Salma Hayek

Highest Rated: 92% Traffic (2000)

Lowest Rated: 6% Some Kind of Beautiful (2015)

Birthday: Sep 2, 1966

Birthplace: Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico

Widely considered to be the first Mexican actress to become a Hollywood movie star since Dolores Del Rio, Salma Hayek is known for bringing a fiery presence and striking, dark-eyed beauty to the screen. A soap star in her native Mexico, Hayek risked her entire career to come to L.A., where she struggled to be taken seriously. Her discovery by director Robert Rodriguez, who cast her in his 1995 film Desperado, gave Hayek her breakthrough, and she subsequently gained a reputation as one of Hollywood's sexiest and busiest actresses.The daughter of a Spanish mother and Lebanese father, Hayek was born in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico, on September 2, 1966. Raised in a devoutly Catholic family, she was sent to a Louisiana boarding school at the age of 12. After getting into trouble for terrorizing the nuns, Hayek returned to Mexico, but she was eventually sent to Houston, Texas, to live with her aunt, where she stayed until she was 17. She subsequently moved to Mexico City, where she studied International Relations as a university student, but, to the chagrin of her family, decided to drop out in order to pursue a career as an actress. Starting out in local theatre productions, she eventually moved to television and landed a starring role in the popular soap opera Teresa. The show's success made Hayek a celebrity in her native country, but, desiring something more, she shocked her fans by deciding to quit the show in order to pursue a career in L.A.After taking a year to learn English and study acting with Stella Adler, Hayek got her first break when Allison Anders cast her in a supporting role in Mi Vida Loca (1993). The role allowed Hayek to obtain a Screen Actors Guild card, and after doing so, she continued to audition until she appeared on a Spanish-language cable access talk show that happened to count director Robert Rodriguez amongst its viewers. Rodriguez tracked Hayek down and promptly cast her in Desperado, his bigger-budget 1995 sequel to El Mariachi. The film, which also starred Antonio Banderas, succeeded in giving the actress her own plot on the Hollywood map, and Rodriguez again demonstrated his faith in her when he cast her in his next project, the vampire extravaganza From Dusk Till Dawn (1996). Unfortunately for Hayek, the film, which also starred George Clooney, failed to do as well as expected, and Hayek's next few projects were similarly lackluster. The Faculty (1998), a teen thriller that cast Hayek as a teacher who turns into an alien, was an exception, and Kevin Smith's Dogma (1999), which featured her as a celestial muse, was fairly successful with critics and audiences. Also in 1999, Hayek had a starring role in what was to be her biggest film to date, Barry Sonnenfeld's Wild Wild West, which also starred Will Smith and Kevin Kline. Unfortunately for all involved, the film was a turkey. In 2000, Hayek could be seen in smaller, edgier ventures, including the independent comedy Chain of Fools, in which she played a centerfold-turned- cop, and Mike Figgis' experimental Time Code, which cast her as Jeanne Tripplehorn's lover. If these films ultimately didn't provide Hayek with a role that would draw attention to her genuine talent, this would soon change with the long awaited biography of tragic artist Frida Kahlo. With her role as the epnoymous character in Frida (2002), Hayek disappeared into her subject so convincingly that not only would she return to the good graces of critics, but earn an Oscar nomination as well.Hayek would spend the coming years enjoying superstar status with everything from comedic turns on sitcoms like Ugly Betty (which she produced) and 30 Rock, to meaty roles in dramatic thrillers like Savages.

