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).
For many of those who realize their calling in life at
an early age, the world is wide open with success and
opportunity at every turn. When Spanish actress Elena
Anaya felt that her talents gravitated toward a life on
the stage and screen, the aspiring young actress spared
precious little time in getting herself prepared for
life in the limelight -- a fact that no doubt played a
part in her being named one of European Films' Shooting
Stars during the 2004 European Film Promotion campaign.
A relatively new face to stateside audiences at the time
of her international debut in 2004's Van Helsing, Anaya
was soon climbing the latter to international success
with subsequent roles opposite such screen heavies as
Gary Oldman (Dead Fish) and Viggo Mortensen (Alatriste).
A native of Palencia, Spain, whose early childhood was
spent practicing karate at the Okinawa Gymnasium and
climbing mountains, Anaya opted out of Cadiz School in
1996 -- choosing instead to join the Real Escuela
Superior de Arte Dramático de Madrid and study under
actor Manuel Morón. Following her feature debut in the
1996 drama África, Anaya continued to impress with
supporting roles in such features as Black Tears and
Wiped-Out Footprints.
A turn opposite handsome Spanish leading man Eduardo
Noriega in the 2000 romantic drama El Invierno de las
Anajanas showed great promise for the burgeoning
actress, with a role in the erotic arthouse drama Sex
and Lucia earning her a Goya nomination for Best
Supporting Actress.
As her profile continued to increase
thanks to roles in such features as The Blue Room and
Pedro Almadóvar's Talk to Her, it seemed only a matter
of time before Anaya's popularity went international.
Though her role as Dracula's most possessive bride in
2004's Van Helsing may have offered her little chance to
shine amongst the massive CG-overload, audiences could
rest assured that they would be seeing plenty more of
the Spanish beauty when it was announced that she would
be appearing in both the 2004 action comedy Dead Fish
and the 2005 period adventure Alatriste.
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.
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