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115-656: Ajak (portrayed by Salma Hayek ) is the wise and spiritual leader of the Eternals , who possesses healing abilities and functions as the "bridge" between the Eternals and the Celestial Arishem . Based on this dynamic, Ajak is aware that the Emergence will occur, and she decides to try to stop it in the present day based on her growing love for humanity. However, fellow Eternal Ikaris sees this as betrayal and leads her to be killed by

230-421: A sex symbol , and most of her early films, it has been noted, such as the action-oriented Desperado , From Dusk Till Dawn , and Fled , "predominantly featured her in racy sex symbol type of roles" and ultimately made Hayek a familiar face with mainstream audiences. Various media publications have cited her as one of Hollywood's most beautiful actresses. People named her one of the 50 most beautiful people in

345-696: A Comedy Series and the other for Outstanding Comedy Series as an executive producer, for her work on Ugly Betty (2006–10). In 2011, Hayek was appointed Knight (Chevalier) of the National Order of the Legion of Honour , the highest French order of merit , and in 2021, she was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . Dragon Lady Although sources such as the Oxford English Dictionary list uses of "dragon" and even "dragoness" from

460-581: A Mexican girl —a Mexican woman in her 50s— was able to be a superhero. I felt a lot of pride to have my superhero outfit on. It meant something". Hayek, who is of both Spanish and Lebanese descent, subsequently became the first Arab actress with a main role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film, released in the United States on November 5, 2021, generated a divergent critical response and made $ 401 million worldwide. She has since signed

575-463: A beautiful lady pirate, the kind men fall for." In a few days Caniff was back with samples and 50 proposed titles; Patterson circled Terry and scribbled beside it and the Pirates . Caniff's biographer R. C. Harvey suggests that Patterson had been reading about women pirates in one of two books (or both) published a short time earlier: I Sailed with Chinese Pirates by Aleko Lilius and Vampires of

690-572: A black hole grenade. As of 2024, the character has appeared in the film Thor: The Dark World ; as well as in the Disney+ series Loki (archival footage). John Allerdyce (portrayed by Aaron Stanford ), also known as Pyro , is a mutant with the ability to manipulate fire. As of 2024, the character has appeared in the film Deadpool & Wolverine . Stanford reprises his role from X2 (2003) and X-Men: The Last Stand (2006). Ammit ( motion-captured by Sofia Danu, voiced by Saba Mubarak )

805-497: A brief role as a vampire queen in Rodriguez's cult horror film From Dusk till Dawn (1996), in which she performed an erotic table-top snake dance. In 1996, she also appeared in the drama Follow Me Home and the cop comedy Fled . Hayek starred as a photographer and the on-and-off girlfriend of a New York City architect, opposite Matthew Perry , in the romantic comedy Fools Rush In (1997). Film critic Roger Ebert gave

920-668: A cartel leader in Oliver Stone 's action film Savages and a school nurse in Frank Coraci 's comedy Here Comes the Boom . She reprised her role in Grown Ups 2 (2013) which, like the first film, was a commercial success despite a negative critical response. Hayek served as a producer and provided her voice for the character of Kamila, a widowed mother, in The Prophet (2014), adapted from

1035-591: A couple experiencing a series of financial crises, with Alec Baldwin , in Fred Wolf 's comedy Drunk Parents (2019). In 2020, Hayek appeared as a cosmetics mogul in Miguel Arteta's comedy Like a Boss , with Rose Byrne and Tiffany Haddish , and the alternative wife of a man in Sally Potter ’s drama The Roads Not Taken , with Javier Bardem and Elle Fanning . The drama Bliss (2021), which starred Hayek as

1150-437: A couple whose relationship leads to an out-of-the-blue marriage. Ken Eisner of Variety magazine wrote: "Russell Crowe and Salma Hayek make attractive leads, but they have neither the marquee power nor the requisite chemistry to keep Breaking Up from getting left at the altar of general distribution." Indeed, the film was distributed for selected markets in the United States only. In 1998, Hayek played an aspiring singer in

1265-601: A cryo cell in Alaska; Phil Coulson once threatened to send Grant Ward to work there. Following S.H.I.E.L.D.'s collapse, Damage Control took over detaining him and placed Blonsky in a supermax prison in California. Post-Blip, Blonsky had gained control of himself on multiple levels, mellowing out and regaining his human form; after 14 years imprisoned, he was looking for parole. He asked for Jennifer Walters to be his lawyer and befriended her. He later moved to Kamar-Taj . As of 2024,

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1380-623: A deal to star in multiple Marvel Cinematic Universe projects. Her last film of 2021 was Ridley Scott 's biographical crime drama House of Gucci , in which she played the friend and confidante of Patrizia Reggiani , Giuseppina “Pina” Auriemma, alongside Lady Gaga as Reggiani, Adam Driver , and her Lonely Hearts co-star Jared Leto. Hayek then reprised her role as Kitty Softpaws in Puss in Boots: The Last Wish , which received critical acclaim, grossed $ 485.3 million, and like its predecessor

1495-458: A feminist because a lot of amazing women have made me who I am today. [...] But – it should not be just because I am a woman". Hayek also advocates breastfeeding . During a 2009 UNICEF fact-finding trip to Sierra Leone , she breastfed a hungry week-old baby whose mother could not produce milk. Hayek said she did it to reduce the stigma associated with breastfeeding and to encourage infant nutrition. In 2010, Hayek's humanitarian work earned her

1610-739: A film career in Hollywood, Hayek moved to Los Angeles in 1991 following the conclusion of Teresa . With limited fluency in English and dyslexia, she soon enrolled in English lessons and studied acting under Stella Adler . Hayek initially struggled with the lack of acting job offers after moving to the United States, recalling that "there was no industry or parts for Latin women", and was once even told that her accent would "make moviegoers think of housekeepers ". During this period, she secured guest-spots in television series such as Dream On (1992) and The Sinbad Show (1993) as well as supporting roles in

