Elena Anaya

Elena Anaya

Acting • Born 1975-07-17

Acting2Palencia, Palencia, Castilla y León, Spain

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.

Filmography

57 credits
Talk to Her

Talk to Her

Movie • 2002

Ángela

Sex and Lucía

Sex and Lucía

Movie • 2001

Belén

Savage Grace

Savage Grace

Movie • 2007

Blanca

Fragile

Fragile

Movie • 2005

Helen Perez

Cairo Time

Cairo Time

Movie • 2009

Kathryn

Van Helsing

Van Helsing

Movie • 2004

Aleera

Walking Vengeance

Walking Vengeance

Movie • 2008

Ana

In the Land of Women

In the Land of Women

Movie • 2007

Sofia Buñuel

Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer

Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer

Movie • 2006

Angélica de Alquézar

Mesrine: Killer Instinct

Mesrine: Killer Instinct

Movie • 2008

Sofia

Two Tough Guys

Two Tough Guys

Movie • 2003

Tatiana

Point Blank

Point Blank

Movie • 2010

Nadia Pierret

Hierro

Hierro

Movie • 2009

Maria

The Skin I Live In

The Skin I Live In

Movie • 2011

Vera Cruz / Gal

Room in Rome

Room in Rome

Movie • 2010

Alba

Dead Fish

Dead Fish

Movie • 2005

Mimi

Sons of the Clouds: The Last Colony

Sons of the Clouds: The Last Colony

Movie • 2012

Self

Black Tears

Black Tears

Movie • 1998

Alicia

Rancour

Rancour

Movie • 2002

Esther

The Blue Room

The Blue Room

Movie • 2002

Ana

The Chalk Line

The Chalk Line

Movie • 2022

Paula

Miguel and William

Miguel and William

Movie • 2007

Leonor

I Thought It Was a Party

I Thought It Was a Party

Movie • 2013

Ana

Wiped-Out Footprints

Wiped-Out Footprints

Movie • 1999

Rosa

They Are All Dead

They Are All Dead

Movie • 2014

Lupe

Swung

Swung

Movie • 2015

Alice López

The Infiltrator

The Infiltrator

Movie • 2016

Gloria Alcaino

The Winter of the Anjanas

The Winter of the Anjanas

Movie • 2000

Adelaida

Family

Family

Movie • 1996

Luna

Fatum

Fatum

Movie • 2023

Costa

Far from the Sea

Far from the Sea

Movie • 2015

Marina

The Memory of Water

The Memory of Water

Movie • 2015

Amanda

The Making of The Skin I Live In

The Making of The Skin I Live In

Movie • 2012

Self

Zip & Zap and the Captain's Island

Zip & Zap and the Captain's Island

Movie • 2016

Señorita Pam

Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman

Movie • 2017

Dr. Maru

Finisterre, donde termina el mundo

Finisterre, donde termina el mundo

Movie • 1999

Laura

África

África

Movie • 1996

África

Ana y Manuel

Ana y Manuel

Movie • 2005

Ana

The Summit

The Summit

Movie • 2017

Claudia Klein

9

9

Movie • 2009

What Makes Women Laugh?

What Makes Women Laugh?

Movie • 1997

Catalina Bayarri

Grandes ocasiones

Grandes ocasiones

Movie • 1998

Susy

El árbol del penitente

El árbol del penitente

Movie • 2000

Sonsoles

Don't Tempt Me

Don't Tempt Me

Movie • 2001

Pili

Rifkin’s Festival

Rifkin’s Festival

Movie • 2020

Jo Rojas

Rosebush Pruning

Rosebush Pruning

Movie • 2026

Emma

Cómo conseguir un papel en Hollywood

Cómo conseguir un papel en Hollywood

Movie • 2007

Self

Hermanas

Hermanas

Movie

Fleeting Lies

Fleeting Lies

TV • 2023

Lucía

Past Lies

Past Lies

TV • 2024

Rita

Jett

Jett

TV • 2019

María

La resistencia

La resistencia

TV • 2018

Self - Guest

Three Days of Christmas

Three Days of Christmas

TV • 2019

Esther, young

Lo + plus

Lo + plus

TV • 1995

Self - Guest

Professionals

Professionals

TV • 2020

Graciela Davila

Late Xou con Marc Giró

Late Xou con Marc Giró

TV • 2023

Self - Guest

Innate

Innate

TV • 2025

Sara