Elizabeth Peña
American actress (1959-2014) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 55
Elizabeth Maria Peña was an American actress. Her film credits include Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986), Batteries Not Included, La Bamba, Jacob's Ladder (1990), Rush Hour (1998), and Nothing like the Holidays (2008).
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In the DarkFilm, Dr. Weinette2012
Common LawSeries, Travis' Foster Mother2009
Modern FamilySeries, Pilar Ramírez
Mother and ChildFilm, 2009Lawyer2008
Nothing Like the HolidaysFilm, Anna Rodriguez2005
American Dad!Series, Store Owner (voice)
Down in the ValleyFilm, 2005Gale2003
NCISSeries, Lina Reyes2002
Zig ZagFilm, Ms. Tate2001
Justice LeagueSeries, Paran Dul (voice)2000
Boston PublicSeries, Superintendent Elizabeth Vasquez
Seven GirlfriendsFilm, 2000Martha1998
Rush HourFilm, Johnson1996
Lone StarFilm, Pilar Cruz1995
The Outer LimitsSeries, Dr. Jennifer Martinez1994
Across the MoonFilm, Carmen1990
Blue SteelFilm, Tracy Perez1988
VibesFilm, Consuelo1987I Married DoraSeries, Dora Calderon1986
L.A. LawSeries, Jinx Baldasseri
Down and Out in Beverly HillsFilm, 1986Carmen1981
Hill Street BluesSeries1980
Times SquareFilm, Disco Hostess1959Born23 September 1959People around Elizabeth
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Dwight H. Little Directed Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995)
Brad Bird Wrote Batteries Not Included (1988)
John Sayles Directed Lone Star (1997)
Jsu Garcia Also in The Lost City, Sueño and Sueno
Tony Genaro Also in Sueño, La Bamba and The Waterdance
George Morfogen Produced They All Laughed (1982)
Matthew Robbins Directed Batteries Not Included (1988)
Shim Hyung-rae Directed D-War (2007)
Eloy Casados Also in Down and Out in Beverly Hills and D-War
Steven Spielberg Produced Batteries Not Included (1988)
Paul Newman Produced Dead Funny (1994)
Samuel L. Jackson Also in Mother and Child and The Incredibles
Oliver Stone Produced Blue Steel (1990)
Alejandro González Iñárritu Produced Mother and Child (2011)
David Morse Also in Down in the Valley and Mother and Child
Robert Forster Also in D-War and Dragon Wars: D-War
Chandra Wilson Also in Lone Star and A Single Woman
Héctor Elizondo Also in Tortilla Soup (2001)
Joe Dante Directed The Second Civil War (1997)
Adrian Lyne Directed Jacob's Ladder (1990)
Jami Gertz Also in Modern Family and Seven Girlfriends
Holmes Osborne Also in D-War and Dragon Wars: D-War
Robert Dornhelm Directed Suburban Madness (2004)
Amanda Brooks Also in D-War and Dragon Wars: D-War
Known for
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Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie 2004
The Incredibles 2004
Jacob's Ladder 1990
La Bamba 1987
Rush Hour 1998
Filmography 40
92 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
Photos 1
About this person
Peña won the 1996 Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female and a Bravo Award for Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film for her work in Lone Star (1996). She also voiced Rosa Santos in the animated television series Maya & Miguel (2004-2007) and Mirage in the animated film The Incredibles (2004).