1725-444: A half-hour sitcom for NBC in 2004, the project would later be picked up by ABC for the 2006–2007 season with Silvio Horta also producing. She guest-starred on the series as Sofia Reyes , a magazine editor. Ugly Betty was a success with critics and audiences, won a Golden Globe Award for Best Comedy Series in 2007, and earned Hayek nominations for both Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Comedy Series at

1840-520: A homeless woman befriending a recently divorced man ( Owen Wilson ), was released on Amazon Prime Video . She next reunited with director Patrick Hughes and actors Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson in Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard , the sequel for the 2017 film The Hitman’s Bodyguard , which was released on June 16, 2021, to mediocre reviews. John Defore of The Hollywood Reporter , however, praised Hayek’s "foul-mouthed" portrayal, writing: "The one smart thing

1955-528: A laugh line. He is freed from Harkness's control when Monica Rambeau removes a magical necklace he was wearing. Three years later, he meets with William Kaplan and his boyfriend Eddie to reveal them what happened in Westview and how Harkness controlled him. As of 2024, the character has appeared in the Disney+ series WandaVision and its spin-off Agatha All Along . His surname is a homophone of "Boner". The role

2070-765: A list of the most powerful Latin members of Hollywood. In 2008, she was awarded the Women in Film Lucy Award , in recognition of her creative works that have enhanced the perception of women through the medium of television, and Entertainment Weekly ranked her 17th in their list of the 25 Smartest People in TV. Throughout her career, Hayek has graced the covers of numerous international magazines, including North America's InStyle , Elle , Premiere , Glamour and Variety ; Britain's Maxim , Marie Claire and Total Film ; and France's Entrevue and Madame Figaro . She

2185-420: A little forced in both lead performances", and with a limited theatrical release, the film was not a financial success. Her last film of 2006 was Lonely Hearts , a neo-noir crime drama chronicling the notorious "lonely hearts killers" of the 1940s, Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck , in which Hayek played Beck, with Jared Leto taking on the role of Fernandez. The film received mixed reviews from critics, but

2300-486: A member of the 58th Cannes Film Festival jury, co-hosted the annual Nobel Peace Prize Concert with Julianne Moore in Oslo, Norway, and directed a music video for Prince , titled " Te Amo Corazon " ("I love you, sweetheart") that featured Mía Maestro . Hayek appeared alongside her good friend Penélope Cruz in the 2006 Western comedy Bandidas , portraying two women who become a bank robbing duo in an effort to combat

2415-584: A nomination for the VH1 Do Something Awards . In 2013, alongside Beyoncé and Frida Giannini , Hayek launched "Chime for Change", a Gucci campaign that aims to spread female empowerment. For International Women's Day 2014 Hayek was one of the artist signatories of Amnesty International 's letter, to then British Prime Minister David Cameron , campaigning for women's rights in Afghanistan . Following her visit to Lebanon in 2015, Hayek criticized

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2530-595: A producer was El Coronel No Tiene Quien Le Escriba (1999), Mexico's official selection for submission for Best Foreign Film at the Oscars . In 2000, Hayek had an uncredited role opposite Benicio del Toro in Traffic , and played an aspiring actress in the experimental film Timecode , a waitress in the Spanish drama Living It Up , and a cop and Playboy model in the heist comedy Chain of Fools . She produced and starred in

2645-629: A ruthless enforcer terrorizing their town. Randy Cordova of the Arizona Republic said the film "sports" Hayek and her co-star Penélope Cruz as the "lusty dream team" and that they were the "marketing fantasy" for the film. Bandidas was followed by Ask the Dust , a period romance set in Los Angeles based on a John Fante novel and co-starring Colin Farrell . Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian found "something

2760-464: A secret from her daughter. When Kate started investigating the Tracksuit Mafia together with Clint Barton, Bishop hired Yelena Belova and put a bounty on Barton's head. Eventually, Bishop realized that her daughter might be endangered, so she made a decision to quit working for Fisk. Bishop's decision had made her the target of the Tracksuit Mafia and Fisk himself, but she was saved by Kate, before she

2875-569: A street-savvy Tuxedo cat , alongside Antonio Banderas in Puss in Boots (2011). A spin-off of the Shrek franchise , Puss in Boots received positive reviews from critics, grossed $ 554.9 million at the box office, and was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 84th Academy Awards . In 2011, she also obtained Hispanic roles in two international productions —a dancer in the French drama Americano and

2990-537: A wealthy client's dinner party in Miguel Arteta 's drama Beatriz at Dinner (2017), which Owen Gleiberman of Variety called a "small-scale but elegantly deft squirmfest that features a luminous performance” by the actress. That role earned Hayek an Independent Spirit Film Award nomination for Best Female Lead . The comedy How to Be a Latin Lover (2017) was a sleeper hit upon its release and featured Hayek as

3105-615: A woman forced into sexual slavery in Joe Lynch 's action drama Everly , and reunited with Pierce Brosnam to play his love interest in Tom Vaughan 's romantic comedy Some Kind of Beautiful . Everly and Some Kind of Beautiful were both distributed for online markets and poorly received; while critics noted that the former "benefits from Joe Lynch's stylish direction and Salma Hayek's starring work, but it's too thinly written and sleazily violent to fully recommend", Rotten Tomatoes gave

3220-534: Is Kamala Khan 's close friend, and is a student at Coles Academic High School. Torn between her American lifestyle and her Muslim beliefs, she decided to run to become a board member of the Islamic Masjid of Jersey City and convey progressive ideas, which she succeeded, defending the mosque against the disrespectful incursions of the United States Department of Damage Control. Initially ignoring that Khan

