Salma Hayek (born September 2, 1966, in Veracruz, Mexico) is a Mexican-American actress and producer who rose to fame in her home country with the telenovela Teresa (1989–1991) before breaking into Hollywood with films like Desperado (1995) and From Dusk till Dawn (1996). Her career reached a critical peak when she produced and starred as painter Frida Kahlo in the biopic Frida (2002), making her the first Mexican actress to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She later balanced commercial comedies like Grown Ups (2010) and The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017) with acclaimed dramas such as House of Gucci (2021) and the Marvel blockbuster Eternals (2021), where she played Ajak. On television, she earned four Emmy nominations, winning a Daytime Emmy for directing The Maldonado Miracle (2004) and receiving Primetime nods for her work on Ugly Betty (2006–2010). Recognized as one of Hollywood's most influential Latina figures, she was named to Time's 100 most influential people in 2023 and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2021. She is married to business magnate François-Henri Pinault, and has spoken openly about her Lebanese-Spanish heritage, her dyslexia, and her brief time as an undocumented immigrant.