Elena Anaya
Actor
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elena Anaya (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.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Elena Anaya, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography - Acting
Filters:
Job:
Rifkin's Festival (2020)
As: Jo Rojas
The story of a married American couple who go to the San Sebastian Film Festival. They get caught up in the magic of the festival, the beauty and charm of Spain and the fantasy of movies. She has an affair with a brilliant French movie director, and he falls in love with a beautiful Spanish woman who lives there.
Directed by: Woody Allen
Stars: Gina Gershon | Elena Anaya | Louis Garrel | Wallace Shawn | Enrique Arce
The Summit (2017)
As: Claudia Klein
At a Latin American Presidents’ Summit in Chile where the region’s alliances and geopolitical strategies are shaped, Hernán Blanco, the president of Argentina, lives a political and family drama. Through his son in law, he’s implicated in a corruption case. On her father’s call, Marina Blanco, attends the Summit to find protection, to earn time and to negotiate a way out. That past once calm and ...
Runtime: 114 min.
Directed by: Santiago Mitre
Stars: Elena Anaya | Ricardo Darín | Érica Rivas | Dolores Fonzi | Gerardo Romano
Wonder Woman (2017)
As: Dr. Maru
An Amazon princess comes to the world of Man in the grips of the First World War to confront the forces of evil and bring an end to human conflict.
Runtime: 141 min.
Directed by: Patty Jenkins
Stars: Connie Nielsen | Robin Wright | Danny Huston | Chris Pine | Gal Gadot
Zip & Zap and the Captain's Island (2016)
As: Señorita Pam
Naughty brothers Zip and Zap finds themselves in a home for lost children that might just be haunted. Will they ever escape?
Runtime: 105 min.
Directed by: Oskar Santos
Stars: Elena Anaya | Goizalde Núñez | Teo Planell | Toni Gómez | Iria Castellano
The Infiltrator (2016)
As: Gloria Alcaino
A U.S Customs official uncovers a massive money laundering scheme involving Pablo Escobar.
Runtime: 127 min.
Directed by: Brad Furman
Stars: Bryan Cranston | Daniel Mays | John Leguizamo | Benjamin Bratt | Diane Kruger
Far from the Sea (2015)
As: Marina
A love story between a terrorist and his victim.
Runtime: 105 min.
Directed by: Imanol Uribe
Stars: Elena Anaya | Eduard Fernández | José Luis García Pérez | Verónica Moral | Ignacio Mateos
The Memory of Water (2015)
As: Amanda
After the tragic loss of their 4-year-old son, Javier and Amanda struggle to make sense of their lives together.
Runtime: 88 min.
Directed by: Matías Bize
Stars: Elena Anaya | Sergio Hernández | Benjamín Vicuña | Néstor Cantillana | Etienne Bobenrieth
Swung (2015)
As: Alice López
David’s life is on the slide: he’s broke, in the middle of a divorce and ‘can’t get it up’. His girlfriend, Alice, is his rock, but the magazine she writes for is going down and the pressure is on to find a story. While job hunting online, David stumbles across the perfect antidote to his boredom: a ‘Swingers’ site. The resulting inbox of lewd invitations ...
Runtime: 87 min.
Directed by: Colin Kennedy
Stars: Elena Anaya | Elizabeth McGovern | Shauna Macdonald | Steven Cree | Owen McDonnell
Todos están muertos (2014)
As: Lupe
Just by watching Lupe stuck at home in her robe and slippers, no one would will guess that in the 80's she was a rock star. Gone are the times of concerts, fame and success. Agoraphobia does not let her leave home. She depends entirely on Paquita, his mother, a superstitious Mexican, with a huge heart, which not only takes care of his daughter but also her teenage grandson. The problem is that Paquita is ...
Runtime: 93 min.
Directed by: Beatriz Sanchís
Stars: Nahuel Pérez Biscayart | Elena Anaya | Angélica Aragón | Patrick Criado | Macarena García
Pensé que iba a haber fiesta (2013)
As: Ana
The Argentinian filmmaker Victoria Galardi presents her new work, presented in the Co-production Forum at the 60th edition of the Festival. This Spain-Argentina co-production tells the tale of Ana, a woman who has a love affair with her best friend's ex-husband. A film about the search for love, friendship, loneliness, fear, guilt, the world of women...
Runtime: 85 min.
Directed by: Victoria Galardi
Stars: Elena Anaya | Esteban Lamothe | Esteban Bigliardi | Valeria Bertuccelli | Fernán Mirás
Sons of the Clouds: The Last Colony (2012)
As: Self
A look at how colonization of the Western Sahara has left nearly nearly 200,000 people living in refugee camps.