3335-740: Is a 21st century example of the Hollywood use of the Dragon Lady image, in her roles in Charlie’s Angels , Kill Bill , and Payback . Other American or British films in which Asian women are hyper-sexualized include The Thief of Baghdad , The Good Woman of Bangkok , and 101 Asian Debutantes , where Asian women are portrayed as prostitutes. Miss Saigon is an American musical with examples of this as well. Dragon Lady characters are visually defined by their emphasis on "otherness" and sexual promiscuity. An example of headwear for Dragon Lady costumes

3450-410: Is a Westview resident who Agatha Harkness forces to impersonate Wanda Maximoff 's twin brother Pietro . Harkness possesses him, imbuing him with Pietro's super-speed and making him play the role in order to discover how Wanda created her alternate reality. He is initially introduced as the unseen husband of "Agnes" (Harkness's alias), who was frequently mentioned whenever Agnes needed a punchline for

3565-644: Is a former S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, the wife of Clint Barton , and the mother of Cooper, Lila, and Nathaniel Barton. To protect themselves, Laura and her children live in secrecy, unbeknownst to the Avengers . However, the Avengers visit the Barton farm in 2015, and Laura mentions that she is pregnant with their third child. Clint decides to retire from the Avengers to be with his family, and Laura later gives birth to Nathaniel. In 2018, she and all three Barton children become victims of

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3680-626: Is a highly trained spy and assassin who trained in the Red Room as a Black Widow and is an adopted sister to Natasha Romanoff . In 2016, she works with Romanoff, Alexei Shostakov , and Melina Vostokoff to stop General Dreykov after he reactivates the Red Room program. In 2018, she falls victim to the Blip and is restored to life five years later. In 2024, Belova is approached by Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine with an order to kill Clint Barton under

3795-456: Is an actress and film producer. She began her career in Mexico with starring roles in the telenovela Teresa (1989–1991) as well as the romantic drama Midaq Alley (1995). She soon established herself in Hollywood with appearances in films such as Desperado (1995), From Dusk till Dawn (1996), Wild Wild West (1999), and Dogma (1999). Hayek's portrayal of painter Frida Kahlo in

3910-481: Is an agent of the Time Variance Authority and a brainwashed "variant" who later remembers her family and befriends Loki . In "Science/Fiction," it's revealed that she's a variant of Dr. Verity Willis , a pediatrician from New York City in 2012. As of 2024, the character has appeared in the Disney+ series Loki and the film Deadpool & Wolverine . Nakia Bahadir (portrayed by Yasmeen Fletcher )

4025-461: Is an imprisoned Egyptian goddess that resembles a humanoid version of her classical depiction whom Arthur Harrow plans to release. Ammit is known as "The Devourer of the Dead" and plans to cast her preemptive judgement on all of humanity. She is successfully released by Harrow and grants him as her avatar. They begin her plan, but are stopped by the combined efforts of Marc, Steven, Layla, and Khonshu. Ammit

4140-434: Is an opera singer and talent scout; she is of Spanish descent . While visiting Madrid in an interview in 2015 with Un Nuevo Día , Hayek described herself as fifty-percent Lebanese and fifty-percent Spanish saying that her grandmother/maternal great-grandparents were from Spain. Her younger brother, Sami, is a furniture designer. Hayek was raised in a wealthy, devout Catholic family, and at age 12 opted to study at

4255-578: Is killed by Kaecilius . An earlier version of the Ancient One is met by Earth-616's Bruce Banner at the Sanctum Sanctorum while looking for the Time Stone . In the comics, the character is a Tibetan man, while the film version is an androgynous Celtic . Swinton's casting was widely criticized as whitewashing . Director Scott Derrickson and co-writer C. Robert Cargill wanted to avoid adapting

4370-458: Is nobody's servant, and the tiny Hayek plays her with head held high". Her portrayal of Kahlo made her the first Mexican actress to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and earned her Golden Globe Award , Screen Actors Guild Award and British Academy Film Award nominations for Best Actress. In 2003, Hayek produced and directed The Maldonado Miracle , a Showtime film based on

4485-410: Is not until Barton reveals the details about the relationship between her and Romanoff, details that he could only have been told by Romanoff, that she accepts her adopted-sister's death was an act of self-sacrifice, rather than a murder, as she was previously led to believe. As of 2024, the character has appeared in the film Black Widow ; as well as in the Disney+ series Hawkeye . She will return in

4600-607: Is promoted to being the general of the Dora Milaje after Okoye is removed. She is also shown to be in a romantic relationship with Aneka. As of 2024, the character has appeared in four films: Captain America: Civil War (cameo), Black Panther , Avengers: Infinity War , Black Panther: Wakanda Forever ; as well as in the Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier . Hunter B-15 (portrayed by Wunmi Mosaku )

4715-477: Is the case with other racial caricatures—has generated a large quantity of sociological literature. Today, "Dragon Lady" is often applied anachronistically to refer to persons who lived before the term became part of American slang in the 1930s. For example, one finds the term in recent works about the "Dragon Lady" Empress Dowager Cixi (Empress Dowager Tzu-hsi; Chinese : 慈禧太后 ; pinyin : Cíxī Tàihòu ; Wade–Giles : Tz'u -hsi T'ai -hou ), who

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4830-477: Is then trapped inside Harrow's body to permanently kill them both. Marc refuses and is released from his servitude, but Khonshu has Jake Lockley carry out the assassination. She is based on the Egyptian deity of the same name . As of 2024, the character has appeared in the Disney+ series Moon Knight . The Ancient One (portrayed by Tilda Swinton ) is the former Sorcerer Supreme and mentor of Stephen Strange who

4945-408: Is what [husband] Diego saw in her. She was a fighter. Many things could have diminished her spirit, like the accident or Diego's infidelities. But she wasn't crushed by anything". She was so determined to play the role that she sought out Dolores Olmedo Patino , longtime-lover of Diego Rivera, and, after his death, administrator to the rights of Frida and Rivera's art, which Rivera had "willed [...] to

