Elsa Pataky
Spanish model and actress (born 1976)
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- Elsa Lafuente Medianu ( Spanish: [ˈelsa laˈfwente meˈðjanu] ; born 18 July 1976), known professionally as Elsa Pataky , is a Spanish model and actress.
- She has appeared in the films Snakes on a Plane (2006), Giallo (2009) and Give 'Em Hell, Malone (2009).
- Norton and the Vuvalini General in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024) in a dual role.
- Her grandmother Rosa was from the Transylvania region of Romania.
- In addition to Spanish and Romanian, she is fluent in English, Italian, Portuguese, and French.
Elsa Lafuente Medianu (Spanish: [ˈelsa laˈfwente meˈðjanu]; born 18 July 1976), known professionally as Elsa Pataky, is a Spanish model and actress. Pataky is known for her leading role of Raquel Alonso in the Spanish teen drama Al salir de Clase (1997-2002), before garnering international recognition as Elena Neves in the Fast & Furious franchise. She has appeared in the films Snakes on a Plane (2006), Giallo (2009) and Give 'Em Hell, Malone (2009). She also starred in the Spanish film Di Di Hollywood (2010) and played Mr. Norton and the Vuvalini General in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024) in a dual role.
Early life
Pataky was born Elsa Lafuente Medianu in Madrid, Spain, the daughter of José Francisco Lafuente, a Spanish biochemist, and Cristina Medianu Pataky, a Romanian publicist. Her grandmother Rosa was from the Transylvania region of Romania.
Pataky attended the Universidad CEU San Pablo, studying journalism and taking acting classes. In addition to Spanish and Romanian, she is fluent in English, Italian, Portuguese, and French.
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