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name: "Elsa Pataky"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "18 July 1976"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:15:00.692519+00:00"
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# Elsa Pataky

Actor. Born 18 July 1976 in Madrid, Spain.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 18 July 1976, Madrid, Spain
- **Also known as:** Elsa Lafuente Medianu, 埃尔莎·帕塔奇, Έλσα Πατάκι, السا پاتاکی

## Biography

Elsa Pataky is a Spanish actress and model. She was born Elsa Lafuente Medianu on 18 July 1976 in Madrid and studied journalism at Universidad CEU San Pablo before beginning her career in acting.

She first gained prominence in Spain with the leading role of Raquel Alonso in the television series *Al salir de Clase* (1997–2002). Pataky achieved international recognition for her recurring role as Elena Neves in the *Fast & Furious* franchise, appearing in *Fast Five* (2011), *Fast & Furious 6* (2013), *Furious 7* (2015) and *The Fate of the Furious* (2017). Other credits include *Snakes on a Plane* (2006), *12 Strong* (2018) and *Interceptor* (2022).

In *Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga* (2024) she played a dual role as the Vuvalini General and Mr Norton. Pataky has been married to actor Chris Hemsworth since 2010.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, ew.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga* (2024), Fi1m 72, as Vuvalini General / Mr Norton — [page](https://film.one/film/furiosa-a-mad-max-saga.md)

## Also known for

- *Thor: The Dark World* (2013), Jane Foster stand-in (uncredited)
- *Furious 7* (2015), Elena Neves
- *Fast & Furious 6* (2013), Elena Neves
- *The Fate of the Furious* (2017), Elena Neves
- *Fast Five* (2011), Elena Neves
- *Thor: Love and Thunder* (2022), Wolf Woman
- *12 Strong* (2018), Jean Nelson
- *Snakes on a Plane* (2006), Maria

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