Many people don’t know that Salma Hayek is one of the richest Hollywood stars. With a net worth of $200 million, the Desperado’s star is richer than Angelina Jolie. Aside from being married to one of the richest men in the world, Francois Henri Pinault, she has a successful career of her own.
Salma Hayek has a net worth of $200 million, $80 million more than Angelina Jolie. She also married French billionaire François-Henri Pinault, who was a fortune of $7 billion.
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Salma Valgarma Hayek Jimenez, a Mexican actress, TV producer, film producer, film director, social activist, and businesswoman was born in Veracruzn, Mexico on September 1966.
When Salma Hayek, at the age of 12 left Mexico, enrolled at the Academy of the Sacred Heart in Grand Coteau, Louisiana. She returned to Mexico City, though, to pursue her studies in international relations.
Salma Hayek joined the cast of the Mexican drama “Teresa” when she was 23. She rose to fame and landed on the big screen.
In 1991, Salma Hayek landed in Los Angeles to begin her acting study career. She struggled with dyslexia but obtained several roles in the 1990s.
The most-awarded picture in Mexican film history, Miracle Alley, starred Salma Hayek in 1994. However, Antonio Banderas’ Desperado was the film that that catapulted her to the big stage.
In Adam Sandler’s Grown Ups films, Salma Hayek played one of her final acting appearances. Salma Hayek appeared in both of Adam Sandler’s Grown-Up flicks in the 2010s.
She also voiced Kitty Softpaws in the “Puss in Boots” movie, meeting again with Antonio Banderas.
During her career as an actress, Salma Hayek was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. However, she won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for “The Maldonado Miracle”.
Salma Hayek is also a social activist specially focusing on violence against women. She testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act.
With 22 million Instagram followers, Salma Hayek also has a huge following on social media.