Biography
Salma Hayek Jiménez born September 2, 1966 is an Academy Award-nominated Mexican-Lebanese, American actress, Daytime Emmy-winning director, and a film and television producer. Hayek has appeared in more than thirty films and performed as an actress outside of Hollywood in Mexico and Spain.Hayek's charitable work includes increasing awareness on violence against women and discrimination against immigrants.
Hayek was born in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico to Sami Hayek, a Lebanese Mexican oil company executive, and Diana Jiménez, an opera singer.Hayek's paternal grandparents were Mexicans of Lebanese descent, while her mother is of Spanish descent.Reflecting her Arab heritage, her first name literally means ‘peace’ or ‘calm’ in Arabic. Raised in a wealthy, devoutly Catholic family, she was sent to the Academy of the Sacred Heart, Grand Coteau, Louisiana, at the age of 12. She was also an accomplished gymnast aspiring to compete in the Olympics but her father prevented her from being recruited by the Mexican national team.
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