Cast & creator
Elena Anaya
Best known for Rosebush Pruning, La resistencia, Wonder Woman
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.
Also known as: Elena Anaya Gutiérrez, エレナ・アナヤ・グティエレス
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film credits
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television credits
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1995–2026 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (61)
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Rosebush Pruning
Emma
2026
La resistencia
Self - Guest
2018
Wonder Woman
Dr. Maru
2017
Van Helsing
Aleera
2004
Room in Rome
Alba
2010
Lo + plus
Self - Guest
1995
The Skin I Live In
Vera Cruz / Gal
2011
Jett
María
2019
Late Xou con Marc Giró
Self - Guest
2023
Sex and Lucía
Belén
2001
Professionals
Graciela Davila
2020Professionals
Executive Producer
2020
The Infiltrator
Gloria Alcaino
2016
Talk to Her
Ángela
2002
The Blue Room
Ana
2002
Mesrine: Killer Instinct
Sofia
2008
Past Lies
Rita
2024
Rifkin's Festival
Jo Rojas
2020
In the Land of Women
Sofia Buñuel
2007
Swung
Alice López
2015Swung
Producer
2015
The Chalk Line
Paula
2022
Savage Grace
Blanca
2007
Fleeting Lies
Lucía
2023
Three Days of Christmas
Esther, young
2019
Don't Tempt Me
Pili
2001
Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer
Angélica de Alquézar
2006
Point Blank
Nadia Pierret
2010
Innate
Sara
2025
Zip & Zap and the Captain's Island
Señorita Pam
2016
The Summit
Claudia Klein
2017
Black Tears
Alicia
1998
Fragile
Helen Perez
2005
África
África
1996
Walking Vengeance
Ana
2008Interference
Grandes ocasiones
Susy
1998
What Makes Women Laugh?
Catalina Bayarri
1997
They Are All Dead
Lupe
2014Inheritance
Dead Fish
Mimi
2005
Cairo Time
Kathryn
2009
Rancour
Esther
2002
Sons of the Clouds: The Last Colony
Self
2012
Sisters
Marta
2026
The Memory of Water
Amanda
2015
The Winter of the Anjanas
Adelaida
2000
I Thought It Was a Party
Ana
2013
Fatum
Costa
2023
El árbol del penitente
Sonsoles
2000
Two Tough Guys
Tatiana
2003
Miguel and William
Leonor
2007
Cómo conseguir un papel en Hollywood
Self
2007
Finisterre, donde termina el mundo
Laura
1999
The Making of The Skin I Live In
Self
2012
Hierro
Maria
2009
Far from the Sea
Marina
2015
Wiped-Out Footprints
Rosa
1999
9
2009
Family
Luna
1996
Ana y Manuel
Ana
2005