5060-733: The 1997 Academy Awards was voted by E! Entertainment as one of the five most memorable in Oscar history. From April 7 to June 18, 2006, the Blue Star Contemporary Art Center in San Antonio , Texas hosted an exhibition called "Solamente Salma" (Spanish for "Only Salma"), consisting of 16 portrait paintings by muralist George Yepes and filmmaker Robert Rodriguez of Hayek as the Aztec goddess Itzpapalotl . In July 2007, The Hollywood Reporter ranked Hayek 4th in their Latino Power 50,

5175-536: The 59th Primetime Emmy Awards . After finalizing negotiations with MGM to become the CEO of her own Latin-themed film production company, Ventanarosa, in 2007, Hayek signed a two-year deal with ABC for Ventanarosa to develop projects for the network. In 2007, Hayek made a cameo appearance, as a nurse singing a cover of The Beatles song " Happiness Is A Warm Gun ", in Julie Taymor's jukebox musical romantic drama Across

5290-537: The Abomination , is a British Royal Marine who is transformed into an atrocious humanoid creature with enhanced physiology and a deformed appearance as a result of being injected with an experimental version of the Super Soldier Serum , in conjunction with subsequent exposure to intense gamma radiation much like Bruce Banner himself years prior. S.H.I.E.L.D. was initially in charge of keeping Blonsky detained, in

5405-632: The Academy of the Sacred Heart in Grand Coteau, Louisiana . In school, she was diagnosed with dyslexia . She attended university at the Universidad Iberoamericana studying international relations . In a 2011 interview with V magazine, Hayek mentioned that she was once an illegal immigrant in the United States, although it was not for a long period of time. Hayek's first screen appearance

5520-568: The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Children Special for The Maldonado Miracle (2004) and received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations, one for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series and the other for Outstanding Comedy Series, for her work on the ABC television comedy-drama Ugly Betty (2006–2010). She also produced and played Minerva Mirabal in the Showtime film In

5635-512: The Deviants , and later the Eternals once the Deviants rebelled against their programming. He communicates with only one member of a given group of ten Eternals: on Earth, this is Ajak, and later Sersi after Ajak's death. After the Emergence is stopped, Arishem takes Sersi, Phastos, and Kingo away for judgement, vowing to spare Earth only if their memories show that humanity is worth sparing. As of 2024,

5750-482: The Elementals , which he secretly creates through illusions as a way to get recognition for his life's work, and revenge due to his grievance at Stark Industries and by the late Tony Stark , his former employer. He is killed after one of the drones backfires, with William Ginter Riva downloading the drones' data and doctoring the footage to frame Spider-Man for the attack in addition to Beck revealing Parker's identity to

5865-561: The Fu Manchu series by Sax Rohmer or in the works of Matthew Phipps Shiel such as The Yellow Danger (1898) or The Dragon (1913). However, a 1931 film based on Rohmer’s The Daughter of Fu Manchu , titled Daughter of the Dragon , is thought to have been partly the inspiration for the Caniff cartoon name. Wong plays Princess Ling Moy, a version of Fu Manchu's daughter Fah Lo Suee . Terry and

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5980-475: The Marvel Cinematic Universe picture Eternals , directed by Chloé Zhao , who "personally selected" her for the role. Initially surprised by Marvel 's interest on her casting, Hayek described her involvement in the film as "empowering" and recalled getting "emotional" upon seeing her character's superhero costume, stating: "It was because it means so much to so many people that, to think that for

6095-620: The Procter & Gamble Company and UNICEF to promote the funding (through disposable diaper sales) of vaccines against maternal and neonatal tetanus . She is a global spokesperson for the Pampers/UNICEF partnership to help raise awareness of the program. The partnership involves Procter & Gamble donating the cost of one tetanus vaccination (approximately 24 cents) for every pack of Pampers sold. In 2008, Hayek co-founded Juice Generation's juice delivery program Cooler Cleanse. After writing

6210-576: The U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary supporting reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act . In February 2006, she donated $ 25,000 to a Coatzacoalcos, Mexico, shelter for battered women and another $ 50,000 to Monterrey based anti-domestic violence groups. She is a board member of V-Day , the charity founded by playwright Eve Ensler . While Hayek previously stated that she is not a feminist, she later revised her stance, stating: "I am

6325-536: The disappearance of Vanessa Guillen . Hayek was a spokeswoman for Revlon in 1998 and has been a spokeswoman for Avon cosmetics since February 2004. She modeled for Chopard in 2001, was featured in a series of Spanish language commercials for Lincoln cars in 2002, and in Campari ads, photographed by Mario Testino , in 2006. On April 3, 2009, she helped introduce La Doña, a watch by Cartier inspired by fellow Mexican actress María Félix . Hayek has worked with

6440-413: The 18th and 19th centuries to indicate a fierce and aggressive woman, there does not appear to be any use in English of "Dragon Lady" before its introduction by Milton Caniff in his comic strip Terry and the Pirates . The character first appeared on December 16, 1934, and the "Dragon Lady" appellation was first used on January 6, 1935. The term does not appear in earlier " Yellow Peril " fiction such as

6555-484: The 1923 book by Kahlil Gibran . Describing the film as a "love letter to my heritage", Hayek said it helped her explore her relationship with her late grandfather, who was a fan of the book, and remarked: "Between all the connections of our ancestors and the memories of the ones that are no longer with us, I hope they are proud of this film because I did it also for them". In 2014, she made a brief appearance in James Bobin ’s comedy sequel Muppets Most Wanted , starred as

6670-512: The 1970s NYC's night scene in Mark Christopher 's drama 54 , a doughnut shop waitress in Dan Ireland 's dramedy The Velocity of Gary and a nurse in Rodriguez's supernatural horror film The Faculty . In 1999, Hayek was unorthodoxly cast as Serendipity, "the [Muse] who throughout history inspired all the geniuses of art and music, like Mozart and Michelangelo , and never got any of the credit", with Ben Affleck and Matt Damon , in Kevin Smith 's religious satire Dogma , and portrayed

