58 years old (Born on September 02, 1966)
American actress; She is famous from From Dusk Till Dawn, Desperado, Frida.
Studied International Relations & Drama at College in Mexico City. Salma is an Arabic name that means "peace" or "calm". She was sent to a boarding school in Louisiana at age 12, but was soon sent back home after getting in trouble for frequently terrorizing the nuns! Was ranked 8th of the 100 Sexiest Women by FHM Taiwan (2001). Is from a wealthy Mexican FamilySalma Hayek's Best Moments
Fun Facts About Salma Hayek
Measurements: 36C-25-37 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
Father was born in Lebanon and came to Mexico to start a small business where he met her mother.
Is dyslexic.
Named #36 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement. (2006).
Is good friends with Ashley Judd
E! entertainment voted her look at the 1997 Academy Awards one of the 5 most memorable in Oscar history. At the event she wore a beaded Armani gown complemented by a 1920s diamond tiara.
Salma is 1/4 Lebanese. Her paternal grandfather immigrated from Lebanon to Veracruz, Mexico where he met his wife.
Grew up in Mexico City
Good friend of Penu00e9lope Cruz and Ashley Judd.
Is the second Latin American actress to be nominated for the Best Actress in a Leading Role Academy Award, for her performance in Frida (2002). Brazilian veteran Fernanda Montenegro was the first, for Central do Brasil (1998).
Ranked #90 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list.
Recently diagnosed with diabetes while pregnant (July 2007).
Her brother, Sami, designs custom chairs. His celebrity clients include Jennifer Aniston and her ex-husband, Brad Pitt.
Played a (mythological creature disguised as a) stripper twice: in From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) and in Dogma (1999) (A Vampire and a Muse respectively).
Loves expensive clothes
Fluent in English, Arabic, Spanish and Portugese
Was named one of the ten most stylish women in the world by Mr. Blackwell (aka Richard Selzer) in 1997. InStyle named her the most stylish celebrity of 2003 and Eonline.com ranked her as the best dressed female celebrity.
She loves dogs
Lives in Los angles
Has her own production company, Ventanarosa.
Visited Guatemala from 2 May 2005 to 5 May 2005 as ambassador to Youth/AIDS, to promote the prevention of the mortal disease. Ashley Judd and Colombian pop singer Juanes also came with her.
Engaged to businessman Francois-Henri Pinualt. Pinault owns PPR, the luxury goods firm that owns iconic fashion houses Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent [March 9, 2007].
Bought a home for around $4Million
Has a daughter
Was originally considered for the part of Alicia Larde in _Beautiful Mind, A (2001)_ because the character in real life is from El Salvador. But the character for the film was later changed to American and given to Jennifer Connelly.
Made the cut to People magazine's 50 most beautiful people list twice. in 1996 and 2003
Won Best Newcomer at the 1989 Novela Awards for "Nuevo amanecer, Un" (1988).
Chosen by People (USA) magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world [1996]
Frequently collaborates with Antonio Banderas and Robert Rodriguez.
Thought of as snobby by people in Mexico
Fluent in English, Arabic, Spanish and Portugese.
Played a stripper twice: in From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) and in Dogma (1999)
Loves French food
Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 2005
Godmother to Robert Rodriguez`s children.
Her younger brother is a highly respected make-up artist in Hollwood.
Named #12 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement. (2005)
Ranked #31 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World" (2002).
Named #34 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list.
Gave birth to her first child, a baby girl named Valentina Paloma Pinault, on Friday September 21th 2007. Father is Salma`s fiancu00e9 Francois-Henri Pinault, chairman and chief executive officer of the luxury goods company PPR SA.
Her fiancu00e9, Franu00e7ois-Henri Pinault, has a son Francois b. 1998 and a daughter Mathide b. 2001 from his first marriage.
She loves dogs.
Has mad full figured women more appealing to the masses
Good friend of Penu00e9lope Cruz.
As the announcer for the Oscars 2007, she was able to announce best friend Penu00e9lope Cruz` nominations for Best Actress for Volver (2006/I).
Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 2005.
Her parents are Sami Hayek (oil company executive) and Diana Jimenez Hayek (opera singer).
Wears mostly prada or gorgio armani