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Salma  Hayek



 
Birth Name: 
Salma Hayek-Jimenez 

Date of Birth:
September 2, 1966

Place of Birth:
Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico 

Height: 5' 2" 


 
 
 
 
Biography:
Daughter of a Lebanese father and a Mexican mother, Salma began her career in Mexican TV soap operas in late 80's.  After having some success with titles such as Nuevo Amanecer and Teresa, the dyslexic actress left a relatively easy career in Mexican TV and traveled to Los Angeles for Hollywood.  With her work in Desperado, Salma is noticed as a good actress.  She then returned to Mexico to film El Callejón de los Milagros (1995) and was nominated for an Ariel (Mexican Academy Award.  Salma is considered to be the first Mexican actress to become a Hollywood movie star since Dolores Del Río.  Her name means "peace" in Hindi and in Italian her first name means "corpse."  She enjoys smoking cigars. 
 
 

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Famke Janssen
Sophie Marceau
Roselyn Sanchez
Leonor Varela
Rachel Weisz
Catherine Zeta-Jones

 
 
 
 
LINKS
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Asian Unlimited
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Hypnotic Sirens
Decapitated Mime Production
Filmography:
 

The Ground Beneath Her Feet (2002) 

Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2002) ..as Carolina ... aka Desperado II: Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2002) (USA) 

Frida (2002) ..as Frida Kahlo 

In the Time of the Butterflies (2001) ..as Minerva Mirabal ... aka En el tiempo de las mariposas (2001) 

Concert for New York City (2001) (TV) ..as Herself 

America: A Tribute to Heroes (2001) (TV) ..as Herself 

Hotel (2001) ..as Charlee Boux 

Traffic (2000) (uncredited) ..as Rosario, Madrigal's Mistress ... aka Traffic - Die Macht des Kartells (2001) (Germany) 

My VH1 Music Awards (2000) (TV) 

La Gran vida (2000) ..as Lola ... aka Living It Up (2000) (International: English title) 

Chain of Fools (2000) ..as Kolko 

Timecode (2000) ..as Rose 

Film-Fest DVD: Issue 2 - Cannes (1999) (V) ..as Herself (Interviewee) 

Forever Hollywood (1999) ..as Herself 

Wild Wild West (1999) ..as Rita Escobar 

"Action" (1999) TV Series ..as "Herself" in episode: "Re-Enter The Dragon" (episode # 1.2)

El Coronel no tiene quien le escriba (1999) ..as Julia ... aka No One Writes to the Colonel (1999) (International: English title) ... aka Pas de lettre pour le colonel (1999) (France) ... aka Personne n'écrit au colonel (1999) (France) 

Dogma (1999) ..as Serendipity 

The Velocity of Gary (1998) ..as Mary Carmen 

Welcome to Hollywood (1998) ..as Herself 

The Faculty (1998) ..as Nurse Rosa Harper 

54 (1998) ..as Anita Randazzo ... aka Fifty-Four (1998) 

Sistole Diastole (1997) ..as Carmelita 

Breaking Up (1997) ..as Monica 

¿Quién diablos es Juliette? (1997) ..as Herself ... aka Who the Hell Is Juliette? (1997) 

The Hunchback (1997) (TV) ..as Esmeralda 

Follow Me Home (1997) 

Fools Rush In (1997) ..as Isabel Fuentes 

"El Vuelo del águila" (1996) TV Series ..as Juana Cata 

Fled (1996) ..as Cora 

From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) ..as Santanico Pandemonium 

Desperado (1995) ..as Carolina 

Fair Game (1995) ..as Rita 

Four Rooms (1995) ..as TV dancer (segment "The Misbehavers") 

El Callejón de los milagros (1995) ..as Alma ... aka Midaq Alley (1995) ... aka Miracle Alley (1995) (Australia) 

"NYPD Blue" (1995) TV Series ..as "Ramona Costello" in episode: "Don We Now Our Gay Apparel" (episode # 2.9)

Roadracers (1994) (TV) ..as Donna ... aka Rebel Highway (1994) (TV) 

Mi vida loca (1993) ..as Gata ... aka My Crazy Life (1993) 

"The Sinbad Show" (1993) TV Series ..as Gloria (1993) ... aka "Sinbad" (1993) (UK)

"Dream On" (1992) TV Series ..as "Carmela" in episode: "Domestic Bliss" (episode # 3.20) 

"Jack's Place" (1992) TV Series ..as "Gypsy Katrina 'Kata' Nicklos" 

"Nurses" (1991) TV Series ..as "Gina's sister, Yolanda Cuevas" 

"Storytime" (????) TV Series ..as "Herself" 

"Teresa" (1989) TV Series ..as Teresa 

"Un Nuevo amanecer" (1988) TV Series 
 


 
 

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