Claim: Elsa Pataky is an actress.

Elsa Lafuente Medianu -LRB- born 18 July 1976 -RRB- , known professionally as Elsa Pataky , is a Spanish model , actress , and film producer . Pataky is best known for her role as Elena Neves in The Fast and the Furious franchise . She has appeared in the films Snakes on a Plane -LRB- 2006 -RRB- , Giallo -LRB- 2009 -RRB- and Give 'Em Hell , Malone -LRB- 2009 -RRB- . She also starred in the Spanish film Di Di Hollywood in 2010 .