Salma Hayek Biography (1966?-)

Full name, Salma Hayek-Jiminez; born September 2, 1966 (some sources cite 1968), in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico; daughter of Sami (in business) and Diana (an opera singer and talent scout; maiden name, Jiminez) Hayek Dominguez.Addresses: Agent: Michelle Stern-Bohan, Endeavor, 9601 Wilshire Blvd., 6th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Evelyn O'Neill, Management 360, 9111 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90210.; Publicist: Cari Ross, I/D Public Relations, 8409 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069.

Nationality: Mexican
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, singer, producer, director, choreographer
Birth Details: September 2, 1966?; Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Gata, Mi vida loca (also known as My Crazy Life), Sony Pictures Classics, 1993
Alma, El callejon de los milagros (also known as Midaq Alley and Miracle Alley), 1995, subtitled version, Northern Arts Entertainment, 1998
Carolina, Desperado, Columbia, 1995
Rita, Fair Game, Warner Bros., 1995
Television dancer, "The Misbehavers," Four Rooms, Miramax, 1995
Satanico Pandemonium, From Dusk till Dawn, Dimension Films, 1996
Cora, Fled, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1996
Follow Me Home, 1996
Isabel Fuentes Whitman, Fools Rush In, Columbia, 1997
Herself, Quien diablos es Juliette? (documentary; also known as Who the Hell Is Juliette?), Kino International, 1997
Monica, Breaking Up, Warner Bros., 1997
Carmelita, Sistole diastole, 1997
Mary Carmen, The Velocity of Gary (Not His Real Name) (also knownas The Velocity of Gary), Columbia/TriStar, 1998
Serendipity, Dogma, Lions Gate Films, 1998
Anita Randazzo, 54, Miramax, 1998
Nurse Rosa Harper, The Faculty, Dimension Films, 1998
Rita Escobar, Wild Wild West, Warner Bros., 1999
Julia, El coronel no tiene quien le escriba (also known as No One Writes to the Colonel, Pas de lettre pour le colonel, and Personne n'ecrit au colonel), Alta Films, 1999
Herself, Get Bruce!, 1999
Herself, Forever Hollywood (documentary), 1999
Herself, Welcome to Hollywood (documentary), Phaedra Cinema, 2000
Rose, Timecode, Screen Gems, 2000
Sergeant Meredith Kolko, Chain of Fools, Warner Bros., 2000
Lola, La gran vida (also known as Living It Up), Columbia TriStar, 2000
(Uncredited) Rosario, Traffic (also known as Traffic--Die machtdes kartells), USA Films, 2000
Charlee Boux, Hotel, 2001, Innovation Film Group, 2003
Frida Kahlo, Frida, Miramax, 2002
Searching for Debra Winger (documentary), Lions Gate Films, 2002
Cesca Giggles, Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (also known as Spy Kids3: Game Over), Dimension Films, 2003
Carolina, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Columbia, 2003
World VDAY (documentary; also known as Until the Violence Stops), World Vday Films, 2003
Lola Cirillo, After the Sunset, New Line Cinema, 2004
Stupidity (documentary), Microfilms Inc., 2004
Voice of Maria, Sian Ka'an (animated), Paramount, 2005
Sara Sandoval, Bandidas, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2005
Camilla Lopez, Ask the Dusk, Paramount Classics, 2006
Martha Beck, Lonely Hearts, Lonely Hearts Productions, 2006
Film Work
(Uncredited) Choreographer of snake dance scene, From Dusk till Dawn, Dimension Films, 1996
Producer and choreographer, Frida, Miramax, 2000
Television Appearances
Series
Fabiola, Un nuevo amanecer, 1988
Title role, Teresa, 1989-90
Gloria Contreras, a recurring role, The Sinbad Show (also known asSinbad), Fox, 1993-94
Juana Cata, El vuelo del aguila, 1996
Movies
Donna, Roadracers (also known as Rebel Highway), Showtime,1994
Esmerelda, The Hunchback (also known as Esmerelda and The Hunchback of Notre Dame), TNT, 1997
Minerva Mirabal, In the Time of the Butterflies (also known as En el tiempo de las mariposas), Showtime, 2001
Episodic
Gypsy Katrina "Kata" Nicklos, Jack's Place, ABC, c. 1992
Carmela, "Domestic Bliss," Dream On, HBO, 1992