Runtime: 81 min.
Directed by: Álvaro Longoria
Stars: Elena Anaya | Carlos Bardem | Javier Bardem | Álvaro Longoria | Manu Chao
The Skin I Live In (2011)
As: Vera Cruz
A brilliant plastic surgeon creates a synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession.
Runtime: 120 min.
Directed by: Pedro Almodóvar
Stars: Elena Anaya | Antonio Banderas | Roberto Álamo | Marisa Paredes | Jan Cornet
Point Blank (2010)
As: Nadia Pierret
Samuel Pierret is a nurse who saves the wrong guy – a thief whose henchmen take Samuel's pregnant wife hostage to force him to spring their boss from the hospital. A race through the subways and streets of Paris ensues, and the body count rises. Can Samuel evade the cops and the criminal underground and deliver his beloved to safety?
Runtime: 81 min.
Directed by: Fred Cavayé
Stars: Mireille Perrier | Roschdy Zem | Gilles Lellouche | Gérard Lanvin | Elena Anaya
Hierro (2010)
As: Maria
Traveling on a ferry heading to the island of Hierro where they will spend their holidays, Mary loses her son Diego, and no one can explain what happened. Six months later, Maria struggles to overcome the pain of loss and continue his life. Then, you receive an unexpected phone call: they found the body of a child, so it must return to the island. There, in the suggestive and disturbing ...
Runtime: 94 min.
Directed by: Gabe Ibáñez
Stars: Tomás del Estal | Elena Anaya | Jon Ariño | Miriam Correa | Hugo Arbues
Room in Rome (2010)
As: Alba
A hotel room in the center of Rome serves as the setting for two young and recently acquainted women to have a physical adventure that touches their very souls.
Runtime: 109 min.
Directed by: Julio Médem
Stars: Elena Anaya | Natasha Yarovenko | Enrico Lo Verso | Najwa Nimri | Ander Malles
Cairo Time (2009)
As: Kathryn
In Cairo on her own as she waits for her husband, Juliette finds herself caught in a whirlwind romance with his friend Tareq, a retired cop. As Tareq escorts Juliette around the city, they find themselves in the middle of a brief affair that catches them both unawares.
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Ruba Nadda
Stars: Patricia Clarkson | Alexander Siddig | Elena Anaya | Amina Annabi | Tom McCamus
9 (2009)
Directed by: Candela Peña
Stars: Elena Anaya | Francisco Boira | Pilar Castro | Pablo Cavestany | Santiago Chávarri 'Aco'
Just Walking (2008)
As: Ana
Frantic to be free of Felix, her wealthy but drunken and violent drug-lord husband, Ana (Elena Anaya) tricks her fresh-from-prison sister, Aurora (Ariadna Gil), and two other ex-partners in crime into coming to her aid. Now that their crew is reassembled, the women begin planning a heist that will rid Ana of Felix and net them enough cash to be set for life.
Runtime: 129 min.
Directed by: Agustín Díaz Yanes
Stars: Diego Luna | Pilar López de Ayala | Elena Anaya | Victoria Abril | Ariadna Gil
Mesrine Part 1: Killer Instinct (2008)
As: Sofia
Jacques Mesrine, a loyal son and dedicated soldier, is back home and living with his parents after serving in the Algerian War. Soon he is seduced by the neon glamour of sixties Paris and the easy money it presents. Mentored by Guido, Mesrine turns his back on middle class law-abiding and soon moves swiftly up the criminal ladder.
Runtime: 113 min.
Directed by: Jean-François Richet
Stars: Gérard Depardieu | Vincent Cassel | Gilles Lellouche | Roy Dupuis | Cécile de France
Savage Grace (2007)
As: Blanca
This examination of a famous scandal from the 1970s explores the relationship between Barbara Baekeland and her only son, Antony. Barbara, a lonely social climber unhappily married to the wealthy but remote plastics heir Brooks Baekeland, dotes on Antony, who is homosexual. As Barbara tries to "cure" Antony of his sexuality -- sometimes by seducing him herself -- the groundwork is ...
Runtime: 97 min.
Directed by: Tom Kalin
Stars: Elena Anaya | Julianne Moore | Stephen Dillane | Eddie Redmayne | Anne Reid
In the Land of Women (2007)
As: Sofia Buñuel
After a bad breakup with his girlfriend leaves him heartbroken, Carter Webb moves to Michigan to take care of his ailing grandmother. Once there, he gets mixed up in the lives of the mother and daughters who live across the street.
