Elsa Lafuente Medianu (born July 18, 1976 in Madrid, Spain), known professionally as Elsa Pataky, is a Spanish model, actress, and film producer based in Byron Bay, NSW, Australia, as of 2015.
Pataky is best known for her role as Elena Neves in the Fast and the Furious franchise, having appeared in a total of four films from 2011 to 2017. In her native Spain, she most notably appeared in projects like Queen of Swords and Los Serrano.
Pataky has been married to actor Chris Hemsworth since 2010, and they have three children together. They've appeared in four films together: 2013's Thor: The Dark World (serving as a body double for Natalie Portman's Jane Foster in the post-credits scene), 2018's 12 Strong, 2022's Interceptor and 2024's Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.
She previously dated French comedian and actor Michaël Youn, then French actor Olivier Martinez, then Adrien Brody.
Selected filmography:
- Queen of Swords (2000) as Señora Vera Hidalgo
- Los Serrano (2003) as Raquel Albaladejo
- Beyond Re-Animator (2003) as Laura Olney
- Romasanta: The Werewolf Hunt (2004) as Barbara
- Snakes on a Plane (2006) as Maria
- Give 'Em Hell, Malone (2009) as Evelyn
- The Fast and the Furious (2011 — 2017) as Elena Neves:
- Fast Five (2011)
- Fast & Furious 6 (2013)
- Furious 7 (2015)
- The Fate of the Furious (2017)
- Marvel Cinematic Universe:
- Thor: The Dark World (2013) as Jane Foster note
- Thor: Ragnarok (2017) as Sakaarian Woman
- Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) as Wolf Woman
- Tidelands (Netflix) (2018) as Adrielle Cuthbert
- Interceptor (2022) as Captain J.J. Collins
- Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024) as Vuvalini General and Mr. Norton