6785-435: The Blip , but are brought back to life in 2023. In 2024, she stays home while Clint takes the children on a trip and later receives her old S.H.I.E.L.D. watch when Clint returns home. As of 2024, the character has appeared in two films: Avengers: Age of Ultron and Avengers: Endgame ; as well as in the Disney+ series Hawkeye . Georges Batroc (portrayed by Georges St-Pierre ) is an Algerian mercenary and pirate at

6900-453: The Chinese Coast by Bok ( pseudonym for unknown). Women pirates in the South China Sea figure in both books, especially the one by Lilius, a portion of which is dedicated to the mysterious and real-life "queen of the pirates" (Lilius’ phrase), named Lai Choi San ( Chinese : 來財山 ). "Lai Choi San" is a transliteration from Cantonese , the native language of the woman, herself—thus, the way she pronounced her own name. Caniff appropriated

7015-405: The Chinese name, Lai Choi San, as the "real name" of his Dragon Lady, a fact that led both Lilius and Bok to protest. Patterson pointed out that both books claimed to be non-fiction and that the name belonged to a real person; thus, neither the fact of a woman pirate nor her name could be copyrighted. (Neither Bok nor Lilius had used the actual term "Dragon Lady".) Sources are not clear on whether it

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7130-410: The Deviants, with Sersi becoming the new bridge to Arishem. Hayek was originally hesitant when she was offered the role, assuming she would only have a role as a supporting character of "grandmother". Ajak's comic-book counterpart is male, and Hayek stated that making the change to female allowed her to lean into the character's femininity as a "mother figure" to the rest of the Eternals. As of 2024,

7245-421: The Disney+ animated series What If...? . Aneka (portrayed by Michaela Coel ) is a Wakandan warrior and member of the Dora Milaje. Aneka later takes upon the mantle of the Midnight Angels, along with Okoye. Aneka is additionally romantically involved with Ayo. As of 2024, the character has appeared in the film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever . Arishem (voiced by David Kaye ) is a Celestial who created

7360-408: The Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier . An alternate variant of Batroc appeared in the Disney+ animated series What If...? . Quentin Beck (portrayed by Jake Gyllenhaal ), is a former Stark Industries employee and holographic illusions specialist who masquerades as a superhero named Mysterio , who claims to be from Earth-833. He is recruited by Nick Fury to help Spider-Man stop

7475-429: The High Evolutionary to assist him in tracking down Rocket. She is killed when Counter-Earth is destroyed. As of 2024, the character has appeared in two films: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 . An alternate variant of Ayesha appeared in the Disney+ animated series What If...? . Ayo (portrayed by Florence Kasumba ) is the second-in-command of the Dora Milaje in Wakanda . She

7590-441: The High Evolutionary. She hires the Guardians of the Galaxy to protect Anulax Batteries from an Abilisk, but sends her Omnicraft fleet to execute them soon after as a result of Rocket stealing several of the batteries with the intention to later sell them. When the fleet is destroyed during the battle on Ego, Ayesha decides to create Adam to hunt down the Guardians. In 2026, she is forced to awaken Adam prematurely while forced by

7705-408: The Mexican people", bequeathing the trust to Olmedo. Hayek personally secured access to Kahlo's paintings from Kahlo and began to assemble a supporting cast, approaching Alfred Molina for the role of Rivera in 1998. Upon its release, Frida was a critical darling and an arthouse success. In his review for the film, David Denby of The New Yorker concluded: "Smart, willful, and perverse, this Frida

7820-486: The Pirates was an action-adventure comic strip created by cartoonist Milton Caniff . Joseph Patterson , editor for the Chicago Tribune New York Daily News Syndicate , hired Caniff to create the new strip, providing Caniff with the idea of setting the strip in the Orient. A profile of Caniff in Time recounts the episode: Patterson... asked: "Ever do anything on the Orient?" Caniff hadn't. "You know," Joe Patterson mused, "adventure can still happen out there. There could be

7935-407: The Sunset (2004), Hayek starred as the girlfriend of a master thief, with Pierce Brosnan . A box office flop, the film received largely negative reviews from critics. James Berardinelli found the film to be "a mess, but [it's] a fun, breezy mess", criticizing the overall heist and weak characterization but gave praise to the quick pacing chemistry between Brosnan and Hayek. In 2005, she served as

8050-401: The Time of the Butterflies (2001) and guest-starred on the NBC comedy series 30 Rock (2009–2013). As a public figure, Hayek has been cited as one of Hollywood's most powerful and influential Latina actresses as well as one of the world's most beautiful women by various media outlets. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2023. In 2021, she

8165-446: The Universe . The role of Madame Truska, a woman who can grow an indestructible beard, in Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009), was Hayek's first acting project following the birth of her daughter. She characterized the film, which was an adaptation of the book series The Saga of Darren Shan by author Darren Shan , as "a little bit of hard work. But it's not like I have to be emotionally devastated for months". The film

8280-531: The alleged daughter of a kidnapped scientist, alongside Will Smith , in the Western Wild Wild West . Dogma was well received by critics and audiences, while Wild Wild West proved a commercial failure despite being one of the most expensive films ever made when adjusting for inflation at the time of its release. Hayek founded her production company, Ventanarosa , in 1999 through which she produces film and television projects. Her first feature as

8395-513: The animated Puss in Boots (2011), Sausage Party (2016) and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022). She also earned critical acclaim for her performances in the dramas Tale of Tales (2015), Beatriz at Dinner (2017) and House of Gucci (2021). She played Ajak in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Eternals (2021), which emerged as her highest-grossing live action film. Hayek's directing, producing and acting work on television has earned her four Emmy Awards nominations. She won

