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3 | Elena Anaya Gutiérrez (born July 17, 1975 in Palencia, UsefulNotes/{{Spain}}) is a Spanish actress. |
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5 | She's been acting since 1995 in her native country. She first gained international recognition in ''Film/VanHelsing'' as Aleera, and then as the villainous Doctor Poison in ''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}''. |
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7 | She is a lesbian and has one son with her partner, Tina Afugu Cordero. |
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9 | !! Selected Filmography |
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11 | * ''Sex and Lucia'' (2001) as Belén |
12 | * ''Film/VanHelsing'' (2004) as Aleera |
13 | * ''Dead Fish'' (2005) as Mimi |
14 | * ''Film/{{Fragile}}'' (2005) as Helen Perez |
15 | * ''Literature/{{Alatriste}}'' (2006) as Angélica de Alquézar |
16 | * ''Film/InTheLandOfWomen'' (2007) as Sofia Buñuel |
17 | * ''Miguel And William'' (2007) as Leonor |
18 | * ''Savage Grace'' (2007) as Blanca |
19 | * ''Film/WalkingVengeance'' (2008) as Ana |
20 | * ''Cairo Time'' (2009) as Kathryn |
21 | * ''Hierro'' (2009) as Maria |
22 | * ''Film/RoomInRome'' (2010) as Alba |
23 | * ''[[Film/LaPielQueHabito The Skin I Live In]]'' (2011) as Vera Cruz |
24 | * ''The Infiltrator'' (2016) as Gloria Alcaino |
25 | * ''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}'' (2017) as Isabel Maru / Dr. Poison |
26 | * ''Film/RifkinsFestival'' (2020) as Jo Rojas |
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28 | !! Tropes Associated With Her Works: |
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30 | * ActorInspiredElement: For ''Film/VanHelsing'', she studied the movements of bats and tried to incorporate them into her character; specifically with how Dracula and his brides kiss more like bats than normal humans. |
31 | * CastingGag: In two movies she has played a woman who wears a mask to cover damage to her face - ''Film/WonderWoman2017'' and ''The Skin I Live In''. In fact, Patty Jenkins is a big fan of Pedro Almodóvar, and it was a deliberate nod to the film. |
32 | * EnforcedMethodActing: In order to convey TheReveal in ''The Skin I Live In'' that [[spoiler: they were actually the same person]], she and Jan Cornet spent a long time together and matched their movements. |
33 | * FakeNationality: |
34 | ** Possibly in ''Film/VanHelsing''. Aleera's nationality is never stated so she could be Spanish. |
35 | ** For ''Film/InTheLandOfWomen'' she plays a Mexican in Los Angeles. |
36 | * MsFanservice: A number of her films involve sex, nudity and lesbian scenes. Perhaps most interesting is ''The Skin I Live In'', where her body is front and center, but [[spoiler:she's actually playing a man]]. |
37 | * QueerCharacterQueerActor: |
38 | ** Alba from ''Film/RoomInRome'' is a lesbian like herself. She mostly plays straight women otherwise. |
39 | ** Aleera in ''Film/VanHelsing'' is AmbiguouslyBi, and her attraction to Anna was more explicit in deleted scenes. |
40 | * SheAlsoDid: That's her in Music/JustinTimberlake's video for "Sexy Back". |
41 | * StarMakingRole: ''Sex & Lucia'' was her breakout role in Spain. |
42 | * TypeCasting:[[invoked]] In America, she's often cast as a FemmeFatale. Even in the "[=SexyBack=]" video! |
43 | * WhatCouldHaveBeen: For the ball scene in ''Film/VanHelsing'', she took several dancing lessons alongside Kate Beckinsale and Richard Roxburgh, only for her scenes to end up cut. A screencap does exist of Aleera licking Anna's neck while wearing a sparkly red dress. |
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