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