8510-553: The biopic Frida (2002), which she also produced, made her the first Mexican actress to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress . In subsequent years, Hayek focused more on producing while starring in the action-centered pictures Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003), After the Sunset (2004) and Bandidas (2006). She achieved further commercial success with the comedies Grown Ups (2010), Grown Ups 2 (2013) and The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017), and lent her voice for

8625-626: The book of the same name, for which she won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Children Special, reunited with Robert Rodriguez for Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over and Once Upon a Time in Mexico , and made an appearance in the documentary V-Day: Until the Violence Stops . Once Upon a Time in Mexico , which made $ 98.2 million worldwide, was the final film of the Mariachi Trilogy and featured Hayek reprising her role from Desperado . In Brett Ratner 's action comedy After

8740-531: The cast garnered praise. Peter Travers of Rolling Stone stated: "When Hayek and Leto are onscreen, you do not look away." Hayek served as an executive producer for the American television series Ugly Betty (2006–2010), after adapting the story for American television with Ben Silverman , who acquired the rights and scripts from the Colombian telenovela Yo Soy Betty La Fea in 2001. Originally intended as

8855-510: The character as portrayed in the comics, as they felt it was perpetuating Asian Fu Manchu stereotypes from the time period, while also aggravating the Tibetan sovereignty debate . Derrickson initially wanted to change the character to an Asian woman, but he felt that this would either invoke the Dragon Lady stereotype or Asian fetishism , depending on the age of the actress. He also wanted to avoid

8970-428: The character has appeared in the Disney+ special Werewolf by Night . Verussa Bloodstone (portrayed by Harriet Sansom Harris ) is a monster hunter, Ulysses Bloodstone's widow, and Elsa Bloodstone's stepmother. After her husband dies, she becomes the leader of his group of monster hunters. As of 2024, the character has appeared in the Disney+ special Werewolf by Night . Ralph Bohner (portrayed by Evan Peters )

9085-496: The character has appeared in the film Eternals . Algrim (portrayed by Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje ), also known as Kurse , is a Dark Elf , and Malekith 's lieutenant. He is one of the few Dark Elves who survived the catastrophe that almost wiped out their race. He possesses enhanced strength and durability due to having been augmented by the Kurse Stone, enabling him to survive blows from Mjolnir , although Loki kills him with

9200-458: The character has appeared in the film Eternals . An alternate variant of Arishem will appear in What If...? . Attuma (portrayed by Alex Livinalli) is a warrior from Talokan . As of 2024, the character has appeared in the film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever . Ayesha (portrayed by Elizabeth Debicki ) is the high priestess of the golden-skinned Sovereign race, one of the races created by

9315-674: The character has appeared in two films: The Incredible Hulk and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings ; as well as in the Disney+ series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law and the Marvel One-Shot The Consultant (archival footage). An alternate variant of Blonsky will appear in the animated series Marvel Zombies . Elsa Bloodstone (portrayed by Laura Donnelly ) is the estranged daughter of Ulysses Bloodstone who dislikes her family's tradition of hunting monsters. As of 2024,

9430-616: The discrimination against women there. On December 13, 2017, Hayek published an op-ed in The New York Times stating that she had been harassed and abused by film producer Harvey Weinstein during the production of Frida . In 2019, the Pinault family pledged US$ 113 million to support the reconstruction efforts of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, following its destruction in a fire . In 2020, Hayek raised awareness through her Instagram for

9545-502: The drama Mi Vida Loca (1993), and the made-for- Showtime thriller Roadracers (1994), her first collaboration with director Robert Rodriguez . In 1994, Hayek was cast as Alma, a poverty-stricken young woman who becomes a sex worker , in Jorge Fons 's drama El callejón de los milagros ( Miracle Alley ), which was based on the 1940s eponymous novel by Egyptian Naguib Mahfouz and translated from Cairo to Mexico City . The film

9660-614: The estranged sister of a man who has made a career of seducing rich older women. Her last film outing of 2017 was Patrick Hughes 's action comedy The Hitman's Bodyguard , in which she starred as the wife of a convicted hitman, opposite Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson . The film made an impressive $ 176.6 million globally. Hayek was cast as Eva Torres, a high-frequency trading executive, alongside Jesse Eisenberg and Alexander Skarsgård , in Kim Nguyen 's tech drama The Hummingbird Project (2018), and as Nancy Teagarten, one half of

9775-454: The film 3 stars out of a possible 4 and described it as "a sweet, entertaining retread of an ancient formula", elevated by good performances (particularly Hayek) and an insightful "level of observation and human comedy". Fool's Rush In was a moderate commercial success and earned Hayek an ALMA Award nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film . In another romantic comedy, Breaking Up (also 1997), she and Russell Crowe portrayed

9890-408: The film does is promote Salma Hayek, as the eponymous spouse of Samuel L. Jackson’s hitman, from the small but scene-stealing role she played in the first film. […] At least we can appreciate Hayek’s enthusiasm for the over-the-top role". Unlike the first film, Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard had lackluster box office returns. Hayek portrayed Ajak , the wise and spiritual leader of the titular group, in

10005-439: The film's process as "grueling", Hayek had to audition several times for Rodriguez before landing the part and a love scene in the script proved particularly difficult for her to film, because she did not want to be nude on camera. She once remarked: "It took eight hours [to film] instead of an hour". Budgeted at $ 7 million, Desperado was a commercial success, grossing $ 25.4 million in the United States. She followed it with

10120-518: The films appeared—make no use of the term "Dragon Lady". (One writer, however, did refer to the Empress Dowager as "a little lady Bismarck.") Today’s anachronistic use of "Dragon Lady" in such cases may lead the modern reader to assume that the term was in earlier use than appears to be the case. Anna May Wong was the contemporary actress to assume the Dragon Lady role in American Cinema in

