Name : Elsa Pataky
Date of Birth : 18 July 1976, Madrid, Spain
Birth Name : Elsa Lafuente Medianu
Height : 5' 3½" (1.61 m)
Occupation : Actress
Elsa Pataky's birth name was Elsa Lafuente Pataky. She was born in Spain. She is the daughter of Cristina Pataky Medianu, a publicist with Romanian-Hungarian ancestry and Jose Francisco, a Spanish Biochemist. She did her graduation in Journalism at the Universidad de San Pablo. As she was doing her graduation she registered herself in acting classes too. She was also the member of the Madrid theatre company. When she got an offer to do the television series "Al salir de clase" she quit her studies.
Fluent in Spanish, French, English and Romanian, Pataky began to broaden her international appeal by taking on roles outside of the Spanish market. In her first English-language series, Pataky portrayed Vera Hidalgo on the syndicated adventure series "Queens of Swords" (2000-01) during its only season. She went on to appear in the horror films "Beyond re-Animator" (2003) and "Romasanta" (2004) opposite Julian Sands. Branching out into the French market, Pataky co-starred in the French comedy "Iznogoud" (2005), which proved to be a success at the box office. That same year, Pataky received rave reviews for her performance as Alejandra 'Ninette' in the Spanish comedy "Ninette" (2005). Helmed by award-winning director José Luis Garci, the film earned seven Goya Award nominations and earned Pataky a Fotogramas de Plata nomination for Best Actress.
Though Pataky was one of the biggest names in Spanish cinema, she remained relatively unknown in the U.S. Gaining a modicum of notoriety in 2006 for reportedly dating Oscar-winner Adrien Brody, Pataky officially (and unknowingly, at the time) crossed over into the mainstream American market by accepting a supporting role opposite Samuel L. Jackson in the much-hyped action flick "Snakes on a Plane" (2006).
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