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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

59

Gender

Female

Birthday

1975-07-17 (51 years old)

Place of Birth

Palencia, Palencia, Castilla y León, Spain

Also Known As

엘레나 아나야

エレナ・アナヤ

エレナ・アナヤ・グティエレス

Елена Аная

Ελένα Ανάγια

Elena Anaya

Biography

Elena Anaya (born July 17, 1975) is a Spanish actress whose career dates back to 1995. Anaya was born in Palencia, Spain on July 17, 1975. She is the youngest of 5 children. She first received international attention in 2001 for her role in the sexually explicit drama Lucía y el sexo (Sex and Lucía) and also appeared in Pedro Almodóvar's Hable con ella (Talk to Her). Her best-known Hollywood film role was as a vampire in 2004's Van Helsing, playing Dracula's bride, Aleera. She is also featured in Justin Timberlake's music video for his 2006 single, SexyBack. In 2004, she was named as one of European films' Shooting Stars by European Film Promotion. Description above from the Wikipedia article Elena Anaya, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Talk to Her

2002

Talk to Her

as

Ángela

Sex and Lucía

2001

Sex and Lucía

as

Belén

Savage Grace

2007

Savage Grace

as

Blanca

Fragile

2005

Fragile

as

Helen Perez

Cairo Time

2009

Cairo Time

as

Kathryn

Van Helsing

2004

Van Helsing

as

Aleera

In the Land of Women

2007

In the Land of Women

as

Sofia Buñuel

Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer

2006

Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer

as

Angélica de Alquézar

Two Tough Guys

2003

Two Tough Guys

as

Tatiana

Point Blank

2010

Point Blank

as

Nadia Pierret

Hierro

2009

Hierro

as

Maria

The Skin I Live In

2011

The Skin I Live In

as

Vera Cruz / Gal

Room in Rome

2010

Room in Rome

as

Alba

Dead Fish

2005

Dead Fish

as

Mimi

Black Tears

1998

Black Tears

as

Alicia

Rancour

2002

Rancour

as

Esther

The Blue Room

2002

The Blue Room

as

Ana

The Chalk Line

2022

The Chalk Line

as

Paula

Miguel and William

2007

Miguel and William

as

Leonor

Swung

2015

Swung

as

Alice López

The Infiltrator

2016

The Infiltrator

as

Gloria Alcaino

Family

1996

Family

as

Luna

Fatum

2023

Fatum

as

Costa

Far from the Sea

2015

Far from the Sea

as

Marina

Wonder Woman

2017

Wonder Woman

as

Dr. Maru

África

1996

África

as

África

Ana y Manuel

2005

Ana y Manuel

as

Ana

The Summit

2017

The Summit

as

Claudia Klein

9

2009

9

as

What Makes Women Laugh?

1997

What Makes Women Laugh?

as

Catalina Bayarri

Don't Tempt Me

2001

Don't Tempt Me

as

Pili

Rifkin’s Festival

2020

Rifkin’s Festival

as

Jo Rojas

Past Lies

Past Lies

as

Rita

Jett

Jett

as

María

La resistencia

La resistencia

as

Self - Guest

Lo + plus

Lo + plus

as

Self - Guest

Professionals

Professionals

as

Graciela Davila

Innate

Innate

as

Sara

Production

Crew

Directing