Acting
Elena Anaya
EN, ES, FR cinema · 50 credits
Born
17 July 1975 (age 51)
Birthplace
Palencia, Palencia, Castilla y León, Spain
Also known as Elena Anaya Gutiérrez · エレナ・アナヤ・グティエレス
Elena Anaya Gutiérrez (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.
Known for
Filmography
Rosebush Pruning
as Emma
Sisters
as Marta
Fatum
as Costa
The Chalk Line
as Paula
Rifkin's Festival
as Jo Rojas
Wonder Woman
as Dr. Maru
The Summit
as Claudia Klein
The Infiltrator
as Gloria Alcaino
Zip & Zap and the Captain's Island
as Señorita Pam
Swung
as Alice López, Producer
Far from the Sea
as Marina
The Memory of Water
as Amanda
The Skin I Live In
as Vera Cruz / Gal
Point Blank
as Nadia Pierret
Room in Rome
as Alba
Cairo Time
as Kathryn
Hierro
as Maria
9
Actor
Savage Grace
as Blanca
In the Land of Women
as Sofia Buñuel
Miguel and William
as Leonor
Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer
as Angélica de Alquézar
Fragile
as Helen Perez
Dead Fish
as Mimi
Ana y Manuel
as Ana
Van Helsing
as Aleera
Two Tough Guys
as Tatiana
Talk to Her
as Ángela
Rancour
as Esther
Sex and Lucía
as Belén
Don't Tempt Me
as Pili
The Winter of the Anjanas
as Adelaida
El árbol del penitente
as Sonsoles
Black Tears
as Alicia
What Makes Women Laugh?
as Catalina Bayarri
Family
as Luna
África
as África