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Filmography

Movies

		Credit
No Score Yet	Eternals	Ajak	—	2020
No Score Yet	The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard	Actor	—	2020
No Score Yet	The Roads Not Taken	Actor	—	2020
19%	Like a Boss	Claire Luna	—	2020
No Score Yet	Limited Partners	Actor	—	2020
No Score Yet	Drunk Parents	Nancy Teagarten	—	2019
57%	The Hummingbird Project	Eva Torres	—	2019
43%	The Hitman's Bodyguard	Sonia Kincaid	$75.1M	2017
74%	Beatriz at Dinner	Beatriz	$7.2M	2017
40%	How to Be a Latin Lover	Sara	$32.1M	2017
83%	Sausage Party	Teresa Taco	$97.7M	2016
31%	Enemy Territory (Septembers Of Shiraz)	Executive Producer Farnez	—	2016
83%	Tale of Tales (Il racconto dei racconti)	Queen of Longtrellis	—	2016
6%	Some Kind of Beautiful	Olivia	—	2015
66%	Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet	Kamila Producer	$0.3M	2015
30%	Everly	Everly	—	2015
80%	Muppets Most Wanted	Herself	$46.5M	2014
7%	Grown Ups 2	Roxanne Chase-Feder	$127.5M	2013
38%	La chispa de la vida (As Luck Would Have It)	Louisa	—	2013
63%	$ellebrity	Salma Hayek	—	2013
40%	Here Comes the Boom	Bella Flores	$45.3M	2012
51%	Savages	Elena	$47.4M	2012
53%	Americano	'Lola'	—	2012
86%	The Pirates! Band of Misfits	Cutlass Liz	$31.1M	2012
86%	Puss in Boots	Kitty Softpaws	$149.3M	2011
No Score Yet	Megamall	Actor	—	2011
10%	Grown Ups	Roxanee Chase-Feder	$162.1M	2010
38%	Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant	Madame Truska	$13.9M	2009
53%	Across the Universe	Singing Nurse	$24.4M	2007
No Score Yet	Hispanic Hollywood - Then and Now	Actor	—	2007
47%	Lonely Hearts	Martha Beck	$0.2M	2006
62%	Bandidas	Sara Sandoval	—	2006
35%	Ask the Dust	Camilla Lopez	$0.7M	2006
18%	After the Sunset	Lola Cirillo	$28.4M	2004
67%	Once upon a Time in Mexico	Carolina	$56M	2003
41%	Hotel	Charlee Boux	—	2003
45%	Spy Kids 3-D - Game Over	Cesca Giggles	—	2003
No Score Yet	Until the Violence Stops	Actor	—	2003
No Score Yet	In the Time of the Butterflies	Executive Producer Minerva Mirabal	—	2003
No Score Yet	Hotel	Actor	—	2003
67%	Stupidity	Actor	—	2003
75%	Frida	Producer Frida Kahlo	$25.7M	2002
80%	Searching for Debra Winger	Actor	—	2002
42%	Death to Smoochy	Actor	$8.4M	2002
No Score Yet	The Maldonado Miracle	Executive Producer Director	—	2002
No Score Yet	Living It Up	Lola	—	2001
No Score Yet	Hispanic Hollywood	Actor	—	2000
92%	Traffic	Madrigal's Mistress (uncredited)	$123.9M	2000
No Score Yet	Chain of Fools	Kolko	—	2000
68%	Timecode	Rose	—	2000
No Score Yet	El Coronel No Tiene Quien le Escriba	Julia	—	2000
No Score Yet	Forever Hollywood	Actor	—	2000
67%	Dogma	Serendipity	—	1999
71%	Get Bruce	Actor	—	1999
22%	The Velocity of Gary	Mary Carmen	—	1999
17%	Wild Wild West	Rita	—	1999
53%	The Faculty	Nurse Harper	—	1998
17%	54	Anita	—	1998
No Score Yet	Breaking Up	Monica	—	1997
No Score Yet	The Hunchback	Actor	—	1997
32%	Fools Rush In	Isabel Fuentes	—	1997
67%	Who the Hell Is Juliette?	Actor	—	1997
No Score Yet	The Hunchback	Esmeralda	—	1997
13%	Four Rooms	TV Dancing Girl tancerka w TV	—	1996
16%	Fled	Cora	—	1996
63%	From Dusk Till Dawn	Santanico Pandemonium	—	1996
12%	Fair Game	Rita	—	1995
61%	Desperado	Carolina	—	1995
No Score Yet	Callejon De Los Milagros	Actor	—	1995
No Score Yet	El Callejón De Los Milagros	Alma	—	1995
No Score Yet	Roadracers	Donna	—	1994
71%	Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life)	Gata	—	1993

TV

		Credit
No Score Yet	Sunday Morning 2011-2018	Guest	2018
No Score Yet	Variety Studio: Actors on Actors 2015	Guest	2018
No Score Yet	The Daily Show With Trevor Noah 2015-2019	Reporter	2018 2017
41%	Chelsea 2016-2017	Appearing	2017
No Score Yet	The View 1997	Guest	2017
No Score Yet	The Graham Norton Show 2007	Guest	2017 2016
No Score Yet	The Late Late Show With James Corden 2015-2019	Guest	2017 2016
No Score Yet	The Late Show With Stephen Colbert 2015	Guest	2017 2016
No Score Yet	Jimmy Kimmel Live 2003	Guest	2017 2016 2015
No Score Yet	The Talk 2010	Guest	2017 2015
No Score Yet	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 2014	Guest	2017 2015
No Score Yet	The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2003	Guest	2017 2013
No Score Yet	Charlie Rose 2013-2017	Guest	2017 2011
No Score Yet	Late Show With David Letterman 1993-2015	Guest	2013 2011
No Score Yet	Late Night With Jimmy Fallon 2009-2014	Guest	2013 2012 2010
No Score Yet	The Wendy Williams Show 2008	Guest	2012
No Score Yet	The Tonight Show With Jay Leno 1992-2014	Guest	2012 2006 2003 2002 2001
No Score Yet	Lopez Tonight 2009-2011	Guest	2010
97%	Ugly Betty 2006-2010	Sofia Reyes Executive Producer Producer	2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
85%	30 Rock 2006-2013	Elisa	2009
No Score Yet	Real Time with Bill Maher 2003	Guest	2005
No Score Yet	Saturday Night Live 1975	Host Guest	2003
22%	The Sinbad Show 1994	Gloria Contreras

QUOTES FROM Salma Hayek CHARACTERS

Richard says: Where the hell did you learn how to drive?

