With roles in more than 20 films and three television series, as well as numerous national commercial endorsements, Elsa Pataky is one of the most recognized Spanish actresses of her generation. Pataky's first film, El Arte de Morir, was a box-office hit in Spain. She went on to work in a wide variety of films and genres, proving to be a draw for international audiences with her roles in the French box-office hits Iznogoud and Skate or Die, as well as the 2007 Italian film Manuale d'amore 2 (Capitoli successivi), which had the second biggest opening weekend in Italian film history. But it was Pataky's role as the title character in Ninette, helmed by Oscar® winner José Luis Garci, that brought her undivided critical acclaim and firmly established her as a sought-after leading lady.
In 2006, Pataky launched her U.S. career opposite Samuel L. Jackson in New Line Cinema's Snakes on a Plane. Since then, she has continued on the fast track to becoming one of the world's hottest international stars including roles in 2010's Mr. Nice, with Chloë Sevigny and Rhys Ifans; and Bigas Luna's Di Di Hollywood, where she starred as the title character. Pataky released four projects in 2011, most notably Universal Pictures' box-office hit Fast Five.
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