Elena Anaya

Elena Anaya

Born: July 17, 1975
in Palencia, Palencia, Castilla y León, Spain
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.

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Title: Past Lies
Released: May 10, 2024
Type: TV
The lives of seven women are shaken by the discovery of some mortal remains.
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Title: Fleeting Lies
Character: Lucía
Released: October 9, 2023
Type: TV
It follows Lucía an executive of a high-tech company who has fought to get as far away from her humble origins as possible. On the day of her promotion, she is accused of espionage and fired.
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Fatum
Title: Fatum
Character: Costa
Released: April 12, 2023
Type: Movie
After receiving a tip-off, compulsive gambler Sergio returns to the betting house trying to recover all the money he has lost , but another gambler bursts into the place with a gun and a gunshot will change his life forever.
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The Chalk Line
Title: The Chalk Line
Character: Paula
Released: September 9, 2022
Type: Movie
After a couple finds a traumatized child of unknown origins, wife Paula must decipher the girl's strange behaviors to unlock her identity and dark past.
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Title: Professionals
Character: Graciela Davila
Released: November 23, 2020
Type: TV
After their advanced medical satellite explodes on deployment, billionaire futurist Peter Swann, and his fiancée, medical visionary Dr. Graciela "Grace" Davila, turn to a hardened former counterintelligence officer.
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Rifkin's Festival
Title: Rifkin's Festival
Character: Jo Rojas
Released: October 1, 2020
Type: Movie
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.
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Title: Three Days of Christmas
Character: Esther, young
Released: December 6, 2019
Type: TV
Four sisters celebrate Christmas in their family home at 3 different times in their lives: teen-hood, adulthood and elderly age.
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Title: Jett
Character: María
Released: June 14, 2019
Type: TV
Fresh out of prison, world-class thief Daisy ”Jett” Kowalski is forced back into doing what she does best by dangerous and eccentric criminals determined to exploit her skills for their own ends.
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The Summit
Title: The Summit
Character: Claudia Klein
Released: August 17, 2017
Type: Movie
At a summit for Latin American presidents in Chile where the region's geopolitical strategies and alliances are in discussion, Argentine president Hernán Blanco endures political and family drama that will force him to face his own demons.
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Wonder Woman
Title: Wonder Woman
Character: Dr. Maru
Released: May 30, 2017
Type: Movie
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.
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Zip & Zap and the Captain's Island
Title: Zip & Zap and the Captain's Island
Character: Señorita Pam
Released: July 29, 2016
Type: Movie
Naughty brothers Zip and Zap finds themselves in a home for lost children that might just be haunted. Will they ever escape?
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The Infiltrator
Title: The Infiltrator
Character: Gloria Alcaino
Released: July 13, 2016
Type: Movie
A U.S Customs official uncovers a massive money laundering scheme involving Pablo Escobar.
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Far from the Sea
Title: Far from the Sea
Character: Marina
Released: September 18, 2015
Type: Movie
A love story between a terrorist and his victim.
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The Memory of Water
Title: The Memory of Water
Character: Amanda
Released: August 26, 2015
Type: Movie
After the tragic loss of their 4-year-old son, Javier and Amanda struggle to make sense of their lives together.
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Swung
Title: Swung
Character: Alice López
Released: June 19, 2015
Type: Movie
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 on the home-laptop justifiably upsets Alice, until she realises this could be just the ‘story’ she needs. The idea of uncovering the swinging scene causes quite a stir in Alice’s office and, much to David’s chagrin, she is urged to pursue the story. Their first reluctant foray is an hysterically low-rent initiation, however, an unexpected upturn for David’s manhood is all the extra encouragement they need. As events accelerate beyond their control the once adoring couple become lost and fundamental questions are asked of their relationship.
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They Are All Dead
Title: They Are All Dead
Character: Lupe
Released: March 27, 2014
Type: Movie
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 running out of time and she doesn't want to leave without getting her daughter back.
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I Thought It Was a Party
Title: I Thought It Was a Party
Character: Ana
Released: May 8, 2013
Type: Movie
Ana is a woman who has a love affair with her best friend's ex-husband, in a film about love, friendship, loneliness, fear, guilt, and the world of women.
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Sons of the Clouds: The Last Colony
Title: Sons of the Clouds: The Last Colony
Character: Self
Released: May 18, 2012
Type: Movie
The political upheaval in North Africa is responsibility of the Western powers —especially of the United States and France— due to the exercise of a foreign policy based on practical and economic interests instead of ethical and theoretical principles, essential for their international politic strategies, which have generated a great instability that causes chaos and violence, as occurs in Western Sahara, the last African colony according to the UN, a region on the brink of war.
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The Making of The Skin I Live In
Title: The Making of The Skin I Live In
Character: Self
Released: March 6, 2012
Type: Movie
A behind-the scenes featurette documenting the making of Pedro Almodóvar’s The Skin I Live In.
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The Skin I Live In
Title: The Skin I Live In
Character: Vera Cruz
Released: August 17, 2011
Type: Movie
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.
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Point Blank
Title: Point Blank
Character: Nadia Pierret
Released: November 8, 2010
Type: Movie
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?
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Room in Rome
Title: Room in Rome
Character: Alba
Released: May 7, 2010
Type: Movie
A hotel room in the center of Rome serves as the setting for Alba and Natasha, two sexy and recently acquainted women, to have a physical adventure that touches their very souls.
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Cairo Time
Title: Cairo Time
Character: Kathryn
Released: October 9, 2009
Type: Movie
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.
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Hierro
Title: Hierro
Character: Maria
Released: September 26, 2009
Type: Movie
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 landscape, surrounded by disturbing and sinister characters, Mary is forced to confront their worst nightmares. And as he travels this road, he discovers that some mysteries should not be disclosed ...
