Elena Anaya Gutiérrez (born 17 July 1975) is a Spanish actress whose
career started in 1995. She starred alongside Antonio Banderas in
Pedro Almodóvar's The Skin I Live In, for which she won the Goya
award for Best Actress. She is also known for her roles in Van
Helsing, Habitación en Roma (Room in Rome) and Doctor Poison in
Wonder Woman.Anaya was born in Palencia, Castilla y León, 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 (1934â€"2011), was an industrial
engineer.Anaya first received international attention in 2001 for her
role in the sexually explicit drama Sex and LucÃa. She also had a
small part 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.
career started in 1995. She starred alongside Antonio Banderas in
Pedro Almodóvar's The Skin I Live In, for which she won the Goya
award for Best Actress. She is also known for her roles in Van
Helsing, Habitación en Roma (Room in Rome) and Doctor Poison in
Wonder Woman.Anaya was born in Palencia, Castilla y León, 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 (1934â€"2011), was an industrial
engineer.Anaya first received international attention in 2001 for her
role in the sexually explicit drama Sex and LucÃa. She also had a
small part 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.
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