Elsa Pataky
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Elsa Pataky in December 2007
Born Elsa Lafuente Medianu
(1976-07-18) 18 July 1976 (age 37)
Madrid, Spain
Spouse(s) Chris Hemsworth (2010?present)
Children India Hemsworth
Website
www.elsapataky.com

Elsa Lafuente Medianu, (born 18 July 1976 in Madrid, Spain)[1] known professionally as Elsa Pataky, is a Spanish model, actress, and film producer.

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Early life[edit]

Elsa Pataky was born in Madrid, Spain, the daughter of Jos? Francisco Lafuente, a Spanish biochemist, and Cristina Medianu, a publicist of Romanian ancestry.[2][3] Pataky attended the Universidad de San Pablo CEU,[4] studying journalism and taking acting classes.

In addition to Spanish, she is fluent in English, Romanian, Italian, and French.[5]

Career[edit]

Pataky was a member of the Madrid theatre company Teatro C?mara de ?ngel Guti?rrez. Eventually, she left school when she was cast in the television series Al salir de clase.[2] Some of her subsequent films were co-productions with the UK and France, which introduced her to working in English and French. She was in the cast of the television series Queen of Swords (2000) as Se?ora Vera Hidalgo, trophy wife of Gaspar Hidalgo and mistress of Captain Grisham, appearing in 14 of the 22 episodes. She also had a recurring role in the television series Los Serrano, playing teacher Raquel, who fell in love with her student Marcos (Fran Perea).

Pataky has appeared in over 10 Spanish films and co-starred in the French film Iznogoud (2004). She was also on the cover of August 2006 issue of Maxim. She was cast in 2009 in the Mexican series Mujeres Asesinas as Paula Moncada in the episode "Ana y Paula, Ultrajadas". She also starred in the action noir film Give 'Em Hell, Malone and Dario Argento's Giallo. Pataky became the female face for the first collection of Time Force's jewelry line Ultimate Jewel, opposite soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo.[6] She played Officer Elena Neves in the movie Fast Five, with Dwayne Johnson as her partner. MTV Networks' NextMovie.com named her one of the Breakout Stars to Watch for in 2011.[7]

Personal life[edit]

Pataky is married to Australian actor Chris Hemsworth.[8] They made their relationship public at the opening Gala and ?Unmasking? for the Lynda and Stewart Resnick Grand Entrance Pavilion at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in Los Angeles on September 25, 2010. The couple have a daughter, India Rose, born May 11, 2012 in London, United Kingdom.[9]
In September 2012 Pataky won 310,000? in Spain's supreme court against publishing group Ediciones Zeta that owns Interviu magazine which published topless photos of Pataky, in March 2007, taken with a long lens while she was changing clothes when posing topless, but with her hands covering her breasts, for photographs that were to appear in Elle magazine. The Zeta group said it would appeal the decision.[10]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1997 Solo en la buhardilla[citation needed] Chica revista Short
1997 Al salir de clase Raquel Alonso TV series (192 episodes)
1998 Tio Willy TV series (1 episode)
1998 La vida en el aire TV series (13 episodes)
2000 The Art of Dying [11] Candela
2000 Hospital Central Maribel TV series (2 episodes)
2000 Tatawo[11] Blanqui
2000 Less Is More [11] Diana
2000 Queen of Swords Vera Hidalgo TV series (14 episodes)
2001 Don't Tempt Me Waitress in Hell
2001 Twelfth Night[11] Marta Cuspineda
2002 Clara[citation needed] TV movie
2002 Peor imposible ?qu? puede fallar?[11] F?tima
2002 Para?so Luisa TV series (1 episode: "El cebo")
2003 7 vidas Cristina TV series (1 episode: "La jaula de las locas")
2003 Beyond Re-Animator Laura Olney
2003 El furg?n[11] Nina
2003 Atraco a las 3... y media[11] Katya
2003 Los Serrano Raquel Albaladejo TV series (11 episodes)
2004 Romasanta: The Werewolf Hunt Barbara
2004 Tiovivo c. 1950 Balbina
2005 Iznogoud Prehti-Ouhman
2005 Arquitectura ef?mera deconstruida V?deo 'Retorciendo palabras' Video
2005 Ninette Alajandra 'Ninette'
2005 Films to Keep You Awake: The Christmas Tale[citation needed] Ekran TV movie
2006 Snakes on a Plane Maria
2007 Manuale d'amore 2[11] Cecilia
2008 M?ncora Ximena Saavedra
2008 Skate or Die Dany
2008 Santos Laura Luna
2009 Giallo Celine
2009 Give 'Em Hell, Malone Evelyn
2009 Mujeres asesinas Paula Moncada TV series (1 episode: Ana y Paula, ultrajadas)
2010 Mr. Nice Ilza Kadegis
2010 Di Di Hollywood[11] Di Di
2011 La importancia de llamarse Enesto[citation needed] Short
2011 Fast Five Elena Neves
2011 Where the Road Meets the Sun[citation needed] Michelle
2011 Snowflake, the White Gorilla / Copito de nieve[11] Bruja del Norte
2012 All Things to All Men Sophia Peters
2012 The Wine of Summer Veronica Post-production
2013 Fast Six post production

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Elsa Pataky". All Movie Guide via The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-06-13. 
  2. ^ a b Elsa Pataky Biography ? Yahoo! Movies
  3. ^ "Elsa Pataky VIDEO Interview". Vogue. Retrieved 21 June 2010. 
  4. ^ "Universidad de San Pablo CEU Official site". Ceu.es. Retrieved 2012-03-14. 
  5. ^ "Elsa Pataky Biografia / Official Website". Elsapataky.com. 2010-10-15. Retrieved 2012-03-14. 
  6. ^ Fashion.bg (6 December 2011). "Elsa Pataki presented Time Force jewelry collection". bgfashion.net. Retrieved 26 April 2011. 
  7. ^ Evry, Max (5 January 2011). "25 Breakout Stars to Watch for in 2011". Next Movie. Retrieved 10 April 2011. 
  8. ^ Thor Star Chris Hemsworth Gets Married. People
  9. ^ Macaluso, Beth Anne. "Chris Hemsworth's Wife Elsa Pataky Gives Birth to Daughter India!". usmagazine.com. Retrieved 2012-05-12. 
  10. ^ Daily Telegraph article [1] Retrieved 20 September 2012
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Films". Elsa Pataky (official site). Retrieved June 13, 2012. 

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