Salma Hayek
Salma Hayek Pinault (born Salma Valgarma Hayek , born September 2, 1966)[3][4][5]), is an American and Mexican actress. In Mexico, she began her professional career in the role of Teresa in the Telenovela (1989-1991) as well as El Callejon de los Milagros (1995) in which she was nominated for an Ariel Award. She quickly made herself known in Hollywood with appearances in films such as Desperado (1995), From Dusk till Dawn (1996), Wild Wild West (1999) as well as Dogma (1999). Hayek's portrayal of painter Frida Kahlo in the biographical film Frida (2002) which she also co-produced, made her the first Mexican actress to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress[6as well as earning her Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award and British Academy Film Award nominations. Hayek starred in the action-oriented Once Upon a Time in Mexico film over the next years and concentrated more on making.