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Elena Anaya

Spanish actress

Elena Anaya
Summary

Spanish actress

FieldValue
nameElena Anaya
imageGoyas 2024 - Elena Anaya.jpg
captionAnaya in 2024
birth_nameElena Anaya Gutiérrez
birth_date
birth_placePalencia, Spain
occupationActress
years_active1995–present
partnerTina Afugu Cordero
children1

Elena Anaya Gutiérrez (born 17 July 1975) is a Spanish actress. She garnered public recognition in Spain for her performance in Sex and Lucia (2001), which also earned her a nomination to the Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress. She starred in The Skin I Live In (2011), for which she won the Goya Award for Best Actress. She is also known for her roles as one of Dracula's brides in Van Helsing (2004), the Spanish tourist in Room in Rome (2010) and Doctor Poison in Wonder Woman (2017).

Early life

Anaya was born in Palencia, Spain. She is the youngest of three children. Her mother, Elena (Nena), is a housewife who later owned a boarding house in Palencia. Her father, Juan José Anaya Gómez (1934–2011), was an industrial engineer.

Career

Anaya moved to Cádiz to train as an actress, after which she landed roles in África (her film debut) and Familia.

She first received international attention in 2001 for her role in the sexually explicit drama Sex and Lucia. She also had a small part the year after in Almodóvar's Talk to Her.

Her best-known Hollywood film role was as Aleera, one of Dracula's brides in 2004's Van Helsing. That same year, Anaya was named as one of European films' Shooting Stars by European Film Promotion.

In 2006, Anaya appeared in Justin Timberlake's music video for his single, "SexyBack".

Anaya at the 2010 Malaga Film Festival

She played supporting roles in international films such as Savage Grace (2007) and Cairo Time (2009), and then starring roles in 2010's Room in Rome and Almodóvar's 2011 The Skin I Live In.

In 2017, Anaya appeared as Doctor Poison in the superhero blockbuster film, Wonder Woman.

Personal life

Anaya is a lesbian. Anaya and director were reportedly in a relationship from 2008 to 2013.

In November 2016, it was announced that Anaya was expecting her first child with her partner, Tina Afugu Cordero, a costume designer. In February 2017, Anaya gave birth to their son.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996ÁfricaÁfrica
1997FamiliaLuna
1998Grandes ocasionesSusy
Lágrimas negras (Black Tears)Alicia
Finisterre, donde termina el mundoLaura
1999Las huellas borradas (Fading Memories)Rosa
2000El árbol del penitenteSonsoles
El invierno de las anjanas (The Winter of the Fairies)Adelaida
2001Lucía y el sexo (Sex and Lucia)Belén
Sin noticias de Dios (Don't Tempt Me)Pili
2002La habitación azul (The Blue Room)Ana
Hable con ella (Talk to Her)Ángela
Rencor (Rencor)Esther
2003Dos tipos duros (Two Tough Guys)Tatiana
2004Van HelsingAleera second bride
Ana y ManuelAna
2005FragileHelen Perez
Dead FishMimi
2006AlatristeAngélica de Alquézar
Stage KissNatalia
2007Savage GraceBlanca
Miguel & WilliamLeonor
In the Land of WomenSofia Buñuel
2008Sólo quiero caminarAna
Mesrine: L'Instinct De MortSofia
2009HierroMaría
Cairo TimeKathryn
2010Habitación en Roma (Room in Rome)Alba
Point BlankNadia Pierret
2011La piel que habito (The Skin I Live In)Vera Cruz
2012Hijos de las nubes, la última colonia (Sons of the Clouds: The Last Colony)Narrator
2013Pensé que iba a haber fiestaAna
2014Todos están muertos (They Are All Dead)Lupe
2015Lejos del marMarina
La memoria del agua (The Memory of Water)Amanda
SwungAlice
2016The InfiltratorGloria Alcaino
Zipi y Zape y la isla del capitán (Zip & Zap and the Captain's Island)Miss Pam
2017La cordillera (The Summit)Claudia Klein
Wonder WomanIsabel Maru / Doctor Poison
2020Rifkin's FestivalJo Rojas
2022Jaula (The Chalk Line)Paula
2023FatumComisaria Costa
TBAFilming
(Sisters)Chelo

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2024Las largas sombras (Past Lies)Rita
Innato (Innate)Sara

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
16th Goya AwardsBest Supporting ActressSex and Lucia
11th Actors Union AwardsBest Film Performance in a Secondary Role
Sitges Film FestivalBest ActressHierro
25th Goya AwardsBest ActressRoom in Rome
20th Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest Film Actress in a Leading Role
26th Goya AwardsBest ActressThe Skin I Live In
21st Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest Film Actress in a Leading Role
17th Málaga Film FestivalSilver Biznaga for Best ActressThey Are All Dead
2nd Feroz AwardsBest Main Actress in a Film
29th Goya AwardsBest Actress
24th Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest Film Actress in a Leading Role
3rd Platino AwardsBest ActressThe Memory of Water
26th Iris AwardsBest ActressPast Lies

References

References

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