Elena Anaya
Elena Anaya (born July 17, 1975) is a Spanish actress whose career dates back to 1995.
Anaya was born in Palencia, Spain. 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 mainstream 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 | Habitación en Roma | Julio Medem | announced |
| Cairo Time | Ruba Nadda | post-production | |
| 2008 | Sólo quiero caminar | Agustín Díaz Yanes | post-production |
| 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 | ||
| 1996 | África | Alfonso Ungría |
Awards
Barcelona Film Awards
- 2006 - Best Actress for Fragile (nominated)
Goya Awards
- 2002 - Best Supporting Actress for Lucía y el sexo (nominated)
Spanish Actors Union
- 2002 - Film: Supporting Performance for Lucía y el sexo (won)