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