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Elsa Pataky
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| Elsa Pataky | |
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 Elsa Pataky, December 5, 2007 |
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| Born | Elsa Lafuente Pataky July 18, 1976 Madrid, Spain |
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Elsa Lafuente Pataky (born 18 July 1976) is a Spanish actress.
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Personal life
Pataky was born in Madrid, Spain, the daughter of Cristina Pataky Medianu, a publicist with Romanian-Hungarian ancestry, and José Francisco, a Spanish biochemist.1 Pataky attended the Universidad de San Pablo and studied journalism. During this time, Pataky also enrolled in acting classes.
Pataky dated actor Adrien Brody1 for two years, splitting in May 2009.
Career
Pataky was a member of the Madrid theatre company, Teatro Cámara de Ángel Gutiérrez. Eventually, she left school when she was cast in the television series Al salir de clase.1 With the success of Al Salir de Clase, Pataky received her first film offer, El arte de morir. Some of her subsequent films were co-productions with the UK and France, which introduced her to working in English and French.
Pataky starred in the TV series "Queen Of Swords" (2000) as Señora Vera Hidalgo, trophy wife of Gaspar Hidalgo and mistress of Captain Grisham appearing in nearly all 22 episodes.
Pataky has appeared in over ten Spanish films and most recently crossed over into the French market with her co-starring role in the 2004 box office hit, Iznogoud. She also on the cover the August 2006 issue of Maxim due to her supporting role in the David Ellis-directed film Snakes on a Plane (2006), alongside Samuel L. Jackson. She received good reviews for her work in the Spanish film Ninette, helmed by Oscar winner José Luis Garci. She participated 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(2009).
Quotes
| “ | I don't think Sam [Samuel L. Jackson] liked the snakes very much. I think I was the only one who did. I love them! There was a room on the set that housed the snakes—we worked with at least 400 of them for the movie—and you could go and visit them whenever you wanted. So when I was waiting around the set, I’d hang out with the snake handlers.2 | ” |
References
- ^ a b c Elsa Pataky Biography - Yahoo! Movies
- ^ Kerr, Hilary (August 2006). ""Confessions of a Snake Charmer"". Maxim Magazine Online. http://www.maximonline.com/articles/index.aspx?a_id=7250. Retrieved 2007-01-23.
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