Elena Anaya

Elena Anaya Biography

Elena Anaya Gutirrez (born July 17, 1975) is a Spanish actress whose career dates back to 1995. She starred alongside Antonio Banderas in Pedro Almodvar's The Skin I Live In. In 2010, she became widely known for her leading role in the erotic-lesbian romance film Habitacin en Roma (Room in Rome).

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 Jos Anaya Gmez (1934-2011), was an industrial engineer.

Career

Anaya first received international attention in 2001 for her role in the sexually explicit drama Sex and Luca. She also had a small part in Almodvar's Talk to Her.

Her best-known Hollywood film role was as 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.

After some "quiet" years playing supporting roles in international films such as Savage Grace and Cairo Time, Anaya roared back into prominence with a starring role in 2010's Room in Rome, and then a return to Almodvar in The Skin I Live In.

Personal life

In August 2011, Spanish tabloid magazine Cuore published photographs of Anaya kissing director Beatriz Sanchs at a naturist beach in Menorca. They were reportedly in a relationship from 2008 to 2013.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2017	Wonder Woman
2016	The Infiltrator
2014	Todos estn muertos
2013	Pens que iba a haber fiesta
2012	Sons of the Clouds: The Last Colony	Narrator
2011	The Skin I Live In	Vera Cruz
2010	Room in Rome	Alba
2010	Point Blank	Nadia Pierret
2009	Hierro	Mara
2009	Cairo Time	Kathryn
2008	Slo quiero caminar	Ana Rodrguez
2008	Mesrine: L'Instinct De Mort	Sofia
2007	Savage Grace	Blanca
	Miguel & William	Leonor
	In the Land of Women	Sofia Buuel
2006	Alatriste	Anglica de Alquzar
2006	Stage Kiss	Natalia
2005	Fragile	Helen Perez
2005	Dead Fish	Mimi
2004	Van Helsing	Aleera
2004	Ana y Manuel	Ana
2003	Dos tipos duros	Tatiana
2002	Sin noticias de Dios	Pili
	La habitacin azul	Ana
	Rencor	Esther
	Hable con ella	ngela
2001	Luca y el sexo	Beln
2000	El rbol del penitente	Sonsoles
2000	El invierno de las anjanas	Adelaida
1999	Las huellas borradas	Rosa
1998	Finisterre, donde termina el mundo	Laura
1998	Lgrimas negras	Alicia
1997	Grandes ocasiones	Susy
1997	Familia	Luna
1996	frica	frica

Awards and nominations

Year	Awards	Group	Film
2002	Goya Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Luca y el sexo (2002)
2002	Spanish Actors Union	Film: Supporting Performance	Luca y el sexo (2002)
2006	Barcelona Film Awards	Best Actress	Fragile (2005)
2010	Goya Awards	Best Actress	Room in Rome (2010)
2012	Goya Awards	Best Actress	The Skin I Live In (2011)

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