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