Elsa Lafuente Medianu, known professionally as Elsa Pataky, is a Spanish model and actress.
21 Facts About Elsa Pataky
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Elsa Pataky has appeared in the films Snakes on a Plane, Giallo and Give 'Em Hell, Malone.
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Elsa Pataky starred in the Spanish film Di Di Hollywood.
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Elsa Pataky has a younger half-brother: Cristian Prieto Medianu, a cinematographic director.
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Elsa Pataky uses the surname Pataky in homage to her Hungarian maternal grandmother Rosa Pataky.
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Elsa Pataky attended the Universidad CEU San Pablo, studying journalism and taking acting classes.
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Elsa Pataky was a member of the Madrid theatre company Teatro Camara de Angel Gutierrez.
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Elsa Pataky was in the cast of the television series Queen of Swords as Senora Vera Hidalgo, trophy wife of Gaspar Hidalgo and mistress of Captain Grisham, credited in the opening titles but appearing in only 14 of the 22 episodes.
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Elsa Pataky had a recurring role in the television series Los Serrano, playing teacher Raquel, who fell in love with her student Marcos.
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Elsa Pataky has appeared in over 10 Spanish films and co-starred in the French film Iznogoud.
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Elsa Pataky was on the cover of August 2006 issue of Maxim.
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Elsa Pataky was cast in 2009 in the Mexican series Mujeres Asesinas as Paula Moncada in the episode "Ana y Paula, Ultrajadas".
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Elsa Pataky starred in the action noir film Give 'Em Hell, Malone and Dario Argento's Giallo.
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Elsa Pataky became the female face for the first collection of Time Force's jewelry line Ultimate Jewel, opposite football star Cristiano Ronaldo.
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Elsa Pataky played Officer Elena Neves in the movie Fast Five, with Dwayne Johnson as her partner, Luke Hobbs.
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Elsa Pataky was a stand in for Natalie Portman in the post end credit scene in Thor: The Dark World.
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In 2018, Elsa Pataky starred in the Australian web television series Tidelands as Adrielle Cuthbert.
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Elsa Pataky played the lead role in Interceptor, directed by Matthew Reilly, which was released in June 2022.
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Elsa Pataky dated French actor Michael Youn from 2004 to 2006 and American actor Adrien Brody from 2006 to 2009.
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Elsa Pataky started dating Australian actor Chris Hemsworth in early 2010 after meeting through their mutual representatives.
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In March 2007, Interviu magazine, owned by the Zeta, published topless photos of Elsa Pataky that had been taken with a long lens while Elsa Pataky was changing clothes during a photoshoot for Elle magazine.