Elena Anaya
Date of birth: 1975-07-17
Place of birth: Palencia, Palencia, Castilla y León, Spain
Known for: Acting
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
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.
Movie Credits
Talk to Her
2002-03-15
Two men share an odd friendship while they care for two women who are both in deep comas.
Sex and Lucía
2001-08-24
Various lives converge on an isolated island, all connected by an author whose novel has become inex
Savage Grace
2007-05-18
This examination of a famous scandal from the 1970s explores the relationship between Barbara Baekel
Fragile
2005-10-14
Haunted by memories of a patient's death, a nurse takes a job at an antiquated hospital for childre
Cairo Time
2009-10-09
In Cairo on her own as she waits for her husband, Juliette finds herself caught in a whirlwind roman
Van Helsing
2004-05-03
Famed monster slayer Gabriel Van Helsing is dispatched to Transylvania to assist the last of the Val
Walking Vengeance
2008-10-31
Frantic to be free of Felix, her wealthy but drunken and violent drug-lord husband, Ana tricks her f
In the Land of Women
2007-04-20
After a bad breakup with his girlfriend leaves him heartbroken, Carter Webb moves to Michigan to tak
Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer
2006-09-01
In 17th century Spain Diego Alatriste, a brave and heroic soldier, is fighting in his King's army in
Mesrine: Killer Instinct
2008-10-22
Jacques Mesrine, a loyal son and dedicated soldier, is back home and living with his parents after s
Two Tough Guys
2003-09-05
Two botcher killers, Paco and Alex carry out a crime caper. Later on, they are joined by Tatiana -
Point Blank
2010-11-08
Samuel Pierret is a nurse who saves the wrong guy – a thief whose henchmen take Samuel's pregnant wi
Hierro
2009-09-26
Traveling on a ferry heading to the island of Hierro where they will spend their holidays, Mary lose
The Skin I Live In
2011-08-17
A brilliant plastic surgeon creates a synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea
Room in Rome
2010-05-07
A hotel room in the center of Rome serves as the setting for Alba and Natasha, two sexy and recently
Dead Fish
2005-10-11
Gary Oldman is Lynch, a strangely charming hit man in this explosively funny dark comedy in the trad
Sons of the Clouds: The Last Colony
2012-05-18
The political upheaval in North Africa is responsibility of the Western powers —especially of the Un
Black Tears
1998-10-01
A mentally unbalanced woman captures the heart of an already-engaged admirer.
Rancour
2002-05-31
When Chelo Zamora, middling singer, agreed to spend the summer working in restaurants in the Valenci
The Blue Room
2002-05-04
A couple meet each other often in a motel room.
The Chalk Line
2022-09-09
After a couple finds a traumatized child of unknown origins, wife Paula must decipher the girl's str
Miguel and William
2007-02-02
A romantic comedy inventing a friendship between Cervantes and Shakespeare who both fall in love wit
I Thought It Was a Party
2013-05-08
Ana is a woman who has a love affair with her best friend's ex-husband, in a film about love, friend
Wiped-Out Footprints
1999-11-19
Manuel is a Spanish writer who has emigrated to Argentina. He hears that his childhood village in Sp
They Are All Dead
2014-03-27
Just by watching Lupe stuck at home in her robe and slippers, no one would will guess that in the 80
Swung
2015-06-19
David’s life is on the slide: he’s broke, in the middle of a divorce and ‘can’t get it up’. His gir
The Infiltrator
2016-07-13
A U.S Customs official uncovers a massive money laundering scheme involving Pablo Escobar.
The Winter of the Anjanas
2000-05-01
A young worker enjoying an affair with an upper class beauty, Adelaida, is drafted by the Spanish Ar
Family
1996-10-01
Santiago wakes up like any other morning. He goes down to the kitchen and his whole family is waitin
Fatum
2023-04-12
After receiving a tip-off, compulsive gambler Sergio returns to the betting house trying to recover
Far from the Sea
2015-09-18
A love story between a terrorist and his victim.
The Memory of Water
2015-08-27
After the tragic loss of their 4-year-old son, Javier and Amanda struggle to make sense of their liv
The Making of The Skin I Live In
2012-03-06
A behind-the scenes featurette documenting the making of Pedro Almodóvar’s The Skin I Live In.
Zip & Zap and the Captain's Island
2016-07-29
Naughty brothers Zip and Zap finds themselves in a home for lost children that might just be haunted
Wonder Woman
2017-05-30
An Amazon princess comes to the world of Man in the grips of the First World War to confront the for
Finisterre, donde termina el mundo
1999-01-08
Mario and Berto are brothers and they live in Galicia at the “Finis Terrae”. Their father left them
África
1996-05-17
Martín (Zoe Berriatúa) is a teenager living in the San Blas district of Madrid. He is upset with his
Ana y Manuel
2005-09-30
Ana has just been dumped by her boyfriend Manuel. While living with her, he never let her own a pet
The Summit
2017-08-17
At a summit for Latin American presidents in Chile where the region's geopolitical strategies and al
9
2009-04-27
A group of people talk about very different subjects, including a strange course that one of them ha
El árbol del penitente
2000-04-14
What Makes Women Laugh?
1997-02-25
Luci, Graci and Mar, three sisters that make a comedy trio, go to the wedding of their father with
Grandes ocasiones
1998-02-06
Antonio, a television scriptwriter, decides to separate from Ana, his wife, with whom he has three c
Don't Tempt Me
2001-11-30
Two angels, one from the heaven and one from the hell, come to earth to save the soul of a boxer.
Rifkin’s Festival
2020-10-01
The story of a married American couple who go to the San Sebastian Film Festival. They get caught up
Rosebush Pruning
In the claustrophobic confines of a rural estate, a family struggles with their tangled web of hered
Cómo conseguir un papel en Hollywood
2007-01-01
