Elsa Pataky was born Elsa Lafuente Medianu in Madrid, Spain. Her mother, Cristina Pataky Medianu, is a publicist of Romanian and Hungarian ancestry, and her father, José Francisco Lafuente, is a Spanish biochemist. She attended the Universidad de San Pablo CEU where she studied journalism and began to take an interest in acting. She joined Teatro Cámara de Ángel Gutiérrez, a theater company in Madrid, and left college when she was offered a role in the long-running Spanish TV series _"Al salir de clase" , through the management company that represents them both, ROAR.
Her mother is of Hungarian and Romanian descent and her father is Spanish.
Her mothers surname Pataky is Hungarian and means "someone(s family) from a town called Patak (which means creek)". The y at the end indicates a noble family.
She enjoys roller blading, snowboarding, and riding horses.
Can speak Spanish, French, English, Romanian and Italian.
Is one of the young Spanish actors that became popular for her role in "Al salir de clase" .
Sister-in-law of Liam Hemsworth and Luke Hemsworth.
Former girlfriend of Adrien Brody [2006-2009]. Were engaged [April 2008-May 2009].
Was engaged to Michal Youn (2004-2005).
(December 26, 2010) Married her boyfriend of 10 months Chris Hemsworth following a 5-month-long engagement.
Gave birth to her 1st child at age 35, a daughter named India Rose Hemsworth on May 8, 2012. Childs father is her husband, Chris Hemsworth.
Gave birth to her twin sons (her 2nd & 3rd children, Tristan and Sasha Hemsworth) at age 37 on March 18, 2014. Childrens father is her husband, Chris Hemsworth.
All my tattoos are discreet and they always mean something to me - I,never get them just for how they look.
Yes, I do speak Romanian. I mainly spoke it with my grandmother, may she,rest in peace. I visited Romania to discover my roots and I loved it.
