Biography and filmography

Elena Anaya

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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Movies (50)

Sisters

Sisters

2026 · Marta

Rosebush Pruning

Rosebush Pruning

2026 · Emma

Fatum

Fatum

2023 · Costa

The Chalk Line

The Chalk Line

2022 · Paula

Rifkin's Festival

Rifkin's Festival

2020 · Jo Rojas

The Summit

The Summit

2017 · Claudia Klein

Mujer Maravilla

Mujer Maravilla

2017 · Dr. Maru

Zip & Zap and the Captain's Island

Zip & Zap and the Captain's Island

2016 · Señorita Pam

El infiltrado

El infiltrado

2016 · Gloria Alcaino

Far from the Sea

Far from the Sea

2015 · Marina

The Memory of Water

The Memory of Water

2015 · Amanda

Swung

Swung

2015 · Alice López, Producer

They Are All Dead

They Are All Dead

2014 · Lupe

I Thought It Was a Party

I Thought It Was a Party

2013 · Ana

Sons of the Clouds: The Last Colony

Sons of the Clouds: The Last Colony

2012 · Self

The Making of The Skin I Live In

The Making of The Skin I Live In

2012 · Self

The Skin I Live In

The Skin I Live In

2011 · Vera Cruz / Gal

Point Blank

Point Blank

2010 · Nadia Pierret

Room in Rome

Room in Rome

2010 · Alba

Cairo Time

Cairo Time

2009 · Kathryn

Hierro

Hierro

2009 · Maria

9

9

2009

Walking Vengeance

Walking Vengeance

2008 · Ana

Mesrine: Killer Instinct

Mesrine: Killer Instinct

2008 · Sofia

Savage Grace

Savage Grace

2007 · Blanca

Entre mujeres

Entre mujeres

2007 · Sofia Buñuel

Miguel and William

Miguel and William

2007 · Leonor

Cómo conseguir un papel en Hollywood

Cómo conseguir un papel en Hollywood

2007 · Self

Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer

Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer

2006 · Angélica de Alquézar

Fragile

Fragile

2005 · Helen Perez

Dead Fish

Dead Fish

2005 · Mimi

Ana y Manuel

Ana y Manuel

2005 · Ana

Van Helsing: Cazador de monstruos

Van Helsing: Cazador de monstruos

2004 · Aleera

Two Tough Guys

Two Tough Guys

2003 · Tatiana

Rancour

Rancour

2002 · Esther

The Blue Room

The Blue Room

2002 · Ana

Talk to Her

Talk to Her

2002 · Ángela

Don't Tempt Me

Don't Tempt Me

2001 · Pili

Sex and Lucía

Sex and Lucía

2001 · Belén

The Winter of the Anjanas

The Winter of the Anjanas

2000 · Adelaida

El árbol del penitente

El árbol del penitente

2000 · Sonsoles

Wiped-Out Footprints

Wiped-Out Footprints

1999 · Rosa

Finisterre, donde termina el mundo

Finisterre, donde termina el mundo

1999 · Laura

Black Tears

Black Tears

1998 · Alicia

Grandes ocasiones

Grandes ocasiones

1998 · Susy

What Makes Women Laugh?

What Makes Women Laugh?

1997 · Catalina Bayarri

Family

Family

1996 · Luna

África

África

1996 · África

Inheritance

Inheritance

Interference

Interference

TV shows (9)