10235-641: The foreword to Juice Generation founder Eric Helms' 2014 book The Juice Generation: 100 Recipes for Fresh Juices and Superfood Smoothies , she and Helms launched the beauty subscription delivery service Blend It Yourself in 2017, based on Hayek's personal beauty elixirs, which supplies subscribers with the prepared organic frozen smoothie and acai bowl ingredients. In 2011, Hayek launched her own line of cosmetics, skincare, and haircare products called Nuance by Salma Hayek, to be sold at CVS stores in North America. Early in her career, Hayek came to be regarded as

10350-448: The latter a 6% rating based on 34 reviews. In Tale of Tales (2015), a European fantasy film directed and written by Matteo Garrone , Hayek appeared as the 17th-century Queen of Longtrellis. A screen adaptation based on collections of tales by Italian poet and courtier Giambattista Basile , the film competed for the Palme d'Or at the 68th Cannes Film Festival . In 2016, Hayek voiced

10465-553: The most at the box office, as of 2022 , include: Hayek's performance as Frida Kahlo in Frida (2002) garnered her nominations for Best Actress at the 75th Academy Awards , the 61st Golden Globe Awards , the 53rd British Academy Television Awards and the 9th Screen Actors Guild Awards . She won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Children Special for The Maldonado Miracle (2004) and received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations, one for Outstanding Guest Actress in

10580-647: The movie Daughter of the Dragon , which premiered in 1931. Josef von Sternberg 's 1941 The Shanghai Gesture contains a performance by Ona Munson as 'Mother' Gin Sling, the proprietor of a gambling house, that bears mention within presentations of the genre. Contemporary actresses such as Michelle Yeoh in Tomorrow Never Dies may be constrained by the stereotype even when playing upstanding characters. These actresses portrayed characters whose actions are more masculine, sexually promiscuous, and violent. Lucy Liu

10695-609: The pretenses he was responsible for Romanoff's death. She locates Barton along with Kate Bishop and Maya Lopez and fights against them as a masked vigilante, until Barton unmasks her and she is forced to retreat. On Christmas Eve, Belova infiltrates the Bishop Christmas family party to kill Barton, but Bishop intercepts and fights her. Belova escapes and confronts Barton on the Rockefeller Center ice rink, and at first she does not believe his story about Romanoff's sacrifice. It

10810-485: The role of Teresa del Taco in Sausage Party , an adult animated film she described as "the naughtiest thing I've ever done. I never thought I'd ever say some of those things out loud. But, I had a lot of fun [...] It's a different kind of crazy". The highest grossing R-rated animated film of all time, Sausage Party grossed $ 140.4 million worldwide. Hayek took on the role of a holistic medicine practitioner who attends

10925-467: The role several years prior to commencing production for the film, having "been fascinated by Kahlo's work from the time she was 13 or 14", although not immediately a fan: "At that age I did not like her work [...] I found it ugly and grotesque. But something intrigued me, and the more I learned, the more I started to appreciate her work. There was a lot of passion and depth. Some people see only pain, but I also see irony and humor. I think what draws me to her

11040-405: The stereotype of a "Western character coming to Asia to learn about being Asian," so he ultimately decided to cast a non-Asian actor in the role. Swinton was cast because Derrickson felt that she could play the "domineering, secretive, ethereal, enigmatic, [and] mystical" side of the character. Swinton also chose to portray the character as androgynous, though using female pronouns. Derrickson said he

11155-723: The television film In the Time of the Butterflies (2001), based on the Julia Álvarez book of the same name which covers the lives of the Mirabal sisters . Hayek played one of the sisters, Minerva, and Edward James Olmos played the Dominican dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo , whom the sisters opposed. In Julie Taymor 's biographical film Frida (2002), Hayek served as a producer and starred as surrealist painter Frida Kahlo . She became interested in

11270-546: The top of Interpol 's Red Notice , as well as a former DGSE agent who scored 36 kill missions before being demobilized by the French government. By 2024, he is the leader of the criminal group LAF. Sharon Carter accidentally reveals that she is the Power Broker to Batroc and kills him to protect her secret. As of 2024, the character has appeared in the film Captain America: The Winter Soldier ; as well as in

11385-511: The upcoming film Thunderbolts* . An alternate variant of Belova will appear in the upcoming animated series Marvel Zombies . Eleanor Bishop (portrayed by Vera Farmiga ) is the wealthy mother of Kate Bishop and the former CEO of Bishop Security. Following the death of her husband, Derek, a tough financial situation had forced Bishop to become an associate of Wilson Fisk, cooperating to his operations in New York City, what she had to keep

11500-651: The wife of a former advertising executive in the Spanish As Luck Would Have It — which earned her nominations for the San Sebastián International Film Festival Award for Best Actress and the Goya Award for Best Actress , respectively. In 2012, Hayek directed Jada Pinkett Smith in the music video "Nada Se Compara", lent her voice for Peter Lord 's animated film The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! , and played

11615-409: The wise old Asian man stereotype, but the criticism of the casting was a wake-up call that made them realize they could have cast an Asian actor in the role without falling into stereotypes. As of 2024, the character has appeared in the film Doctor Strange . An earlier variant of the Ancient One appeared in the film Avengers: Endgame , while another alternate variant of the Ancient One appeared in

11730-491: The world in 1996, 2003 and 2008, Maxim ranked her 34th and 90th on their Hot 100 list in 2005 and 2007, respectively, and FHM included her on their 100 Sexiest Women in the World list in 2005 and 2006. A July 2007 poll by E-Poll Market Research found Hayek to be the "sexiest celebrity" among a group of 3,000 public figures, with 65 percent of respondents using the term "sexy" to describe her. The Armani dress Hayek wore to

