Elizabeth Peña

Skuespiller, Instruktør

23. september 1959 — 14. oktober 2014 (55 år)
Elizabeth Maria Peña (September 23, 1959 – October 14, 2014) was an American actress, and the daughter of a theater-company co-founder, who has also compiled experience as a television director in her own right. Peña was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, daughter of Estella Margarita (née Toirac), an arts administrator and producer, and Mario Peña, the Cuban-born actor, writer, and director who jointly founded the Latin American Theatre Ensemble. It is unknown whether Peña was named after the town of her birth. Peña graduated from New York's High School of Performing Arts in 1977. Her classmates included Ving Rhames, alongside whom she would later co-star in Jacob's Ladder, and Esai Morales, alongside whom she would later co-star in La Bamba. She is also a founding member of the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors.

In 1979, Peña appeared in her first film, El Super, "an exceptionally moving and melancholy comedy about a family of lower-middle-class Cuban refugees attempting to adjust to life in Spanish Harlem.", New York City. Peña worked once again with film director, Leon Ichaso in his next feature Crossover Dreams opposite Ruben Blades.

Peña has appeared in movies such as La Bamba, Down and Out in Beverly Hills, Lone Star, Vibes, and Rush Hour. In 2002, she starred in Showtime's Resurrection Blvd. as Tia Bibi Corrades in the episode "Justicia," which she also directed. During the next year, 2003, she appeared in and directed "It Was Fun While It Lasted," an episode of The Brothers Garcia. She also provided the voice of the character Mirage in Pixar's animated film The Incredibles. She guest starred in the 18th episode of Numb3rs, Season Two, as Sonya Benavides. Although the actress does speak Spanish, she does not dub her own voice for Spanish releases.

Peña is also noted for having starred in I Married Dora, a sitcom that lasted only 13 episodes in 1987, as Dora Calderon, the "Dora" of the show's title. In the final show, the cast broke the "fourth wall" of suspended disbelief by announcing their cancellation on-camera and taking a curtain call.

Writer-director John Sayles produced the critically acclaimed but short-lived television series Shannon's Deal (1989–1991) co-starring Peña alongside series lead Jamey Sheridan. In 1996 Sayles wrote and directed the mystery film Lone Star and again cast her in a co-starring role.

Peña died on October 14, 2014 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California at the age of 55.

Film og serier på Plex

  • Transamerica
    Transamerica2005
  • Blue Steel
    Blue Steel1990
  • Down in the Valley
    Down in the Valley2005
  • Strangeland
    Strangeland1998
  • Times Square
    Times Square1980
  • Adrift in Manhattan
    Adrift in Manhattan2007
  • The Perfect Family
    The Perfect Family2011
  • Things Behind the Sun
    Things Behind the Sun2001
  • Girl on the Edge
    Girl on the Edge2015
  • In the Dark
    In the Dark2013
  • The Pass
    The Pass1998
  • Blaze You Out
    Blaze You Out2013
  • On the Borderline
    On the Borderline2000
  • Across the Moon
    Across the Moon1994
  • Roommates
    Roommates1994

Kendt for

  • Rush Hour
    Rush Hour1998
  • Trappen til helvede
    Trappen til helvede1990
  • Lone Star
    Lone Star1996
  • La Bamba
    La Bamba1987
  • *Miraklet på 8. gade
    *Miraklet på 8. gade1987
  • Transamerica
    Transamerica2005
  • Mål! 2 - Living the dream
    Mål! 2 - Living the dream2007
  • Blue Steel
    Blue Steel1990
  • Strangeland
    Strangeland1998
  • Helt på spanden i Beverly Hills
    Helt på spanden i Beverly Hills1986
  • D-Wars
    D-Wars2007
  • Grandma
    Grandma2015
  • Impostor
    Impostor2001
  • Befri Willy 2
    Befri Willy 21995
  • Der er intet som jul
    Der er intet som jul2008
  • Down in the Valley
    Down in the Valley2005
  • Tortilla Soup
    Tortilla Soup2001
  • The Waterdance
    The Waterdance1992
  • Plush
    Plush2013
  • Things Behind the Sun
    Things Behind the Sun2001

