Elena Anaya
Biography
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.
Filmography
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Sisters
2026
Rosebush Pruning
2026
as Emma
Fatum
2023
as Costa
The Chalk Line
2022
as Paula
Rifkin's Festival
2020
as Jo Rojas
The Summit
2017
as Claudia Klein
Wonder Woman
2017
as Dr. Maru
Zip & Zap and the Captain's Island
2016
as Señorita Pam
The Infiltrator
2016
as Gloria Alcaino
Far from the Sea
2015
as Marina
The Memory of Water
2015
as Amanda
Swung
2015
as Alice López
They Are All Dead
2014
as Lupe
I Thought It Was a Party
2013
as Ana
Sons of the Clouds: The Last Colony
2012
as Self
The Making of The Skin I Live In
2012
as Self
The Skin I Live In
2011
as Vera Cruz / Gal
Point Blank
2010
as Nadia Pierret
Room in Rome
2010
as Alba
Cairo Time
2009
as Kathryn
Hierro
2009
as Maria
9
2009
Walking Vengeance
2008
as Ana
Mesrine: Killer Instinct
2008
as Sofia