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9
Title: 9
Released: April 27, 2009
Type: Movie
A group of people talk about very different subjects, including a strange course that one of them has just completed. There is tension in the air, although it is not quite clear why. They give the impression that they are killing time while waiting for a job that everyone needs for different reasons. Are they actors looking for a role?
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Walking Vengeance
Title: Walking Vengeance
Character: Ana
Released: October 31, 2008
Type: Movie
Frantic to be free of Felix, her wealthy but drunken and violent drug-lord husband, Ana tricks her fresh-from-prison sister, Aurora, 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.
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Mesrine: Killer Instinct
Title: Mesrine: Killer Instinct
Character: Sofia
Released: October 22, 2008
Type: Movie
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.
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Savage Grace
Title: Savage Grace
Character: Blanca
Released: May 18, 2007
Type: Movie
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 laid for a murderous tragedy.
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In the Land of Women
Title: In the Land of Women
Character: Sofia Buñuel
Released: April 20, 2007
Type: Movie
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.
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Miguel and William
Title: Miguel and William
Character: Leonor
Released: February 2, 2007
Type: Movie
A romantic comedy inventing a friendship between Cervantes and Shakespeare who both fall in love with a beautiful Spanish woman.
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Alatriste
Title: Alatriste
Character: Angélica de Alquézar
Released: September 1, 2006
Type: Movie
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.
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Fragile
Title: Fragile
Character: Helen Perez
Released: October 14, 2005
Type: Movie
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.
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Dead Fish
Title: Dead Fish
Character: Mimi
Released: October 11, 2005
Type: Movie
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!
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Ana y Manuel
Title: Ana y Manuel
Character: Ana
Released: September 30, 2005
Type: Movie
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 he sees him as half "Manuel" but still twice the man he was. Time goes by and the dog grows up but she can't forget her ex-boyfriend, and she doesn't want the dog anymore. So she plans to give him away, as a Christmas present, to her brother. She leaves him in the car and has dinner with her family but when she comes back to get him, the car is gone and so is the dog. She feels very sad and tries to find Man. Until one day, Manuel shows up at her door with him. He tells Ana a story of how he bought the dog at the market they used to visit when they were together, and how ...
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Van Helsing
Title: Van Helsing
Character: Aleera
Released: May 3, 2004
Type: Movie
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.
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Two Tough Guys
Title: Two Tough Guys
Character: Tatiana
Released: September 5, 2003
Type: Movie
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...
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Title: Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character: Self - Guest
Released: January 26, 2003
Type: TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.
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Rancour
Title: Rancour
Character: Esther
Released: May 31, 2002
Type: Movie
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.
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The Blue Room
Title: The Blue Room
Character: Ana
Released: May 4, 2002
Type: Movie
A couple meet each other often in a motel room.
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Talk to Her
Title: Talk to Her
Character: Ángela
Released: March 15, 2002
Type: Movie
Two men share an odd friendship while they care for two women who are both in deep comas.
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Don't Tempt Me
Title: Don't Tempt Me
Character: Pili
Released: November 30, 2001
Type: Movie
Two angels, one from the heaven and one from the hell, come to earth to save the soul of a boxer.
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Sex and Lucía
Title: Sex and Lucía
Character: Belén
Released: August 24, 2001
Type: Movie
Various lives converge on an isolated island, all connected by an author whose novel has become inextricably entwined with his own life.
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The Winter of the Anjanas
Title: The Winter of the Anjanas
Character: Adelaida
Released: May 1, 2000
Type: Movie
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 an insane asylum. However, Adelaida continues to to live according to her beliefs of passion and freedom. Fellow "inmates" tell her about the wood-nymphs which inhabit the adjacent forest. Adelaida is convinced these nymphs will lead her to her lover and to happiness.
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El árbol del penitente
Title: El árbol del penitente
Character: Sonsoles
Released: April 14, 2000
Type: Movie
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Wiped-Out Footprints
Title: Wiped-Out Footprints
Character: Rosa
Released: November 19, 1999
Type: Movie
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.
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Finisterre, donde termina el mundo
Title: Finisterre, donde termina el mundo
Character: Laura
Released: January 8, 1999
Type: Movie
Mario and Berto are brothers and they live in Galicia at the “Finis Terrae”. Their father left them when they were children and they grew up with the idea of finding him someday, without knowing that they were the ones separating from each other. Once reunited they will intent to take up again their mission
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Black Tears
Title: Black Tears
Character: Alicia
Released: October 1, 1998
Type: Movie
A mentally unbalanced woman captures the heart of an already-engaged admirer.
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Grandes ocasiones
Title: Grandes ocasiones
Character: Susy
Released: February 6, 1998
Type: Movie
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What Makes Women Laugh?
Title: What Makes Women Laugh?
Character: Catalina Bayarri
Released: February 25, 1997
Type: Movie
Luci, Graci and Mar­, 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 cheated on her, so she decides to flirt with everyone.
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Family
Title: Family
Character: Luna
Released: October 1, 1996
Type: Movie
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 he tells the boy that he is fired and that he wants another son, who is thinner, who doesn't need glasses and who resembles him more. Written by Pablo Montoya
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África
Title: África
Character: África
Released: May 17, 1996
Type: Movie
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.