Elena Anaya Biography

Elena Anaya
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Elena Anaya
Born July 17, 1975 (1975-07-17) (age 34)
Palencia, Castilla y León, Spain

Elena Anaya (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 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.

Filmography

Year Title Directed by Notes
2009 Room in Rome Julio Medem filming
Hierro Gabe Ibanez post-production
Cairo Time Ruba Nadda post-production
2008 Sólo quiero caminar Agustín Díaz Yanes
L'instinct de mort Jean-François Richet
2007 Savage Grace Tom Kalin
Miguel & William Inés París
In the Land of Women Jon Kasdan
2006 Alatriste Agustín Díaz Yanes
Stage Kiss Eduardo Carrillo
2005 Fragile Jaume Balagueró
Dead Fish Charley Stadler
2004 Van Helsing Stephen Sommers
Ana y Manuel Manuel Calvo Margallo
2003 Dos tipos duros Juan Martínez Moreno
2002 Sin noticias de Dios Agustín Díaz Yanes
La habitación azul Walter Doehner
Rencor Luis Miguel Albaladejo
Hable con ella Pedro Almodóvar
2001 Lucía y el sexo Julio Médem
2000 El árbol del penitente José Mª Borrell
El invierno de las anjanas Pedro Telechea
1999 Las huellas borradas Enrique Gabriel-Lipschutz
1998 Finisterre, donde termina el mundo Xavier Villaverde
Lágrimas negras Fernando Bauluz
1997 Grandes ocasiones Felipe Vega
Familia Fernando León de Aranoa
1990 África Jayson
Stage Kiss Eduardo Carrillo|-

Awards

Awards and Nominations
Year Awards Group Film Result
2002 Goya Awards Best Supporting Actress Lucía y el sexo (2002) Nominated
Spanish Actors Union Film: Supporting Performance Won
2006 Barcelona Film Awards Best Actress Fragile (2005) Nominated


TRIVIA 2004: Named as one of European films' Shooting Stars by European Film Promotion.

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