Spanish actress Elena Anaya impressed the critics with her performance in _Lucía y el sexo . In 2012 she received the honorary Málaga Sur Award at the yearly Film festival in Málaga. This same year took Elena to Argentina to make "Pensé que iba haber fiesta". In 2013 she starred as Lupe in "Todos están muertos", directed by Beatriz Sanchis. This role won her six Best Actress nominations, the only actress to be nominated for all the awards in the 2015 Spanish Award season. She received the Spanish SAG Best Actress Award. In 2013 Elena also starred in the Scottish film "Swung". In 2014 she shot Chilean director Matias Bize's "La memoria del Agua" and has recently finished filming Imanol Uribe's "Lejos del mar". 2015 started for Elena with a cameo role in Brad Furman's "The Infiltrator" working alongside Bryan Cranston and John Leguizamo.
2004: Named as one of European films Shooting Stars by European Film Promotion.
Shes a fan of FC Barcelona.
Her favorite movies are Out of Africa , Happiness , and Lolo .
Considers Woody Allen and Lukas Moodysson as some of her favorite directors.
Some of her favorite actors are Federico Luppi , Susan Sarandon , Ariadna Gil , Victoria Abril , and Roberto Benigni.
Had a long-term relationship with Gustavo Salmern.
Her dream role is that of Meryl Streep in Out of Africa .
She is fluent in both Spanish and English, and speaks some French.
Older sister, Marina Anaya , is a painter, sculptor, and printmaker.
She practiced Shotokan for 15 years.
Enjoys cooking and freediving.
Had a long-term relationship with Beatriz Sanchs between 2008 and 2013.
Friends with Jon Kortajarena.
Companion of Tina Afugu.
Gave birth to her first child at age 41 on February 9, 2017 via artificial insemination with her life partner Tina Afugu Cordero.
[when asked what her skill is] I can hypnotize rabbits.
[on the pressure of aging and looking beautiful] That would be so scary.