Yolanda Cuevas, "One Pequeno, Two Pequeno," Nurses, NBC, 1992
Andrea, "Homecoming," Street Justice, 1992
Storytime, PBS, 1994
Ramona Costello, "Don We Now Our Gay Apparel," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1995
Herself, "Re-Enter the Dragon," Action, Fox, 1999
"Ashley Judd," Revealed with Jules Asner, E! Entertainment Television, 2002
"Salma Hayek," Revealed with Jules Asner, E! Entertainment Television, 2002
"Once Upon a Time in Mexico," HBO First Look, HBO, 2003
(In archive footage) Celebrities Uncensored, E! Entertainment Television, 2004
(In archive footage) El show de Cristina, 2004
Specials
Happy Birthday Elizabeth--A Celebration of Life, ABC, 1997
Sun, Salsa, & Stars, E! Entertainment Television, 1998
Academy Awards Pre-Show, E! Entertainment Television, 1999
Hollywood Goes to Hell, 2000
The Concert for New York City, VH1, 2001
America: A Tribute to Heroes, multiple networks, 2001
(Uncredited) Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion, Arts and Entertainment, 2002
Host, Nobel Peace Prize Concert, Arts and Entertainment, 2003
Oscar Countdown 2003, ABC, 2003
Until the Violence Stops, Lifetime, 2004
Interviewee, Los Angeles Now, PBS, 2004
(In archive footage) 101 Biggest Celebrity Oops, E! EntertainmentTelevision, 2004
Live 8, multiple networks, 2005
Awards Presentations
Presenter, The 18th Annual CableACE Awards, TNT, 1996
Presenter, The 69th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1997
Presenter, The 1997 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1997
Presenter, The 1998 MTV Video Music Awards, MTV, 1998
Presenter, The 1998 VH1 Fashion Awards, VH1, 1998
Presenter, GQ Men of the Year Awards, VH1, 1998
The 1999 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1999
The 6th Annual Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Fox, 2000
Segment host, The 72nd Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 2000
Presenter, My VH1 Music Awards, VH1, 2000
Presenter, The VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards, VH1, 2000, 2001
Presenter, The 7th Annual Critics' Choice Awards, E! EntertainmentTelevision, 2002
Presenter, The 75th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2003
Presenter, The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2003
MTV Video Music Awards 2003, MTV, 2003
Presenter, The 20th IFP Independent Spirit Awards, Bravo and Independent Film Channel, 2005
Presenter, The 77th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2005
Presenter, The 78th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2006
Television Guest Appearances
Episodic
The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1997, 1998, 2001
Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006
The Oprah Winfrey Show, syndicated, 1999, 2003
Howard Stern, E! Entertainment Television, 2000
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2001, 2006
Otro rollo con: Adal Ramones (also known as Otro rollo), 2002
Guest host, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night, Saturday Night Live, and SNL), NBC, 2003
This Morning (also known as This Morning with Richard and Judy), ITV, 2003
God kveld Norge, 2003
Tinseltown TV, International Channel, 2003
Total Request Live (also known as Total Request with Carson Daly and TRL), MTV, 2004
The Charlie Rose Show, PBS, 2004
Live with Regis and Kelly, syndicated, 2004
Inside the Actors Studio, Bravo, 2004
Late Show with David Letterman (also known as The Late Showand Late Show Backstage), CBS, 2004
Punk'd, MTV, 2005
Caiga quien caiga, 2005
Today (also known as NBC News Today and The Today Show), NBC, 2005
(In archive footage) Entertainment Tonight, syndicated, 2005
La methode Cauet, 2006
Corazon de ... , 2006
Television Work
Movies
Executive producer, In the Time of the Butterflies (also known asEn el tiempo de las mariposas), Showtime, 2001
Senior executive producer and director, The Maldonado Miracle, Showtime, 2003
Pilots
Executive producer, Ugly Betty, ABC, 2006
RECORDINGS
Videos
Film-Fest DVD: Issue 2--Cannes, 1999
The Will Smith Music Video Collection, 1999
A Director's Journey: The Making of "Red Dragon," Universal Home Video, 2003
(Uncredited; in archive footage) Sex at 24 Frames per Second, Image Entertainment, 2003
Herself, The Anti-Hero's Journey, Columbia TriStar Home Video, 2004
Herself, Before, During, and "After the Sunset," New Line Home Video, 2005
Also appeared in the music videos "She's Just Killing Me" by ZZ Top, 1996, and "Wild Wild West" by Will Smith; director of the music video "Te Amo Corazon" by Prince, 2005.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Contemporary Hispanic Biography, Volume 2, Gale, 2005
Notable Hispanic American Women, Volume 2, Gale, 1998

Periodicals

Biography, September, 2000, pp. 76-79
Detour, August, 1998, pp. 72-76
Entertainment Weekly, August 25, 1995, p. 91; December 29, 1995, p. 50; February 14, 1997, p. 42; August 8, 1997, p. 53; May 12, 2000, p. 50
Femme Fatales, July 30, 1999, p. 4
George, July, 1999, pp. 60-65, 88, 89
Glamour, July, 1999, pp. 180-181
Harper's Bazaar, February, 2006, p. 170
In Style, January, 1998, p. 92
Interview, February, 1997, p. 112; February, 2001, p. 70; April, 2003, p. 122
Marie Claire, October, 2002, pp. 130-132, 134
Movieline, Volume 8, issue 5, 1996, pp. 68-73
O, September, 2003, p. 216
Parade, September 22, 2002, pp. 8-10
People Weekly, March 10, 1997, p. 128; November 11, 2002, p. 81
Premiere, August, 1996, pp. 62-63; June, 1999, pp. 5, 70-74, 104;September, 2002, pp. 36-43, 85
Razor, March, 2003, pp. 48-51
Us, August, 1996, pp. 84-86

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