Sexy Celebrities: June 2010

28 June 2010

Elsa Pataky Celebrity Photos

Elsa Lafuente Pataky was born on 18 July 1976. Elsa Pataky is a Spanish actress.

Pataky was born in Madrid, Spain, the daughter of Cristina Pataky Medianu, a publicist with Romanian ancestry, and Jose Francisco, a Spanish biochemist. Pataky attended the Universidad de San Pablo and studied journalism. During this time, Pataky also enrolled in acting classes. Pataky dated actor Adrien Brody for two years, splitting in May 2009.

Pataky was a member of the Madrid theatre company, Teatro Camara de Angel Gutierrez. Eventually, she left school when she was cast in the television series Al salir de clase. 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 Jose 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 and Dario Argento's Giallo.