Salma Hayek Pinault (/ˈhaɪɛk/; Spanish: [ˈsalma ˈxaÊ ek]; born
Salma Valgarma Hayek Jiménez; September 2, 1966) is a Mexican and
American film actress and producer. She began her career in Mexico
starring in the telenovela Teresa and starred in the film El Callejón
de los Milagros (Miracle Alley) for which she was nominated for an
Ariel Award. In 1991, Hayek moved to Hollywood and came to prominence
with roles in films such as Desperado (1995), From Dusk till Dawn
(1996), Wild Wild West, and Dogma (both 1999).Her breakthrough role
was in the 2002 film Frida, as Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, for which
she was nominated for Best Actress for the Academy Award, BAFTA Award,
Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award, and which she also
produced. This movie received widespread attention and was a critical
and commercial success.She won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding
Directing in a Children/Youth/Family Special for The Maldonado Miracle
in 2004, and received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series after guest-starring in
the ABC television comedy-drama Ugly Betty in 2007. She also
guest-starred on the NBC comedy series 30 Rock from 2009 to 2013. In
2017, she was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for her role
in Beatriz at Dinner.
Salma Valgarma Hayek Jiménez; September 2, 1966) is a Mexican and
American film actress and producer. She began her career in Mexico
starring in the telenovela Teresa and starred in the film El Callejón
de los Milagros (Miracle Alley) for which she was nominated for an
Ariel Award. In 1991, Hayek moved to Hollywood and came to prominence
with roles in films such as Desperado (1995), From Dusk till Dawn
(1996), Wild Wild West, and Dogma (both 1999).Her breakthrough role
was in the 2002 film Frida, as Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, for which
she was nominated for Best Actress for the Academy Award, BAFTA Award,
Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award, and which she also
produced. This movie received widespread attention and was a critical
and commercial success.She won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding
Directing in a Children/Youth/Family Special for The Maldonado Miracle
in 2004, and received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series after guest-starring in
the ABC television comedy-drama Ugly Betty in 2007. She also
guest-starred on the NBC comedy series 30 Rock from 2009 to 2013. In
2017, she was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for her role
in Beatriz at Dinner.
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