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Salma Hayek

Salma Hayek

Actor and producer · Born September 2, 1966 (60) · Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico

Oscar nominee · Primetime Emmy nominee · Golden Globe nominee · 6 other major award bodies

Salma Valgarma Hayek Pinault is a Mexican and American actress and film producer. She began her career in Mexico by starring in the telenovela Teresa (1989–1991) and the romantic drama Midaq Alley (1995). She soon established herself in Hollywood, appearing in films such as Desperado (1995), From Dusk Till Dawn (1996), Wild Wild West(1999), and Dogma (1999). Hayek's portrayal of painter Frida Kahlo in the biopic Frida (2002), which she also produced, made her the first Mexican actress nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. In subsequent years, Hayek focused more on producing while starring in the action-centred pictures Once Upon a Time in Mexico(2003), After the Sunset (2004) and Bandidas(2006). She achieved further commercial success with the comedies Grown Ups (2010), Grown Ups 2 (2013) and The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017). She lent her voice to the animated Puss in Boots(2011), Sausage Party (2016) and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022). She also earned critical acclaim for her performances in the dramas Tale of Tales (2015), Beatriz at Dinner (2017) and House of Gucci (2021). She played Ajak in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Eternals (2021), which emerged as her highest-grossing live-action film. Hayek's directing, producing and acting work on television has earned her four Emmy Awards nominations. She won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Children's Special for The Maldonado Miracle (2004). She received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations, one for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series and the other for Outstanding Comedy Series, for her work on the ABC television comedy-drama Ugly Betty (2006–2010). She also produced and played Minerva Mirabal in the Showtime film In the Time of the Butterflies (2001) and guest-starred on the NBC comedy series 30 Rock (2009–2013). As a public figure, Hayek has been cited as one of Hollywood's most powerful and influential Latina actresses and one of the world's most beautiful women by various media outlets. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2023. In 2021, she was honoured with a  Hollywood Walk of Fame star. She is married to business magnate François-Henri Pinault, with whom she has a daughter.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 2, 1966 (60)
From
Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico
Works as
Actor and producer
Titles
75 on MovieCove · 94 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 22% in 30 days

What are Salma Hayek's films like?

Across their 63 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Action16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
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Drama16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
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Animation4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
30%
Self
19%
Morality
17%
Power
11%
Society
10%
Survival
9%
Ideas
4%
Romantic love13 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds16 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship11 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose6 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 61 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 27 · Serious 15 · Dark 19

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 22 · Stylized 20 · Heightened 19

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 9 · Charged 34 · Intense 18

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 18 · Shifting 29 · Whiplash 14

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 24 · Some laughs 21 · Funny 16

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 22 · Even-paced 28 · Relentless 11

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 22 · Engaged 33 · Full focus 6

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 26 · Affecting 17 · Heavy 18

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 38 · Open-ended 15 · Ambiguous 8

Roles they play

38 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 9 of 38 analyzed roles.

Hero
9 of 38
Shapeshifter
9 of 38
Ally
8 of 38
Herald
4 of 38
Shadow
4 of 38
Mentor
2 of 38
Threshold guardian
1 of 38
Trickster
1 of 38
Show the 38 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
28
Melancholic
26
Joyful
18
Absurd
20
Contemplative
15
Other
66

How their films linger

Fun22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 13 with a twist

  • Happy20
  • Bittersweet32
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous8
  • Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Salma Hayek's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 59 of their 75 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (18).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Salma Hayek's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

94 credits, 75 with a MovieCove page; 49 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Sacrifice(2025)

    as Gloria Bracken

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Without Blood(2024)

    as Nina

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Like Water for Chocolate(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The Taste of Christmas(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Totem(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Quiero tu vida(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Magic Mike's Last Dance(2023)

    as Maxandra Mendoza

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Puss in Boots: The Last Wish(2022)

    as Kitty Softpaws (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Santa Evita(2022)

    Show 7 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • House of Gucci(2021)

    as Pina Auriemma

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Eternals(2021)

    as Ajak

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard(2021)

    as Sonia Kincaid

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Bliss(2021)

    as Isabel Clemens

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Roads Not Taken(2020)

    as Dolores

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Like a Boss(2020)

    as Claire Luna

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Monarch(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • This Is Cristina(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Hummingbird Project(2018)

    as Eva Torres

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Drunk Parents(2019)

    as Nancy

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • 11th Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Maria José

  • The Hitman's Bodyguard(2017)

    as Sonia Kincaid

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Beatriz at Dinner(2017)

    as Beatriz

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • How to Be a Latin Lover(2017)

    as Sara

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Sausage Party(2016)

    as Teresa Taco (voice)

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • I Saved My Belly Dancer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Septembers of Shiraz(2015)

    Producer · as Farnez

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Tale of Tales(2015)

    as Queen of Longtrellis

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Everly(2014)

    as Everly

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Some Kind of Beautiful(2014)

    as Olivia

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet(2014)

