Estelle Getty

In 2002, it was revealed to the media that she is also suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Her father is of Lebanese descent. In 2000, she stopped making public appearances after she revealed that she has Parkinson's disease. Hayek speaks Spanish, English, Arabic, and Portuguese. One of the most ironic things about casting Getty in this role was that she is actually two months younger than Bea Arthur: on Golden Girls, Getty was heavily made-up to seem significantly older. Frida, co-produced by Hayek, was a beautifully made film overflowing with passion and enthusiasm with terrific performances from Salma and Alfred Molina as Kahlo's cheating husband Diego Rivera. On the side was an entourage of stars including Antonio Banderas, Ashley Judd, Geoffrey Rush, Edward Norton and Valeria Golino. In it, she played the wise-cracking old Italian mother of Dorothy, who was the show's main protagonist, played by Bea Arthur. It finally happened in 2002.

Estelle Getty (born Estelle Scher on July 25, 1923) is an American actress best known for her role as Sophia Petrillo on the popular 1980s sitcom, The Golden Girls. The role was that of Frida Kahlo, The legendary Mexican painter whom Salma had been admiring her entire life and whose story she wanted to bring to the big screen ever since her arrival in Hollywood. The new millenium started out quietly around Salma as she was preparing to produce and star in her dream role. Hayek continued to rise her star in both commercial and artistic films. Although her vampy role opposite George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino was a small one, it was a good credit to her box office name.

After her break, she was cast again by Rodriguez to star in his From Dusk Till Dawn. The moviegoers proved to be as dazzled with Hayek as he had been. To star opposite Antonio Banderas in the now cult classic Desperado which put her on Hollywood's map. He soon gave her her big break.

Robert Rodriguez and his producer wife Elizabeth Avellan were immediately smitten with the intelligent opinionated young woman. However, anxious to make films and to explore her talent and passion, Hayek made her way to Los Angeles in 1991. Salma Hayek landed the title role in Teresa (1989), a hugely successful soap opera which earned her the star status in her native Mexico. Salma Hayek (born September 2, 1966 in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, México) is a Mexican actress.

Un Nuevo Amanecer (series) (1988). Teresa (series) (1989). Mi Vida Loca (1993). The Sinbad Show (series) (1993).

Roadracers (TV) (1994). El Callejon de los Milagros (1995). Desperado (1995). Fair Game (1995).

From Dusk Till Dawn (1996). Follow Me Home (1996). Fled (1996). El Vuelo del Aguila (series) (1996).

Fools Rush In (1997). The Hunchback (TV) (1997). Breaking Up (1997). Sistole Diastole (1997).

54 (1998). The Velocity Of Gary (1998). The Faculty (1998). Dogma (1999).

El Coronel No Tiene Quien le Escriba (1999). Wild Wild West (1999). Time Code (2000). Chain Of Fools (2000).

La Gran Vida (2000). Traffic (2000). Hotel (2001). In The Time Of The Butterflies (2001).

Frida (2002). Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003). Once Upon A Time In Mexico (2003). After the Sunset (2004).

Ask the Dust (2004). Sian Ka'an (voice) (2005). Paint (2004). Bandidas (2005).

Murphy's Law (2005).