Salma Hayek
Born on September 2, 1966 in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico. Raised in
a well-to-do Catholic home, Hayek is the daughter of a Spanish mother
and Lebanese father. She attended a convent school in Louisiana at the
age of 12 and lived with her aunt in Houston, Texas during her teens.
After a brief stint at a university in Mexico City, she dropped out to
pursue a career in acting, eventually becoming a soap star in her native
Mexico.
In 1991, the ambitious Hayek moved to Los Angeles, determined to improve
her English and become a Hollywood actress. After small gigs, she
landed a role opposite Antonio Banderas in 1995’s Desperado. The success
of the film garnered her work in relatively lackluster movies,
including the teen thriller The Faculty, 1999’s Wild Wild West and
1997’s Fools Rush In. Subsequently, Hayek became engaged with smaller,
independent pictures and started her own production company,
Ventanarosa.
Hayek’s increasingly intellectual and passionate approach to filmmaking
culminated in her dream role in 2002’s Frida, in which she both produced
and starred. The film was nominated for six Academy Awards, including a
Best Actress nomination for Hayek, who was the first Latin actress to
be nominated in the category.
Large-scale projects followed the success of Frida, including directing
2002’s The Maldonado Miracle, starring in the final episode of the
Desperado trilogy, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, and appearing in the
heist thriller "After The Sunset" with Pierce Brosnan.
Emmy-winner and Oscar nominee Salma Hayek is executive producer of the
hit television series Ugly Betty which is based on the Colombian
telenovela "Yo Soy Betty La Fea." The show premiered on ABC in September
2006 and won a Golden Globe for Best Comedy in 2007.
In March 2007, Salma's publicist confirmed that the actress was engaged
to billionaire Francois Pinault's son, Henri and that the couple is
expecting their first child together. This will be Hayek's first child,
Henri is already a father of two. Salma Hayek previously dated several
actors, including Edward Norton, Edward Atterton and Richard Crenna, Jr.
Salma Hayek With Husband 2011
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