Runtime: 97 min.
Directed by: Jon Kasdan
Stars: Adam Brody | Kristen Stewart | Olympia Dukakis | Meg Ryan | JoBeth Williams
Miguel and William (2007)
As: Leonor
A romantic comedy inventing a friendship between Cervantes and Shakespeare who both fall in love with a beautiful Spanish woman.
Runtime: 102 min.
Directed by: Inés París
Stars: Elena Anaya | Geraldine Chaplin | Juan Luis Galiardo | Will Kemp
Alatriste (2006)
As: Angélica de Alquézar
In 17th century Spain Diego Alatriste, a brave and heroic soldier, is fighting in his King's army in the Flandes region. His best mate, Balboa, falls in a trap and, near to death, asks Diego to look after his son and teach him to be a soldier.
Runtime: 145 min.
Directed by: Agustín Díaz Yanes
Stars: Viggo Mortensen | Unax Ugalde | Elena Anaya | Eduard Fernández | Eduardo Noriega
Fragile (2005)
As: Helen Perez
Haunted by memories of a patient's death, a nurse takes a job at an antiquated hospital for children. Soon she learns that the kids fear a ghost that prowls the floors and will not allow anyone to leave. Amy tries to protect them and convince the other staffers of the evil that lurks there.
Runtime: 101 min.
Directed by: Jaume Balagueró
Stars: Colin McFarlane | Richard Roxburgh | Elena Anaya | Gemma Jones | Calista Flockhart
Dead Fish (2005)
As: Mimi
Gary Oldman is Lynch, a strangely charming hit man in this explosively funny dark comedy in the tradition of Snatch and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. With an all-star cast including Terence Stamp, Elena Anaya, Robert Carlyle and Billy Zane, Dead Fish is a chaotic tale of criminals looking for love, money and revenge that will have you falling out of your chair laughing!
Runtime: 98 min.
Directed by: Charley Stadler
Stars: Gary Oldman | Robert Carlyle | Cassandra Bell | Anouska Bolton Lee | John Pearson
Ana y Manuel (2005)
As: Ana
Ana has just been dumped by her boyfriend Manuel. While living with her, he never let her own a pet because he thought it was cruel for the animal and not very hygienic. Once he even convinced her to get rid of a turtle that was given to her as a birthday present. But now she has decided to get a puppy, partly as revenge for leaving her and partly to help her forget about him. She names him "Man" because ...
Runtime: 11 min.
Directed by: Manuel Calvo
Stars: Diego Martín | Elena Anaya
Van Helsing (2004)
As: Aleera
Famed monster slayer Gabriel Van Helsing is dispatched to Transylvania to assist the last of the Valerious bloodline in defeating Count Dracula. Anna Valerious reveals that Dracula has formed an unholy alliance with Dr. Frankenstein's monster and is hell-bent on exacting a centuries-old curse on her family.
Runtime: 131 min.
Directed by: Stephen Sommers
Stars: David Wenham | Elena Anaya | Kate Beckinsale | Hugh Jackman | Will Kemp
Two Tough Guys (2003)
As: Tatiana
Two botcher killers, Paco and Alex carry out a crime caper. Later on, they are joined by Tatiana - a young whore, who shows great love for Alex. In pursuing its objective the losers will face a group of murderers, a butcher with dark business, a nasty gangster and a lot more...
Runtime: 99 min.
Directed by: Juan Martínez Moreno
Stars: Elena Anaya | Jordi Vilches | Joan Crosas | Antonio Resines | Rosa Maria Sardà
Don't Tempt Me (2003)
As: Pili
Two angels, one from the heaven and one from the hell, come to earth to save the soul of a boxer.
Runtime: 112 min.
Directed by: Agustín Díaz Yanes
Stars: Elsa Pataky | Gael García Bernal | Penélope Cruz | Victoria Abril | Demián Bichir
Rancour (2002)
As: Esther
When Chelo Zamora, middling singer, agreed to spend the summer working in restaurants in the Valencian beach Cullera, could not imagine being reunited with Toni, a guy who shares a dark past. Moved by his desire for revenge, Chelo attempt to ruin his life: get him to break with his girlfriend Esther, who loses his job and returning the police on her trail.
Runtime: 106 min.
Directed by: Miguel Albaladejo
Stars: Elena Anaya | Jorge Perugorría | Lolita Flores | Mar Regueras | Jorge Alcázar
The Blue Room (2002)
As: Ana
Runtime: 104 min.
