2007
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30 RockStream

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Elisa Padriera
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2006
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Ugly BettyStream

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2006
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Ugly BettyStream

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Made in Hollywood

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2005

Serial Bowl

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The Ellen DeGeneres Show

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Jimmy Kimmel Live!Stream

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Until the Violence Stops

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2003

Once Upon a Time in Mexico

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2003

Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over

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FridaStream

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Frida Kahlo
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2002
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FridaStream

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2002
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Live With Regis and Kelly

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2001

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2001

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2001

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2000

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1999
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Wild Wild WestStream

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1999
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Forever Hollywood

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1998
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1998
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1997
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1996
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1996
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DesperadoStream

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1995

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1993

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