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.
Known For
Room in Rome
La resistencia
Wonder Woman
Van Helsing
Rosebush Pruning
The Skin I Live In
Sex and Lucía
Jett
All Movies (50)
- Rosebush Pruning2026 · as Emma
- Fatum2023 · as Costa
- The Chalk Line2022 · as Paula
- Rifkin’s Festival2020 · as Jo Rojas
- The Summit2017 · as Claudia Klein
- Wonder Woman2017 · as Dr. Maru
- Zip & Zap and the Captain's Island2016 · as Señorita Pam
- The Infiltrator2016 · as Gloria Alcaino
- Far from the Sea2015 · as Marina
- The Memory of Water2015 · as Amanda
- Swung2015 · as Alice López
- They Are All Dead2014 · as Lupe
- I Thought It Was a Party2013 · as Ana
- Sons of the Clouds: The Last Colony2012 · as Self
- The Making of The Skin I Live In2012 · as Self
- The Skin I Live In2011 · as Vera Cruz / Gal
- Point Blank2010 · as Nadia Pierret
- Room in Rome2010 · as Alba
- Cairo Time2009 · as Kathryn
- Hierro2009 · as Maria
- 92009
- Walking Vengeance2008 · as Ana
- Mesrine: Killer Instinct2008 · as Sofia
- Savage Grace2007 · as Blanca
- In the Land of Women2007 · as Sofia Buñuel
- Miguel and William2007 · as Leonor
- Cómo conseguir un papel en Hollywood2007 · as Self
- Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer2006 · as Angélica de Alquézar
- Fragile2005 · as Helen Perez
- Dead Fish2005 · as Mimi
- Ana y Manuel2005 · as Ana
- Van Helsing2004 · as Aleera
- Two Tough Guys2003 · as Tatiana
- Rancour2002 · as Esther
- The Blue Room2002 · as Ana
- Talk to Her2002 · as Ángela
- Don't Tempt Me2001 · as Pili
- Sex and Lucía2001 · as Belén
- The Winter of the Anjanas2000 · as Adelaida
- El árbol del penitente2000 · as Sonsoles
- Wiped-Out Footprints1999 · as Rosa
- Finisterre, donde termina el mundo1999 · as Laura
- Black Tears1998 · as Alicia
- Grandes ocasiones1998 · as Susy
- What Makes Women Laugh?1997 · as Catalina Bayarri
- Family1996 · as Luna
- África1996 · as África
- Hermanas—
- Inheritance—
- Interference—
All TV Shows (9)
- Innate2025 · as Sara
- Past Lies2024 · as Rita
- Fleeting Lies2023 · as Lucía
- Late Xou con Marc Giró2023 · as Self - Guest
- Professionals2020 · as Graciela Davila
- Three Days of Christmas2019 · as Esther, young
- Jett2019 · as María
- La resistencia2018 · as Self - Guest
- Lo + plus1995 · as Self - Guest