Elizabeth Peña
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
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 ...
Known For
Filmography
The Song of Sway Lake
2019
as Marlena
Ana Maria in Novela Land
2015
as Sra. Soto
Grandma
2015
as Carla
Girl on the Edge
2015
as Esther
In the Dark
2013
as Dr. Weinette
Blaze You Out
2013
as Dona
Plush
2013
as Dr. Lopez
Common Law
2012
as Travis' Foster Mother
The Perfect Family
2011
as Christina Rayes
Charlie's Angels
2011
as Warden Gloria Galvez
Down for Life
2010
as Mrs. Castro
Mother and Child
2009
as Lawyer
Modern Family
2009
as Pilar Ramírez
Nothing Like the Holidays
2008
as Anna Rodriguez
Racing for Time
2008
as Flores
A Single Woman
2008
as Storyteller
Dragon Wars: D-War
2007
as Agent Linda Perez
Goal II: Living the Dream
2007
as Rosa Maria
Love Comes Lately
2007
as Esperanza
Adrift in Manhattan
2007
as Isabel Parades
Transamerica
2005
as Margaret
Down in the Valley
2005
as Gale
How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer
2005
as Lolita
Sueno
2005
as Mirabela
Keep Your Distance
2005
as Holly
The Lost City
2005
as Miliciana (Zoraida) Muñoz
Numb3rs
2005
as Sonya Benavides
American Dad!
2005
as Store Owner (voice)
Ghost Whisperer
2005
as Marla
The Hollywood Mom's Mystery
2004
as Theresa Shoe
Suburban Madness
2004
as Clara Harris
The Incredibles
2004
as Mirage (voice)
Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie
2004
as Paran Dul (voice)
Maya & Miguel
2004
as Rosa Santos (voice)
Justice League Unlimited
2004
as Paran-Dul (voice)
NCIS
2003
as Lina Reyes
Zig Zag
2002
as Ms. Tate
Ten Tiny Love Stories
2002
Without a Trace
2002
as Rosie Diaz
CSI: Miami
2002
as Mercedes Escalante
Tortilla Soup
2001
as Leticia Narnjo
On the Borderline
2001
as Connie
Things Behind the Sun
2001
as Carmen
Impostor
2001
as Midwife (as Elizabeth Pena)
Justice League
2001
as Paran Dul (voice)
Seven Girlfriends
2000
as Martha
Boston Public
2000
as Superintendent Elizabeth Vasquez
Resurrection Blvd.
2000
as Beatrice 'Bibi' Corrales
Border Line
1999
as Maria Rodriguez
A Piece of the Action: Behind the Scenes of Rush Hour
1999
as Self
Rush Hour
1998
as Johnson
Strangeland
1998
as Toni Gage
The Pass
1998
as Zeena
Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within
1998
as Rosario Ames
Contagious
1997
as Det. Luisa Rojas
The Second Civil War
1997
as Christina Fernandez
Gridlock'd
1997
as Admissions Person
Dellaventura
1997
as Simone
Lone Star
1996
as Pilar Cruz
Recon
1996
as Officer Santiago
Two
1996
as Elizabeth Gaitan
The Invaders
1995
as Ellen Garza
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
1995
as Kate Haley
It Came from Outer Space II
1995
as Ellen Fields
The Outer Limits
1995
as Dr. Jennifer Martinez
The Invaders
1995
as Ellen Garza
Across the Moon
1994
as Carmen
Roommates
1994
as Lisa
Dead Funny
1994
as Viv Saunders
The Waterdance
1992
as Rosa
Fugitive Among Us
1992
as Flo Martin
Jacob's Ladder
1990
as Jezzie
Blue Steel
1990
as Tracy Perez
Building 'Jacob's Ladder'
1990
as Self
Shannon's Deal
1990
as Lucy Acosta
Drug Wars: The Camarena Story
1990
as Mika Camarena
Dream On
1990
as Debra
Shannon's Deal
1989
as Lucy Acosta
Vibes
1988
as Consuelo
*batteries not included
1987
as Marisa Esteval
La Bamba
1987
as Rosie Morales
I Married Dora
1987
as Dora Calderon
Down and Out in Beverly Hills
1986
as Carmen
L.A. Law
1986
as Jinx Baldasseri
Tough Cookies
1986
Crossover Dreams
1985
as Liz Garcia
T. J. Hooker
1982
as Maria
Cagney & Lacey
1982
They All Laughed
1981
as Rita
Hill Street Blues
1981
Times Square
1980
as Disco Hostess
El Super
1979
as Aurelita