Elsa Lafuente Medianu professionally known as Elsa Pataky, is a Spanish model and actress.
Pataky is also known as the wife of Australian and Hollywood star Chris Hemsworth.
Pataky is known for her role as Elena Neves in the Fast & Furious franchise.
Pataky has appeared in the films Snakes on a Plane (2006), Giallo (2009) and Give ‘Em Hell, Malone (2009).
Pataky also starred in the Spanish film Di Di Hollywood (2010).
Pataky has appeared in over 10 Spanish films and co-starred in the French film Iznogoud (2004).
As a model, Pataky was on the cover of August 2006 issue of Maxim.
In 2009, Pataky was in the Mexican series Mujeres Asesinas as Paula Moncada in the episode “Ana y Paula, Ultrajadas”.
Pataky became the female face for the first collection of Time Force’s jewelry line Ultimate Jewel, opposite football star Cristiano Ronaldo.
Pataky played Officer Elena Neves in the movie Fast Five, with Dwayne Johnson as her partner, Luke Hobbs.
Pataky was a stand in for Natalie Portman in the post end credit scene in Thor: The Dark World.
Pataky reprised her role as Elena Neves in Fast & Furious 6 (2013), Furious 7 (2015), and The Fate of the Furious (2017), the sixth, seventh and eighth installments of Fast & Furious film series respectively.
In 2018, Pataky starred in the Australian web television series Tidelands as Adrielle Cuthbert, which was released on 14 December 2018 on Netflix.
Pataky has an estimated net worth of $50 million.
