Elena Anaya Gutiérrez (born 17 July 1975) is a Spanish actress.
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Born | Elena Anaya Gutiérrez (1975-07-17) 17 July 1975 (age 47) Palencia, Spain |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1995–present |
Partner | Tina Afugu Cordero |
Children | 1 |
She garnered public recognition in Spain for her performance in Sex and Lucia (2001),[1] 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.[2][3] 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).
Anaya was born in Palencia, Spain.[2] 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.[4]
Anaya moved to Cádiz to train as an actress, after which she landed roles in África and Familia.[5]
She first received international attention in 2001 for her role in the sexually explicit drama Sex and Lucía.[6] She also had a small part the year after in Almodóvar's Talk to Her.[7]
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".[8]
After some "quiet" years playing supporting roles in international films such as Savage Grace (2007) and Cairo Time (2009), Anaya roared back into prominence with a starring role in 2010's Room in Rome, and then a return to Almodóvar in 2011's The Skin I Live In.
In 2017, Anaya appeared as Doctor Poison in the superhero blockbuster film, Wonder Woman.[9]
In August 2011, Spanish tabloid magazine Cuore published photographs of Anaya kissing director Beatriz Sanchís at a naturist beach in Menorca.[10][11] They were reportedly in a relationship from 2008 to 2013.[12][13]
In November 2016, it was announced that Anaya was expecting her first child with her partner, Tina Afugu Cordero, a costume designer.[14][15][16] In February 2017, Anaya gave birth to their son.[17]
Year | Title | Role |
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1995 | Adiós Naboelk | Amiga |
1996 | África | África |
Familia | Luna | |
1997 | Grandes ocasiones | Susy |
1998 | Finisterre, donde termina el mundo | Laura |
Lágrimas negras (Black Tears) | Alicia | |
1999 | Las huellas borradas (Fading Memories) | Rosa |
2000 | El árbol del penitente | Sonsoles |
El invierno de las anjanas | Adelaida | |
2001 | Lucía y el sexo | Belén |
2002 | Sin noticias de Dios | Pili |
La habitación azul | Ana | |
Rencor | Esther | |
Hable con ella | Ángela | |
2003 | Dos tipos duros | Tatiana |
2004 | Van Helsing | Aleera |
Ana y Manuel | Ana | |
2005 | Fragile | Helen Perez |
Dead Fish | Mimi | |
2006 | Alatriste | Angélica de Alquézar |
Stage Kiss | Natalia | |
2007 | Savage Grace | Blanca |
Miguel & William | Leonor | |
In the Land of Women | Sofia Buñuel | |
2008 | Sólo quiero caminar | Ana Rodríguez |
Mesrine: L'Instinct De Mort | Sofia | |
2009 | Hierro | María |
Cairo Time | Kathryn | |
2010 | Room in Rome | Alba |
Point Blank | Nadia Pierret | |
2011 | The Skin I Live In | Vera Cruz |
2012 | Sons of the Clouds: The Last Colony | Narrator |
2013 | Pensé que iba a haber fiesta | Ana |
2014 | Todos están muertos | Lupe |
2015 | Lejos del mar | Marina |
La memoria del agua | Amanda | |
Swung | Alice | |
2016 | Zipi y Zape y la isla del capitán | Miss Pam |
The Infiltrator | Gloria Alcaino | |
2017 | The Summit | Claudia Klein |
Wonder Woman | Isabel Maru / Doctor Poison | |
2020 | Rifkin's Festival | Jo Rojas |
Professionals | Graciela Davila | |
2022 | Jaula | Paula[18] |
Year | Awards | Group | Film | Result |
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2001 | Goya Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Lucía y el sexo | Nominated |
Spanish Actors Union | Film: Supporting Performance | Won | ||
2005 | Barcelona Film Awards | Best Actress | Fragile | Nominated |
2009 | Sitges Film Festival | Best Actress | Hierro | Won |
2010 | Goya Awards | Best Actress | Room in Rome | Nominated |
2011 | The Skin I Live In | Won | ||
2014 | Todos están muertos | Nominated | ||
2015 | Premios Platino | Best Actress | La memoria del agua | Nominated |
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Actors and Actresses Union Award for Best Film Actress in a Leading Role | |
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