Directed by: Walter Doehner
Stars: Elena Anaya | Mario Iván Martínez | Patricia Llaca | Margarita Sanz | Juan Manuel Bernal
Talk to Her (2002)
As: Ángela
Two men share an odd friendship while they care for two women who are both in deep comas.
Runtime: 112 min.
Directed by: Pedro Almodóvar
Stars: Leonor Watling | Darío Grandinetti | Javier Cámara | Mariola Fuentes | Rosario Flores
Sex and Lucia (2001)
As: Belén
Various lives converge on an isolated island, all connected by an author whose novel has become inextricably entwined with his own life.
Runtime: 128 min.
Directed by: Julio Médem
Stars: Elena Anaya | Najwa Nimri | Tristán Ulloa | Paz Vega | Daniel Freire
El invierno de las anjanas (2000)
As: Adelaida
A young worker enjoying an affair with an upper class beauty, Adelaida, is drafted by the Spanish Army to fight in the Cuban War of Independence. After Adelaida receives an unusual announcement regarding her lover's death in combat, she refuses to believe the loss of her lover. Her class-conscious family, led by her jealous sister Maria, believes that Adelaida has lost her mind and places Adelaida in ...
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Pedro Telechea
Stars: Juan Diego | Elena Anaya | Elvira Mínguez | Eduardo Noriega
El árbol del penitente (2000)
As: Sonsoles
Stars: Elena Anaya | Alfredo Landa | Javier Manrique | Bruto Pomeroy | Idelfonso Tamayo
Las huellas borradas (1999)
As: Rosa
Manuel is a Spanish writer who has emigrated to Argentina. He hears that his childhood village in Spain is to be turned into a reservoir, and returns for one last trip. There he meets widow Virginia, an old love, and begins to hope that he might reignite the flame between them. As old secrets are revealed, the villagers must come to terms with their imminent loss and the drowning of their home.
Runtime: 98 min.
Directed by: Enrique Gabriel
Stars: Federico Luppi | Asunción Balaguer | Elena Anaya | Héctor Alterio | Mercedes Sampietro
Finisterre, donde termina el mundo (1999)
As: Laura
Directed by: Xavier Villaverde
Stars: Elena Anaya | Enrique Alcides | Geraldine Chaplin | Nancho Novo | Chete Lera
Black tears (1998)
As: Alicia
A mentally unbalanced woman captures the heart of an already-engaged admirer.
Runtime: 104 min.
Directed by: Ricardo Franco | Fernando Bauluz
Stars: Fele Martínez | Elena Anaya | Ana Risueño | Elvira Mínguez | Ariadna Gil
Grandes ocasiones (1998)
As: Susy
Directed by: Felipe Vega
Stars: Leonor Watling | Alex Angulo | Rosa Maria Sardà | Andrés Pajares | David Zarzo
What Makes Women Laugh? (1997)
As: Catalina Bayarri
Luci (Verónica Forqué), Graci (Candela Peña) and Mar (Adriana Ozores), three sisters that make a comedy trio, go to the wedding of their father with a woman who is 45 years younger than him. During the feast Luci's husband dies in an accident. Despite the tragedy, the trio have to fulfill their commitment acting during August in Benidorm. The widow discovers thanks to a notebook that her husband ...
Runtime: 109 min.
Directed by: Joaquín Oristrell
Stars: Adriana Ozores | Candela Peña | Verónica Forqué | Jorge Sanz | François-Eric Gendron
Family (1996)
As: Luna
Santiago wakes up like any other morning. He goes down to the kitchen and his whole family is waiting for him: it's his birthday. They all sing "Happy Birthday to You" and give him presents. But when he opens the present of his youngest son, he gets angry and says he doesn't like it. The boy starts crying and saying that he loves him, but Santiago answers that he doesn't believe him and ...
Runtime: 98 min.
Directed by: Fernando León de Aranoa
Stars: Elena Anaya | Juan Luis Galiardo | Ágata Lys | Chete Lera | Amparo Muñoz
África (1996)
As: África
Martín (Zoe Berriatúa) is a teenager living in the San Blas district of Madrid. He is upset with his father Arturo (Imanol Arias) because he blames him for his mother's death. With the help of his girlfriend África (Elena Anaya), who will become his stepsister, he tries to get revenge on him.
Runtime: 95 min.
Directed by: Alfonso Ungría
Stars: Imanol Arias | Elena Anaya | Julie Carmen | Chema Muñoz | Zoe Berriatúa