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.
Contents
* 1 Filmography
* 2 Awards
* 3 Trivia
* 4 External links
Filmography
Year Title Directed by
2011 The Skin I Live In Pedro Almodóvar
2010 Room in Rome Julio Medem
2009 Hierro Gabe Ibáñez
Cairo Time Ruba Nadda
2008 Sólo quiero caminar Agustín Díaz Yanes
Mesrine: L'Instinct De Mort Jean-François Richet
2007 Savage Grace Tom Kalin
Miguel & William Inés París
In the Land of Women Jon Kasdan
2006 Alatriste Agustín Díaz Yanes
Stage Kiss Eduardo Carrillo
2005 Fragile Jaume Balagueró
Dead Fish Charley Stadler
2004 Van Helsing Stephen Sommers
Ana y Manuel Manuel Calvo Margallo
2003 Dos tipos duros Juan Martínez Moreno
2002 Sin noticias de Dios Agustín Díaz Yanes
La habitación azul Walter Doehner
Rencor Luis Miguel Albaladejo
Hable con ella Pedro Almodóvar
2001 Lucía y el sexo Julio Médem
2000 El árbol del penitente José Mª Borrell
El invierno de las anjanas Pedro Telechea
1999 Las huellas borradas Enrique Gabriel-Lipschutz
1998 Finisterre, donde termina el mundo Xavier Villaverde
Lágrimas negras Fernando Bauluz
1997 Grandes ocasiones Felipe Vega
Familia Fernando León de Aranoa
1996 África Alfonso Ungría
[edit] Awards
Awards and Nominations Year Awards Group Film Result
2002 Goya Awards Best Supporting Actress Lucía y el sexo (2002) Nominated
Spanish Actors Union Film: Supporting Performance Won
2006 Barcelona Film Awards Best Actress Fragile (2005) Nominated
2010 Goya Awards Best Actress Room in Rome (2010) Nominated
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