Elena Anaya
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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
Credits
Rosebush Pruning (2026)
as Emma
Wonder Woman (2017)
as Dr. Maru
Van Helsing (2004)
as Aleera
Room in Rome (2010)
as Alba
The Skin I Live In (2011)
as Vera Cruz / Gal
The Infiltrator (2016)
as Gloria Alcaino
Sex and Lucía (2001)
as Belén
Talk to Her (2002)
as Ángela
The Blue Room (2002)
as Ana
Rifkin's Festival (2020)
as Jo Rojas
Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2008)
as Sofia
In the Land of Women (2007)
as Sofia Buñuel
The Chalk Line (2022)
as Paula
Swung (2015)
as Alice López
Savage Grace (2007)
as Blanca
Point Blank (2010)
as Nadia Pierret
Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer (2006)
as Angélica de Alquézar
Black Tears (1998)
as Alicia
Don't Tempt Me (2001)
as Pili
Fragile (2005)
as Helen Perez
Zip & Zap and the Captain's Island (2016)
as Señorita Pam
The Summit (2017)
as Claudia Klein
África (1996)
as África
Walking Vengeance (2008)
as Ana
Cairo Time (2009)
as Kathryn
They Are All Dead (2014)
as Lupe
What Makes Women Laugh? (1997)
as Catalina Bayarri
Grandes ocasiones (1998)
as Susy
Dead Fish (2005)
as Mimi
Sons of the Clouds: The Last Colony (2012)
as Self
Rancour (2002)
as Esther
Inheritance (—)
Actor
Cómo conseguir un papel en Hollywood (2007)
as Self
I Thought It Was a Party (2013)
as Ana
The Winter of the Anjanas (2000)
as Adelaida
El árbol del penitente (2000)
as Sonsoles
Hierro (2009)
as Maria
The Memory of Water (2015)
as Amanda
Interference (—)
Actor
Miguel and William (2007)
as Leonor
Fatum (2023)
as Costa
Sisters (2026)
as Marta
The Making of The Skin I Live In (2012)
as Self
Two Tough Guys (2003)
as Tatiana
Finisterre, donde termina el mundo (1999)
as Laura
Far from the Sea (2015)
as Marina
Wiped-Out Footprints (1999)
as Rosa
Family (1996)
as Luna
9 (2009)
Actor
Ana y Manuel (2005)
as Ana