Elsa Pataki is a talented and very beautiful Spanish actress. In popularity at home, it is second only to its colleague Penelope Cruz. The actress was remembered by many for her leading role in the comedy Ninette, as well as for the American films Snake Flight and Fast and Furious 5. Today, Pataki is actively acting in films and TV shows, and still brings up three wonderful children.
Actress childhood
Elsa Pataki was born in the capital of Spain, Madrid on July 18, 1976 in the family of a biochemist and publicist. The father of the star - José Francisco Lafuente - is Spanish by nationality, but his mother, Cristina Pataki Medianu - is of mixed Romanian and Hungarian descent. Elsa's parents broke up when she was still small, so her maternal grandfather was engaged in her upbringing. He was a famous Hungarian actor, so the man immediately saw glimpses of acting talent with his granddaughter. Grandfather taught a lot of little Elsa, therefore, as a token of gratitude, the actress took his last name as a pseudonym.
Youth
After graduating from school, Elsa entered the University of Madrid, San Pablo, Faculty of Journalism. Since the girl from early childhood dreamed of a career as an actress, she decided to take acting lessons in addition. Such forethought helped her in the future to win more than one interesting role. Thanks to relatives of different nationalities, Pataki is fluent in Spanish, Romanian, English, Italian and French.
The beginning of the creative path
At the university, Elsa took an active part in theatrical productions. The girl became a member of the Madrid theater community: the chamber theater of Angel Guterreza. Elsa Pataki made her debut on the stage of the Cultural Center of Las Rosas. The biography of the actress indicates the fact that it was these first performances that helped her get into the world of the film industry.
Young talent with an attractive and memorable appearance was immediately noticed and invited to star in the television series “Leaving the Class”. For the sake of the role of Raquel Alonso, Pataki had to drop out of school, her shooting was very exhausting, because the heroine of Elsa appears on the screen in more than two hundred episodes. For her efforts, the actress was fully rewarded, in 2000 she received an offer to star in the film “The Art of Death”. After this, Pataki constantly received tempting offers, without work she did not sit.
The first successful work
In the early 2000s, Elsa Pataki starred in many films and series. The Queen of Swords brought her greatest fame; the actress appeared in 14 episodes in the image of the lord Vera Hidalgo. Another successful work was a minor role in the series "Highlanders". Pataki got the role of a teacher in love with a student. Elsa worked quite actively in Spain, but then decided to try herself in the French film industry. In 2004, the girl starred in the comedy of French production Iznogoud, the comic film gathered an impressive box office, and the actors brought unprecedented success.
Best Roles
The actress has many interesting and worthy roles. The best films with her participation include the films "Fast and the Furious-5", "Fast and the Furious-6", "There is no news from God." Elsa also showed herself well in the series “Women of the Killer”, the Spanish comedy “Ninette,” in which the actress starred in the title role. Even if the films turned out to be a failure, the Pataki game was still praised by critics, because the girl tries to convey the character and emotions of her character as accurately as possible, to get used to his image.
Filmography
Over the course of her creative career, Elsa Pataki starred in four dozen different films. The filmography of the actress is annually replenished with work. For the first time, the girl showed her talent in the series "After graduation", which was broadcast from 1997 to 2002. Then there was the role in the short film Solo en la buhardilla. From 1999 to 2006, the series “7 Lives” was on; Elsa played the girl Christina there. In the new millennium, Pataki began to receive more attractive offers. In Spain, everyone was talking about the young talent after the release of the horror film "The Art of Dying", the film turned out to be of average quality and did not cause much enthusiasm among the audience, but Elsa brilliantly played her heroine.
In the same year, Pataki starred in the drama "Tatawo" and the comedy "Menos es más". Also in 2000, filming of the television series Central Hospital, popular in Spain, began, which has been broadcast for 12 years. In addition, Elsa was given a role in the adventure series Queen of Swords and the melodramatic film Paradise. In 2001, the actress was invited to star in the drama "No Tidings from God", as well as the comedy "Awesome Christmas." In 2002, Pataki delighted fans with her presence in the television movie "Clara" and in the comedy "Worse Nowhere."
2003 was a very busy year, the actress began acting in the series “The Serrano Family”, which was broadcast until 2008, and also played a role in the comedy “Robbery by 3 ... and a half” and in the comedy action movie “El furgón”. In 2004, Pataki pleased the fans with the drama "Carousel" and the thriller "Romasanta: The Hunt for the Werewolf." In 2005, three films with the participation of Elsa were released at once: the television movie “New Year's Story”, the comedies “Ninette” and “Iznogud or Caliph for an hour”. In 2006, the actress starred in the action movie "Serpent Flight", and in 2007 - in the melodrama "Textbook of Love: Stories."
The year 2008 was very productive, Elsa began acting in the TV series “Women Killers”, and also played a role in the action movie “On the Skate from Death”, the drama “Mancora”, the thriller “Jallo”, the fantasy “Santos”. In 2009, an action movie featuring Pataki “Send Them to Hell, Malone!” Came out. In 2010, the actress starred in the drama "I Want to Hollywood", and also pleased her presence in the crime comedy "Mr. Ganjubas."
In 2011, Elsa Pataki starred in the short film La importancia de ser Ornesto, the animated film Snowball, the drama Where the Road meets the Sun, and the action movie Fast and Furious 5. The photo of the actress after that adorned the covers of the most fashionable publications, and her name was well known far beyond the United States. In 2012, Elsa had a break in her creative career related to the birth of her daughter, but the very next year she appeared in the thriller “All Things for All People”, the action movie “Fast and the Furious 6” and the drama “Wine of Summer”.
The personal life of the actress
Elsa Pataki is not only a talented and popular actress, but also a very beautiful woman, so she was constantly accompanied by a retinue of loyal fans. The press tirelessly attributed to her numerous novels, although in fact Elsa never changed men like gloves, but now she has generally turned into a faithful, loving wife and caring mother. In 2004, journalists kept writing about the actress’s romance with comedian Michel Juno. Was there something between the young people that remained a mystery, since they did not comment on this information.
Pataki had an affair with American producer and actor Adrien Brody. The lovers met for a year, after which they became engaged, but it never came to the wedding, as Elsa was constantly trying to control her fiance. In the end, the actress found her happiness - on December 25, 2010, she married Australian actor Chris Hamsworth. May 11, 2012 Elsa gave her husband a beautiful daughter - India Rose. In November 2013, it became known that the actress was pregnant again, and in January 2014, Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataki announced that they were expecting twins. March 20 sons were born - Sasha and Tristan.
Interesting facts from the biography
- The real name of the actress is Elsa Lafuente Median, but she is known to the public under the pseudonym Elsa Pataki.
- The woman's height is 1.61 m, weight is 50 kg, figure parameters are 86.5-63.5-89.