Elsa Pataky was born Elsa Lafuente Medianu in Madrid, Spain. Her mother, Cristina Pataky Medianu, is a publicist of Romanian and Hungarian ancestry, and her father, José Francisco Lafuente, is a Spanish biochemist. She attended the Universidad de San Pablo CEU where she studied journalism and began to take an interest in acting. She joined Teatro Cámara de Ángel Gutiérrez, a theater company in Madrid, and left college when she was offered a role in the long-running Spanish TV series Al salir de clase (1997). More Spanish TV roles followed, alongside a growing career in movies, first in Spain but increasingly internationally. She met her husband, Chris Hemsworth, through the management company that represents them both, ROAR.
Elsa Peretti was born on May 1, 1940 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. She is known for Halston (2019), Scruples (1980) and Premis Nacionals de Cultura (2013). She died on March 18, 2021 in Sant Martí Vell, Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
Elsa Poblete Bustamante, is a theater, film and television actress, and acting teacher. She is the daughter of the painter Gustavo Poblete, who was director of the School of Fine Arts at the University of Chile. She was trained at the School of Representation Arts of the University of Chile, graduating in 1975, but upon graduation she became part of the cast of the Theater of the Catholic University of Chile, directed by Eugenio Dittborn, in which she had to fulfill important roles in the classical repertoire (Arauco tamed, Life is a dream, El burlador de Sevilla, Casa de Muñecas, La viuda de Apablaza), for which she has a beautiful and cultivated voice and a solid stage presence. In addition to also performing in the Ictus Company, of great importance during the military dictatorship, she has participated as an actress in various theater groups: Young Theater -where she was a founding actress along with Gonzalo Robles, Carlos Matamala and others-, Teatro La Feria, Teatro de la Pasión Inextinguible (in whose foundation he participated together with Marco Antonio de la Parra and Alex Zisis), End of the Century Theater and under the direction of the most important directors such as Jaime Vadell, Ramón Griffero, Ramón López, Ramón Núñez, Gustavo Meza , etc. She has been part of Teatro Imagen for 24 years, created by her husband, the director and playwright Gustavo Meza. She has acted in cinema, in some fundamental titles of the last period. The border of Ricardo Larraín; Taxi for three from Orlando Lübert, No and Tony Manero from Pablo Larraín, etc. She highlights her leading role in the third soccer story, which was widely applauded by critics and for which she shared with María Izquierdo the award for best actress at the Brasilia Film Festival. In 2003, she received the Professor Pedro de la Barra Medal of Cultural Merit from the University of Chile and the Rector's Medal awarded by the Rector of the University of Chile in recognition of her career as an actress. She is Professor of Acting and General Coordinator of the IMAGEN Theater School. She is a member of the Academy of Fine Arts of the Institute of Chile. In 2020 she will receive a tribute by the Santiago a Mil International Festival to her long career in the performing arts.
Elsa Raven was born on September 21, 1929 in Charleston, South Carolina, USA. She is known for Back to the Future (1985), The Amityville Horror (1979) and Titanic (1997). She died on November 2, 2020 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Elsa Ryder is known for Acceptance (2021), Bar Fight! (2022) and Priya (2020).
Elsa Saisio is a Finnish actress. She is known both for playing leading parts in feature films and television, and for her interpretation of challenging dramatic theatrical roles. Elsa started out as child actor in theatre and cinema and trained at the national Theatre Academy of Finland in Helsinki (TEAK). In addition to her native Finnish she is fluent in English, Spanish, Russian and Swedish.
Elsa Shiju (born November 04, 2008), is an American student with the goal of training as an astronaut and being selected for future human spaceflight to Mars. Ever since she was a little girl, Elsa Shiju has had her heart set on the stars. At only 3 years old, she told her father, "Daddy, I want to be an astronaut, and be one of the people that go to Mars." He had no idea that this seemingly offhand statement would actually become the birth of a meaningful lifelong endeavor. At just 13 years old, Elsa's list of accomplishments include witnessing 3 Space Shuttle launches, attending Space Camp 4 times, Space Academy, Robotics Academy, Cosmosphere Camp, National Flight Academy and VA Space Flight Academy including obtaining her Open Water Scuba Certification. In addition she delivers motivational speeches to help young dreamers reach for the stars.
Elsa Sulavuori is known for Vihanpidot (2019).
Elsa Tauveron is an actress and casting director, known for Un coeur simple (2008), À coeur ouvert (2012) and Aline (2020).
Elsa Thomas is a director and writer, known for Les Gorges (2019), Violentia (2018) and Gondole (2020).