50 Photos of Salma Hayek For Her 50th Birthday (2025)

Salma Hayek Through the Years

Salma Hayek celebrates her 50th birthday Friday. Born in Mexico on Sept. 2, 1966, the Academy Award-nominated star rose to fame in the mid-1990s (pictured above), picking up her first roles in films and telenovelas. She went on to break big with a 2002 role in Frida, for which she earned Oscar and Golden Globe nominations. In honor of Hayek's 50th birthday, see 50 photos of the actress through the years, ahead.

Salma Hayek With Antonio Banderas in Desperado in 1995

Salma Hayek at the Los Angeles Premiere of Desperado on Aug. 21, 1995

Salma Hayek With Tom Selleck at the Sinatra: 80 Years My Way Birthday Celebration on Nov. 19, 1995

Salma Hayek in Fled in 1996

Salma Hayek at the 1996 MTV Movie Awards on June 8, 1996

Salma Hayek in Los Angeles in 1997

Salma Hayek With Matthew Perry at the Los Angeles Premiere of Fools Rush In on Feb. 11, 1997

Salma Hayek as Rita Escobar in Wild Wild West in 1999

Salma Hayek at the Los Angeles Premiere of Ever After on July 29, 1998

Salma Hayek on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Aug. 25, 1998

Salma Hayek in Cannes, France, on May 15, 1999

Salma Hayek at the Eyes Wide Shut Premiere in Los Angeles on Sept. 9, 1999

Salma Hayek at the GQ Man of the Year Awards on Oct. 21, 1999

Salma Hayek With Danica McKellar, Johnny Grant, Maj. Gen. Peter Gravett, and Garrett Morris at USO's Operation Starlift on Nov. 22, 1999

Salma Hayek in Las Vegas on March 9, 2000

Salma Hayek With Hillary Clinton and Lenny Kravitz on Sept. 14, 2000

Salma Hayek in London on July 4, 2001

Salma Hayek With Sandra Bullock and Gwyneth Paltrow at the 2001 VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards on Oct. 19, 2001

Salma Hayek at the Collateral Damage Los Angeles Premiere on Feb. 4, 2002

Salma Hayek in Frida in 2002

Salma Hayek at the Venice Film Festival on Aug. 29, 2002

Salma Hayek at the 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 19, 2003

Salma Hayek at the 75th Annual Academy Awards on March 23, 2003

Salma Hayek at the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year Tribute Event for Carlos Santana on Aug. 30, 2004

Salma Hayek With Sharon Stone and Debbie Allen in Hollywood on Sept. 11, 2004

Salma Hayek With Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams, and Beyonce Knowles on MTV's TRL on Nov. 8, 2004

Salma Hayek at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival on May 11, 2005

Salma Hayek at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival on May 13, 2005

Salma Hayek and Julianne Moore at the Nobel Peace Prize Press Conference in Oslo on Dec. 11, 2005

Salma Hayek With Penelope Cruz at the Bandidas Mexico City Press Conference on Feb. 17, 2006

Salma Hayek With Alfonso Cuaron at the Children of Men Afterparty in Los Angeles on Nov. 16, 2006

Salma Hayek With Sid Ganis at the 79th Annual Academy Awards' Nominations Announcement on Jan. 23, 2007

Salma Hayek With François-Henri Pinault in Italy on June 8, 2007

Salma Hayek With Dennis Hopper and Woody Harrelson at the 61st Cannes International Film Festival on May 17, 2008

Salma Hayek at the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 11, 2009

Salma Hayek With François-Henri Pinault at Paris Fashion Week on March 9, 2009

Salma Hayek at the 2009 ALMA Awards on Sept. 17, 2009

Salma Hayek With François-Henri Pinault at the Il Gattopardo Premiere at the 63rd Annual International Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2010

Salma Hayek With François-Henri Pinault and Valentina Paloma Pinault at the 38th Deauville Film Festival on Sept. 8, 2012

Salma Hayek on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on Oct. 12, 2012

Salma Hayek at the Sound Of Change Live Concert in London on June 1, 2013

Salma Hayek at the LACMA 2013 Art + Film Gala on Nov. 2, 2013

Salma Hayek With George Clooney at the 2013 BAFTA LA Jaguar Britannia Awards on Nov. 9, 2013

Salma Hayek at the The Prophet Premiere at the 67th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2014

Salma Hayek at the 68th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2015

Salma Hayek at the 68th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2015

Salma Hayek at the British Fashion Awards on Nov. 23, 2015

Salma Hayek at the Gucci Cruise 2017 Fashion Show in London on June 2, 2016

Salma Hayek at the Sausage Party Premiere on Aug. 9, 2016