Filmography

2018
The Song of Sway Lake · as Marlena
2015
Grandma · as Carla
2015
Ana Maria in Novela Land · as Sra. Soto
2015
Girl on the Edge · as EstherPå Plex
2014
Matador (2014) · as Maritza Sandoval
2013
Plush · as Dr. Lopez
2013
Blaze You Out · as DonaPå Plex
2013
In the Dark · as Dr. WeinettePå Plex
2012
Major Crimes · as Rosa Vega
2012
Common Law (2012) · as Travis' Foster Mother
2011
Prime Suspect (US) · as Gloria Lopez
2011
Charlie's Angels (2011) · as Warden Gloria Galvez
2011
The Perfect Family · as Christina RayesPå Plex
2011
Off the Map · as Inez
2010
Outlaw · as Judge Patino
2010
Funny or Die Presents · as Triple-Chief Rodrigomirez (segment: United States Police Department)
2009
Down for Life · as Mrs. Castro
2009
Mother and Child · as Lawyer
2009
Modern Family · as Pilar Ramírez
2008
Nothing Like the Holidays · as Anna Rodriguez
2008
A Single Woman · as Storyteller
2008
Racing for Time · as Flores
2007
Love Comes Lately · as Esperanza
2007
Dragon Wars: D-War · as Agent Linda Perez
2007
Goal II: Living the Dream · as Rosa Maria
2007
Adrift in Manhattan · as Isabel ParadesPå Plex
2005
Down in the Valley · as GalePå Plex
2005
Minoriteam · as Gold Digger
2005
Sueño · as Mirabela
2005
Ghost Whisperer · as Marla
2005
The Lost City · as Miliciana (zoraida) Muñoz
2005
Keep Your Distance · as Holly
2005
Transamerica · as MargaretPå Plex
2005
American Dad! · as Store Owner (voice)
2005
2005
Numb3rs · as Sonya Benavides
2004
The Incredibles · as Mirage (voice)
2004
Maya & Miguel · as Rosa Santos (voice)
2004
Suburban Madness · as Clara Harris
2004
The Hollywood Mom's Mystery · as Theresa Shoe
2004
Justice League Unlimited · as Paran-Dul (voice)
2004
2003
NCIS · as Lina Reyes
2002
Without a Trace · as Rosie Diaz
2002
CSI: Miami · as Mercedes Escalante
2002
2002
Zig Zag · as Ms. Tate
2001
Justice League · as Paran Dul (voice)
2001
Impostor · as Midwife (as Elizabeth Pena)
2001
Things Behind the Sun · as CarmenPå Plex
2001
Tortilla Soup · as Leticia Narnjo
2000
Boston Public · as Superintendent Elizabeth Vasquez
2000
On the Borderline · as ConniePå Plex
2000
Resurrection Blvd. · as Beatrice 'bibi' Corrales
1999
Seven Girlfriends · as Martha
1999
Border Line · as Maria Rodriguez
1998
Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within · as Rosario Ames
1998
Strangeland · as Toni GagePå Plex
1998
Rush Hour · as Johnson
1998
The Pass · as ZeenaPå Plex
1997
Dellaventura · as Simone
1997
The Second Civil War · as Christina Fernandez
1997
Dead Man's Gun · as Madam Gisella
1997
Gridlock'd · as Admissions Person
1997
Contagious · as Det. Luisa Rojas
1996
Two · as Elizabeth Gaitan
1996
Lone Star · as Pilar Cruz
1996
It Came from Outer Space II · as Ellen Fields
1995
The Invaders · as Ellen Garza
1995
The Invaders (1995) · as Ellen Garza
1995
1995
The Outer Limits (1995) · as Dr. Jennifer Martinez
1994
Across the Moon · as CarmenPå Plex
1994
Roommates · as LisaPå Plex
1994
Dead Funny · as Viv Saunders
1992
The Waterdance · as Rosa
1992
Fugitive Among Us · as Flo Martin
1990
Jacob's Ladder · as Jezzie
1990
Dream On · as Debra
1990
Shannon's Deal · as Lucy Acosta
1990
Blue Steel · as Tracy PerezPå Plex
1990
Drug Wars: The Camarena Story · as Mika Camarena
1989
Shannon's Deal · as Lucy Acosta
1988
Vibes · as Consuelo
1987
*batteries not included · as Marisa Esteval
1987
1987
I Married Dora · as Dora Calderon
1987
La Bamba · as Rosie Morales
1986
L.A. Law · as Jinx Baldasseri
1986
1985
Crossover Dreams · as Liz Garcia
1982
T.J. Hooker · as Maria
1981
They All Laughed · as Rita
1981
1981
1980
Times Square · as Disco HostessPå Plex
1979
El Super · as Aurelita

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