11845-426: The world, and even those who had been on his side. After Stephen Strange used the spell to make the world forget Parker, thus also undoing Beck's victory over Spider-Man. As of 2024, the character has appeared in two films: Spider-Man: Far From Home and Spider-Man: No Way Home (archival footage); as well as in the web series The Daily Bugle (archival footage). Yelena Belova (portrayed by Florence Pugh )

11960-463: Was Patterson or Caniff who coined that actual term, though it was almost certainly one of the two. Since the 1930s, when "Dragon Lady" became fixed in the English language, the term has been applied countless times to powerful East, Southeast and South Asian women, such as Soong Mei-ling , also known as Madame Chiang Kai-shek, Madame Nhu of Vietnam, Devika Rani of India , and to any number of Asian or Asian American film actresses. That stereotype—as

12075-419: Was a critical and commercial failure. Screen Rant felt that Hayek is "fun as the bearded lady Madame Truska but [...] is unable to single-handedly elevate the material". In 2010, Hayek played a fashion designer and the wife of a Hollywood talent agent ( Adam Sandler ) in the comedy Grown Ups which, despite a negative critical reception, made $ 271.4 million globally. She is the voice of Kitty Softpaws ,

12190-604: Was a nod to Peters's character in 20th Century Fox 's X-Men film series , Peter Maximoff . Blackagar Boltagon (portrayed by Anson Mount ), also known as Black Bolt , is the Head of the Inhuman Royal Family and King of Attilan , whose voice can cause destruction with the slightest whisper. Salma Hayek Salma Valgarma Hayek Pinault ( / ˈ h aɪ ɛ k / HY -ek , Spanish: [ˈsalma ˈxaʝek] ; née   Hayek Jiménez ; born September 2, 1966)

12305-406: Was alive at the turn of the 20th century, or references to Chinese-American actress Anna May Wong as having started her career in the 1920s and early 1930s in "Dragon Lady" roles. In both these cases, however, articles written in the early 1900s about the Empress Dowager or reviews of Wong’s early films such as The Thief of Bagdad (1924) or Daughter of the Dragon (1931)—reviews written when

12420-455: Was arrested for the crimes that she had committed. As of 2024, the character has appeared in the Disney+ series Hawkeye . Althea "Blind Al" (portrayed by Leslie Uggams ), is Wade Wilson's blind elderly roommate on Earth-10005 . As of 2024, the character has appeared in the film Deadpool & Wolverine . Uggams reprises her role from Deadpool (2016) and Deadpool 2 (2018). Emil Blonsky (portrayed by Tim Roth ), also known as

12535-551: Was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . Salma Hayek was born in Coatzacoalcos , Veracruz , Mexico. Her father, Sami Hayek Domínguez, is of Lebanese descent. His ancestors hail from the city of Baabdat , Lebanon, a city Salma and her father visited in 2015 to promote her movie Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet . He owns an industrial-equipment firm and is an oil company executive in Mexico; he once ran for mayor of Coatzacoalcos. Her mother, Diana Jiménez Medina,

12650-609: Was in the television series in Un Nuevo Amanecer (1988), which earned her the TVyNovelas Award for Best Debut Actress. Televisa subsequently selected Hayek, who was 23 at the time, to play the title role in Teresa (1989–1991), a successful Mexican telenovela that made her a star in Mexico. The series ran for two years and 125 episodes, and earned her the 1990 TVyNovelas Award for Best Female Revelation . Determined to pursue

12765-804: Was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. In June 2022, Hayek was cast in Angelina Jolie ’s upcoming film, Without Blood , based on the bestselling Italian novel by Alessandro Baricco . It was filmed in Rome , Apulia , and Basilicata . Hayek will star in the film alongside Demián Bichir . In 2023, she appeared as herself in the episode " Joan Is Awful " of the Netflix anthology Black Mirror . Hayek's charitable work includes increasing awareness on violence against women and discrimination against immigrants. On July 19, 2005, Hayek testified before

12880-1290: Was one of fifteen women selected to appear on the cover of the September 2019 issue of British Vogue , by guest editor Meghan, Duchess of Sussex . Hayek is a naturalized United States citizen . She has studied at Ramtha's School of Enlightenment and practices yoga . Hayek, who was raised Catholic , stated in a 2007 interview that she was no longer devout and did not believe in the Church, in part because she disagreed with practices such as its campaign against condoms in Africa, where she said AIDS and overpopulation were rampant, though she clarified that she still believed in Jesus Christ and God. On March 9, 2007, Hayek confirmed her engagement to French billionaire and Kering CEO François-Henri Pinault as well as her pregnancy. She gave birth to their daughter on September 21, 2007, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA. They were married on Valentine's Day 2009 in Paris. On April 25, 2009, they renewed their vows in Venice , Italy. Hayek's films that have earned

12995-492: Was pleased with the diversity of the film's cast, in terms of both gender and ethnicity, but acknowledged that "Asians have been whitewashed and stereotyped in American cinema for over a century and people should be mad or nothing will change. What I did was the lesser of two evils, but it is still an evil." Looking back at the casting in May 2021, Feige said the studio thought they were being "so smart and so cutting-edge" when they avoided

13110-534: Was the newly appeared superhero in Jersey City, Bahadir was wary of her actions, considering that it drew too much unwanted attention onto the local Muslim community. Despite being upset upon discovering the truth, she and Khan were able to reconcile, and Bahadir helped Khan fight against Damage Control to protect Kamran. As of 2024, the character has appeared in the Disney+ series Ms. Marvel . Laura Barton (portrayed by Linda Cardellini ) also known as Agent 19 ,

13225-548: Was the subject of critical acclaim, reportedly won more awards than any other movie in the history of Mexican cinema , and earned Hayek a nomination for the Ariel Award for Best Actress . Robert Rodriguez and his co-producer and then-wife, Elizabeth Avellan, cast Hayek in the starring role of the self-confident and feisty Carolina, opposite Antonio Banderas , in Desperado (1995), widely considered her breakout film. Describing

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