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Elena Anaya

Acting Born Jul 17, 1975 Palencia, Palencia, Castilla y León, Spain 24 credits

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.

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Known for

Film

Room in Rome

as Alba

La resistencia

as Self - Guest
Film

Wonder Woman

as Dr. Maru
Film

Rosebush Pruning

as Emma

Full filmography

  • Room in Rome (2010) as Alba
  • La resistencia (2018) as Self - Guest
  • Wonder Woman (2017) as Dr. Maru
  • Van Helsing (2004) as Aleera
  • Rosebush Pruning (2026) as Emma
  • The Skin I Live In (2011) as Vera Cruz / Gal
  • Sex and Lucía (2001) as Belén
  • Jett (2019) as María
  • Professionals (2020) as Graciela Davila
  • Lo + plus (1995) as Self - Guest
  • Swung (2015) as Alice López
  • Late Xou con Marc Giró (2023) as Self - Guest
  • The Infiltrator (2016) as Gloria Alcaino
  • Innate (2025) as Sara
  • Savage Grace (2007) as Blanca
  • Talk to Her (2002) as Ángela
  • Past Lies (2024) as Rita
  • Fragile (2005) as Helen Perez
  • Rifkin’s Festival (2020) as Jo Rojas
  • The Chalk Line (2022) as Paula
  • Three Days of Christmas (2019) as Esther, young
  • Fleeting Lies (2023) as Lucía
  • In the Land of Women (2007) as Sofia Buñuel
  • Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2008) as Sofia