Elsa Pataky Biography
Elsa Pataky, nicknamed, Elsa Lafuente Medianu, is a Spanish actress and model. Additionally, she is well known for her role as Elena Neves in the Fast & Furious franchise. Besides, she has appeared in the films Snakes on a Plane, Giallo, and Give ‘Em Hell, Malone, and as well starred in the Spanish film Di Di Hollywood.
Elsa Pataky Age |birthday
Pataky is 45 years old and known as an actress, She was born on 18th July 1976 in Madrid, Spain. Therefore, she celebrates her birthday on the 18th of July every year.
Elsa Pataky Height |weight
pataky’s average height is 5 feet 3 inches (approximately 1.61 meters). However, she has not disclosed her average weight to the public. Therefore, more to be updated once revealed.
Elsa Pataky Family
Pataky was born the daughter of José Francisco Lafuente, (father) who is a Spanish biochemist, and Cristina Medianu Pataky, (mother) who is a Romanian publicist. In addition, She has a younger half-brother: Cristian Prieto Medianu, who is also known as a cinematographic director. However, she uses the surname Pataky in homage to her maternal grandmother: Rosa Pataky.
Elsa Pataky Husband
Pataky first dated French actor Michaël Youn from 2004 to 2006 and later she got American actor Adrien Brody from 2006 to 2009 before she got married.
Pataky is married to Chris Hemsworth who is an Australian actor and well known for playing the role of Thor in Thor, Avengers: Infinity War, Age of Ultron, Avengers: Thor Ragnarok, and Avengers: Endgame. However, he has as well featured in movies like Extraction, Ghostblockers, Startrek, and Men in black: International. The couple got married in 2010.
In addition, Pataky and her husband Chris are blessed with three children together, India Hemsworth, who was born in May 2012, Tristan Hemsworth, and Sasha Hemsworth who are twins, and were born in March 2015.
Elsa Pataky Career
Pataky became a member of the Madrid theatre company Teatro Cámara de Ángel Gutiérrez. Suddenly, she left school when she was cast in the television series Al salir de clase. Most of her subsequent films were co-productions with the UK and France, which introduced her to serving in English and French.
Additionally, she was in the cast of the television series Queen of Swords (2000) as Señora 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. Besides, she had a recurring role in the television series Los Serrano, playing teacher Raquel, who fell in love with her student Marcos (Fran Perea).
In 2004, She appeared in over 10 Spanish films and co-starred in the French film Iznogoud. Additionally, she was on the cover of the August 2006 issue of Maxim. In 2009, she as well cast in the Mexican series Mujeres Asesinas as Paula Moncada in the episode “Ana y Paula, Ultrajadas”. Besides, she starred in the action noir film Give ‘Em Hell, Malone, and Dario Argento’s Giallo.
She was the female face for the first collection of Time Force’s jewelry line Ultimate Jewel, opposite football star Cristiano Ronaldo. Pataky played Officer Elena Neves in the movie Fast Five, with Dwayne Johnson as her partner, Luke Hobbs. However, MTV Networks’ NextMovie.com named her one of the Breakout Stars to Watch for in 2011. She became a stand-in for Natalie Portman in the post-end credit scene in Thor: The Dark World.
In 2013, she reprised her role as Elena Neves in Fast & Furious 6, Furious 7 (2015), and The Fate of the Furious (2017), the sixth, seventh and eighth installments of the Fast & Furious film series respectively. Additionally, in 2018, she starred in the Australian web television series Tidelands as Adrielle Cuthbert. Besides, it was released on 14 December 2018 on Netflix. Moreover, she played the lead role in Interceptor, directed by Matthew Reilly, which was released in June 2022
Elsa Pataky Education
Pataky went to the Universidad CEU San Pablo, studying journalism and partaking in acting classes. Adding to Spanish and Romanian, Pataky is fluent in English, Italian, Portuguese, and French.
Elsa Pataky Net worth| Salary
Pataky’s net worth is averagely $50 million. However, she has not revealed details about her salary. Therefore, more details about her total salary to be updated once revealed.
Elsa Pataky Movies
- 1997 Solo en la buhardilla
- 2000 The Art of Dying Less Is More
- 2001 Don’t Tempt Me
Twelfth Night - 2002 Peor imposible
- 2003 Beyond Re-Animator
Atraco a las 3 - 2004 Romasanta
- 2005 Iznogoud
- 2006 Snakes on a Plane
- 2007 Manual of Love 2
- 2008 Skate or Die
- 2009 Giallo
- 2009 Shorts
Di Di Hollywood - 2011 Fast Five
Where the Road Meets the Sun
Snowflake, the White Gorilla - 2013 Thor: The Dark World
All Things to All Men
The Wine of Summer
Fast & Furious 6 - 2015 Furious 7
- 2017 The Fate of the Furious
Thor: Ragnarok - 2018 12 Strong
- 2022 Interceptor
Thor: Love and Thunder
Pataky Tv| Shows
- 1997 Al salir de clase
- 1998 Tio Willy
- 2000 Hospital Central
Queen of Swords - 2002 Clara
- 2003 7 vidas
Los Serrano - 2005 Films to Keep You Awake: The Christmas Tale
- 2009 Mujeres asesinas
- 2018 Tidelands
