
Elena Anaya
Biography
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.
Filmography

El árbol del penitente
2000 · 10.0

Talk to Her
2002 · 7.6

The Skin I Live In
2011 · 7.5

Family
1996 · 7.4

Mesrine: Killer Instinct
2008 · 7.3

Wonder Woman
2017 · 7.2

Jett
2019 · 6.8

Three Days of Christmas
2019 · 6.8

Sex and Lucía
2001 · 6.7

Past Lies
2024 · 6.7

The Infiltrator
2016 · 6.7

The Blue Room
2002 · 6.6

Point Blank
2010 · 6.6

Rancour
2002 · 6.6

Innate
2025 · 6.6

Fragile
2005 · 6.5

Fleeting Lies
2023 · 6.5

Wiped-Out Footprints
1999 · 6.5

Van Helsing
2004 · 6.4

Room in Rome
2010 · 6.4

The Chalk Line
2022 · 6.4

África
1996 · 6.3

The Memory of Water
2015 · 6.3

Fatum
2023 · 6.3

Professionals
2020 · 6.1

Rifkin's Festival
2020 · 6.1

Zip & Zap and the Captain's Island
2016 · 6.1

They Are All Dead
2014 · 6.0

Cairo Time
2009 · 6.0

What Makes Women Laugh?
1997 · 6.0

Ana y Manuel
2005 · 6.0

Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer
2006 · 5.9

In the Land of Women
2007 · 5.9

The Summit
2017 · 5.9

Black Tears
1998 · 5.8

Grandes ocasiones
1998 · 5.7

Miguel and William
2007 · 5.7

Savage Grace
2007 · 5.7

Rosebush Pruning
2026 · 5.7

Don't Tempt Me
2001 · 5.6

Hierro
2009 · 5.6

Dead Fish
2005 · 5.6

Swung
2015 · 5.4

Walking Vengeance
2008 · 5.4

Two Tough Guys
2003 · 5.2

I Thought It Was a Party
2013 · 5.0

The Winter of the Anjanas
2000 · 4.9

Far from the Sea
2015 · 4.6

Finisterre, donde termina el mundo
1999 · 4.4

9
2009 · 3.7

Sisters
2026 · 0.0
Inheritance
— · 0.0
Interference
— · 0.0