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