    Producer · as Kamila (voice)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Muppets Most Wanted(2014)

    as Salma Hayek

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Grown Ups 2(2013)

    as Roxanne Chase-Feder

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Girl Rising(2013)

    as Narrator - Peru (voice)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Here Comes the Boom(2012)

    as Bella Flores

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Savages(2012)

    as Elena

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Pirates! Band of Misfits(2012)

    as Cutlass Liz (voice)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Black Mirror(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as TV Joan / Salma Hayek Pinault

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Americano(2011)

    as 'Lola'

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • As Luck Would Have It(2011)

    as Luisa

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Puss in Boots(2011)

    as Kitty Softpaws (voice)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Women of SNL (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Adriana (archive footage)

  • Grown Ups(2010)

    as Roxanne Chase-Feder

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant(2009)

    as Madame Truska

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Across the Universe(2007)

    as Singing Nurse

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • 30 Rock(2006)

    Show 7 episodes · as Elisa Padriera

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Ugly Betty(2006)

    Show 85 episodes · Executive Producer · as Sofia Reyes

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Lonely Hearts(2006)

    as Martha Beck

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Ask the Dust(2006)

    as Camilla Lopez

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Bandidas(2006)

    as Sara Sandoval

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • After the Sunset(2004)

    as Lola Cirillo

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Time in Mexico(2003)

    as Carolina

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Spy Kids 3: Game Over(2003)

    as Cesca Giggles

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Maldonado Miracle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • Frida(2002)

    Producer · as Frida Kahlo

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema(2001)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • In the Time of the Butterflies(2001)

    Executive Producer · as Minerva Mirabal

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Hotel(2001)

    as Charlee Boux

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Chain of Fools(2000)

    as Kolko

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Traffic(2000)

    as Rosario (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Welcome to Hollywood(1998)

    as Salma Hayek

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Living It Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Lola

  • Timecode(2000)

    as Rose

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Dogma(1999)

    as Serendipity

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Action(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Salma Hayek

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • The Velocity of Gary(1998)

    as Mary Carmen

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Wild Wild West(1999)

    as Rita Escobar

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • No One Writes to the Colonel(1999)

    as Julia

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Faculty(1998)

    as Nurse Harper

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Vivement dimanche prochain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • 54(1998)

    as Anita

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Breaking Up(1997)

    as Monica

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame(1997)

    as Esmeralda

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Follow Me Home(1996)

    as Veronica

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Fools Rush In(1997)

    as Isabel

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Sweet Release (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Carmelita

  • Fled(1996)

    as Cora

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • From Dusk Till Dawn(1996)

    Choreographer · as Santanico Pandemonium

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Four Rooms(1995)

    as TV Dancing Girl

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Fair Game(1995)

    as Rita

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Desperado(1995)

    as Carolina

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Midaq Alley(1995)

    as Alma

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Roadracers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Donna

  • Rebel Highway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Donna

  • My Crazy Life(1993)

    as Gata

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Sinbad Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 26 episodes · Actor

  • Jack's Place (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • Dream On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Carmella

  • Teresa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 125 episodes · as Teresa Martínez

  • Nuevo amanecer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 75 episodes · as Fabiola Ramírez Anthony

  • Arena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer · Writer · Actor

  • Grown Ups 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Roxanne Chase-Feder

  • Seesaw Monster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Actor

  • Untitled Puss in Boots Sequel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Kitty Softpaws (voice)

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 94 titles, 90 of them dated from 1988 to 2026; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office

Puss in Boots (2011)

$555M worldwide

Highest rated

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Sacrifice (2025)

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19882026

Peak 2016 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 29 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1992Screen debut· The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  • 1994First film· Mi Vida Loca
  • 2000First top-billed film· Living It Up
  • 2002Career best· Frida
  • 2002Oscar nomination· Frida
  • 2006Primetime Emmy nomination· Ugly Betty
Show 1 more milestone

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting86 of 94: 79 only acting, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score48thDirecting2 of 94: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 94: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing13 of 94: 7 only producing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thOther crew1 of 94: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

94 titles, 7 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1980s2 · acting1990s26 · 26 acting · 1 crew2000s20 · 19 acting · 4 crew2010s27 · 25 acting · 3 crew2020s15 · 10 acting · 5 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 14% of 59 roles
9499041419

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

1 major award from 12 major nominations, 2002–2022.

WinNomination
  1. 2022
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  2. 2021
    • Cannes award, won
  3. 2018
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Female Lead
  4. 2008
    • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy
  5. 2007
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
  6. 2003
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actress in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress
  7. 2002
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress in a Picture Made for Television

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Salma Hayek's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 68; across their 61 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 61

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 61

Reach · how many have seen their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 61

Midcredits score across 75 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th19
  • 25th to 49th21
  • Below 25th17

Shape of the crowd

27 of their 75 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser27
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed26

Most divisive · actor

Follow Me Home (1996)

94th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 57 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Salma Hayek's work okay for kids?

Across up to 40 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore33 titles12–93 · median 48 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity40 titles16–68 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity34 titles26–91 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs31 titles15–68 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense31 titles16–68 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Salma Hayek work with?

People who share at least 2 of Salma Hayek's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jose Tamez shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles