Salma Hayek Mexican Actress Known for Eternals

Salma Hayek (2 September 1966, Coatzacoalcos) is a Mexican actress. She is recognised as Ajak in Eternals (2021).

Early life

Her education includes Ibero-American University, Stella Adler Studio of Acting and Schools of the Sacred Heart.

Career

Her screen career on record begins in 1989 with Teresa. The 1990s brought From Dusk till Dawn (1996, as Santanico Pandemonium) and Wild Wild West (1999). Her 2000s credits include Traffic (2000) and Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003, as Carolina). During the 2010s, she worked on Grown Ups (2010) and The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017). Work from the 2020s includes House of Gucci (2021) and Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021).

Salma Hayek’s credits add up to 64 films and one TV series from 1989 to 2025. Comedy is the most frequent genre among her listed titles (14), followed by drama (13) and action (10). Her credits run up to Sacrifice in 2025. Of her seven titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Eternals (2021) has the highest, at $402 million. Behind the camera, she is listed as director on The Maldonado Miracle.

Antonio Banderas appears in six of her listed titles, including Frida (2002) and Four Rooms (1995). Other co-stars who recur in her credits are Quentin Tarantino (three titles) and Elijah Wood (three titles). Robert Rodriguez directed six of her titles on record, among them The Faculty (1998) and Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003). Dennis Dugan is credited as director on two of them, including Grown Ups 2 (2013).

Recognition

Salma Hayek received the Knight of the Legion of Honour. The list of wins also includes a Daytime Emmy Award and a Great Immigrants Award (2007). A nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress in 2003 for Frida is also listed. In total, she has won 4 awards and earned one nomination.

Personal life

She has been married to François-Henri Pinault since 2009. She has one child on record.