Elena Anaya
Biography
Elena Anaya is a Spanish actress born on July 17, 1975, in Palencia, Spain. She is the youngest of 5 children. Her acting career began in 1995. Anaya gained international attention in 2001 for her roles in the dramas Lucía y el sexo and Hable con ella. She also appeared in the 2004 film Van Helsing, playing a vampire. In 2004, she was named a Shooting Star by European Film Promotion. Additionally, she featured in Justin Timberlake's music video for his 2006 single, SexyBack. With a career spanning over two decades, Anaya has accumulated 59 acting credits.
Career overview
Elena Anaya is a Spanish actress born on July 17, 1975, in Palencia, Spain. Her acting career began in 1995. She gained international recognition in 2001 for her roles in the drama Lucía y el sexo and Pedro Almodóvar's Hable con ella.
Anaya's Hollywood film career includes a role in the 2004 film Van Helsing, where she played a character. She was 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.
Elena Anaya has been involved in the film industry for over two decades, with a career spanning 59 credits. She has worked in a variety of roles, showcasing her versatility as an actress. Born in Palencia, Spain, Anaya has established herself as a prominent figure in European cinema.
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- Rosebush Pruning (2026) as Emma
- Innate (2025) as Sara
- Past Lies (2024) as Rita
- Late Xou con Marc Giró (2023) as Self - Guest
- Fleeting Lies (2023) as Lucía
- Fatum (2023) as Costa
- The Chalk Line (2022) as Paula
- Professionals (2020) as Graciela Davila
- Professionals (2020) Executive Producer
- Rifkin's Festival (2020) as Jo Rojas
- Jett (2019) as María
- Three Days of Christmas (2019) as Esther, young
- La resistencia (2018) as Self - Guest
- Wonder Woman (2017) as Dr. Maru
- The Summit (2017) as Claudia Klein
- The Infiltrator (2016) as Gloria Alcaino
- Zip & Zap and the Captain's Island (2016) as Señorita Pam
- Swung (2015) as Alice López
- Swung (2015) Producer
- The Memory of Water (2015) as Amanda
- Far from the Sea (2015) as Marina
- They Are All Dead (2014) as Lupe
- I Thought It Was a Party (2013) as Ana
- The Making of The Skin I Live In (2012) as Self
- Sons of the Clouds: The Last Colony (2012) as Self
- The Skin I Live In (2011) as Vera Cruz / Gal
- Room in Rome (2010) as Alba
- Point Blank (2010) as Nadia Pierret
- Cairo Time (2009) as Kathryn
- Hierro (2009) as Maria
- 9 (2009)
- Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2008) as Sofia
- Walking Vengeance (2008) as Ana
- In the Land of Women (2007) as Sofia Buñuel
- Savage Grace (2007) as Blanca
- Miguel and William (2007) as Leonor
- Cómo conseguir un papel en Hollywood (2007) as Self
- Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer (2006) as Angélica de Alquézar
- Fragile (2005) as Helen Perez
- Dead Fish (2005) as Mimi
- Ana y Manuel (2005) as Ana
- Van Helsing (2004) as Aleera
- Two Tough Guys (2003) as Tatiana
- Talk to Her (2002) as Ángela
- The Blue Room (2002) as Ana
- Rancour (2002) as Esther
- Sex and Lucía (2001) as Belén
- Don't Tempt Me (2001) as Pili
- El árbol del penitente (2000) as Sonsoles
- The Winter of the Anjanas (2000) as Adelaida
- Wiped-Out Footprints (1999) as Rosa
- Finisterre, donde termina el mundo (1999) as Laura
- Black Tears (1998) as Alicia
- Grandes ocasiones (1998) as Susy
- What Makes Women Laugh? (1997) as Catalina Bayarri
- África (1996) as África
- Family (1996) as Luna
- Lo + plus (1995) as Self - Guest
- Hermanas
- Inheritance
- Interference