Olivia says: Mexico.

Everly says: Banzai get the ball.

Santanico Pandemonium says: Welcome to slavery

Richard Gecko says: No thanks, I already had a wife

Salma Hayek says: There are people out there now that are absolutely famous, who don't work!

Elena says: if u wanna control somebody take what they love

Elena says: If u wanna control somebody take what they love.

Elena says: If you wanna control somebody, take what they love.

Bella Flores says: "I'm so sorry about the lamp."

Bella Flores says: I'm so sorry about the lamp.

Scott Voss says: "It's ok. You can just leave it there."

Scott Voss says: It's ok. You can just leave it there.

Bella Flores says: "Sorry."

Bella Flores says: Sorry.

Bella Flores says: "Goodnight Scott."

Bella Flores says: Goodnight Scott.

Bella says: "I've always wanted to try this."

Bella says: I've always wanted to try this.

Bella says: "Inspiring your students I see."

Bella says: Inspiring your students I see.

Cesca Giggles says: Once logged in, Parents won't even be able to get their kids attention

Cesca Giggles says: Once logged in, Parents won't even be able to get their kids attention.

Cesca Giggles says: Once logged in, parents won't even be able to get their kids attention.

Juni Cortez says: (sarcastically) what else is new?

Juni Cortez says: [sarcastically] what else is new?

Juni Cortez says: [sarcastically] What else is new?

Santanico Pandemonium says: I'm not gonna drain you completely. You're gonna turn for me. You'll be my slave. You'll live for me. You'll eat bugs because I order it. Why? Because I don't think you're worthy of human blood. You'll feed on the blood of stray dogs. You'll be my foot stool. And at my command, you'll lick the dog shit from my boot heel. Since you'll be my dog, your new name will be "Spot". Welcome to slavery.

Seth Gecko says: No, thanks. I've already had a wife.

Lado says: I can't find my prick here...

Elena says: That's because it's too fucking small.

Elena says: they would never love you as much as they love each other, otherwise they wouldn't share you, would they?

Elena says: They may love you but they will never love you as much as they love each other. Otherwise they wouldn't share you, would they?

Elena says: You know, if I had to, I wouldn't have a problem cutting both their throats off

Elena says: You know, if I had to, I wouldn't have a problem cutting both their throats off.

Elena says: There's something wrong with your love story, baby.

Lola says: She talked about you everyday.

Lola says: I don't wanna talk, roller skate, or whatever with you.

Cutlass Liz says: Hello, boys.

The Pirate Captain says: Duh.

Cutlass Liz says: That trophy has got my name on it.

Puss in Boots says: I will see you again Kitty Softpaws.

Kitty Softpaws says: Sooner than you think.

Kitty Softpaws says: You hit me in the head with a guitar??!!

Kitty Softpaws says: You hit me in the head with a guitar?

Puss in Boots says: You are a woman?

Kitty Softpaws says: Amateur.

Puss in Boots says: Wait! SeÃ±orita, wait! I am a lover not a fighter.

Puss in Boots says: Wait! Seniorrita, wait! I am a lover not a fighter.

Puss in Boots says: Wow! Senorita, wait! Let me buy you some leche! I am a lover not a...fighter.

Kitty Softpaws says: I'll steal you blind and you won't even know I was there.

El Mariachi says: Carolina, did I thank you?

Carolina says: No.

El Mariachi says: I will.

Kitty Softpaws says: It's a gold pooper!

Kitty Softpaws says: I was just a stray, but I had beautiful claws. One day a really nice couple took me in, gave me milk every morning, loved me. Maybe I scratched her curtains or play too rough with the hamster. I don't know why they did it, but they took my claws.

Puss in Boots says: Cat people are crazy.

Kitty Softpaws says: Guys! It's a gold pooper, we're taking it!

Kitty Softpaws says: Guys! It's a gold pooper! We're taking it!

Kitty Softpaws says: Did you just hit me in the head with a guitar?!

Kitty Softpaws says: You hit me in the head with a guitar!

Kitty Softpaws says: [Sing-song voice] Someone forgot his money!

Kitty Softpaws says: [sing-song voice] Someone forgot his money!

Martha Beck says: The bitch won't die!!!

Martha Beck says: The bitch won't die!

Mr. Furlong says: Maybe you should just go home.

Nurse Rosa Harper says: No, thank you. I'm saving my sick days for when I feel better.

Mr. Furlong says: Maybe I should just put a pen in my eye.