Elizabeth Peña

Elizabeth Peña

Acting

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…

Filmography

80
The Song of Sway Lake ★ 5.1 The Song of Sway Lake 2019 Grandma ★ 6.5 Grandma 2015 Ana Maria in Novela Land ★ 5.1 Ana Maria in Novela Land 2015 Girl on the Edge ★ 5.8 Girl on the Edge 2015 Plush ★ 5.5 Plush 2013 Blaze You Out ★ 2.7 Blaze You Out 2013 In the Dark ★ 4.9 In the Dark 2013 Charlie's Angels ★ 5.1 Charlie's Angels 2011 The Perfect Family ★ 4.5 The Perfect Family 2011 Down for Life ★ 3.5 Down for Life 2010 Mother and Child ★ 6.6 Mother and Child 2009 Modern Family ★ 7.9 Modern Family 2009 Nothing Like the Holidays ★ 6.3 Nothing Like the Holidays 2008 A Single Woman ★ 5.5 A Single Woman 2008 Racing for Time ★ 5.8 Racing for Time 2008 Love Comes Lately ★ 5.2 Love Comes Lately 2007 Dragon Wars: D-War ★ 4.6 Dragon Wars: D-War 2007 Goal II: Living the Dream ★ 6.0 Goal II: Living the Dream 2007 Adrift in Manhattan ★ 5.7 Adrift in Manhattan 2007 Sueno ★ 4.5 Sueno 2005 Ghost Whisperer ★ 8.1 Ghost Whisperer 2005 The Lost City ★ 6.2 The Lost City 2005 Keep Your Distance ★ 4.3 Keep Your Distance 2005 Down in the Valley ★ 5.9 Down in the Valley 2005 Transamerica ★ 7.0 Transamerica 2005 American Dad! ★ 7.0 American Dad! 2005 How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer ★ 5.6 How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer 2005 Numb3rs ★ 7.0 Numb3rs 2005 The Incredibles ★ 7.7 The Incredibles 2004 Maya & Miguel ★ 6.6 Maya & Miguel 2004 Suburban Madness ★ 6.7 Suburban Madness 2004 The Hollywood Mom's Mystery ★ 7.3 The Hollywood Mom's Mystery 2004 Justice League Unlimited ★ 8.3 Justice League Unlimited 2004 Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie ★ 8.1 Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie 2004 NCIS ★ 7.6 NCIS 2003 Without a Trace ★ 7.2 Without a Trace 2002 CSI: Miami ★ 7.7 CSI: Miami 2002 Ten Tiny Love Stories ★ 4.3 Ten Tiny Love Stories 2002 Zig Zag ★ 5.8 Zig Zag 2002 Impostor ★ 6.1 Impostor 2001 Justice League ★ 8.2 Justice League 2001 On the Borderline ★ 4.5 On the Borderline 2001 Things Behind the Sun ★ 6.0 Things Behind the Sun 2001 Tortilla Soup ★ 6.4 Tortilla Soup 2001 Boston Public ★ 7.6 Boston Public 2000 Resurrection Blvd. ★ 8.3 Resurrection Blvd. 2000 Seven Girlfriends ★ 4.5 Seven Girlfriends 2000 Border Line ★ 7.0 Border Line 1999 Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within ★ 6.2 Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within 1998 Strangeland ★ 5.1 Strangeland 1998 Rush Hour ★ 7.1 Rush Hour 1998 The Pass ★ 6.8 The Pass 1998 The Second Civil War ★ 6.1 The Second Civil War 1997 Dellaventura ★ 8.0 Dellaventura 1997 Gridlock'd ★ 6.6 Gridlock'd 1997 Contagious ★ 4.5 Contagious 1997 Two ★ 6.3 Two 1996 Recon ★ 9.0 Recon 1996 Lone Star ★ 7.0 Lone Star 1996 It Came from Outer Space II ★ 3.9 It Came from Outer Space II 1995 The Invaders ★ 5.0 The Invaders 1995 The Invaders ★ 5.5 The Invaders 1995 Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home ★ 5.9 Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home 1995 The Outer Limits ★ 7.7 The Outer Limits 1995 Across the Moon ★ 4.0 Across the Moon 1994 Roommates ★ 4.5 Roommates 1994 Dead Funny ★ 5.5 Dead Funny 1994 The Waterdance ★ 6.0 The Waterdance 1992 Fugitive Among Us ★ 5.0 Fugitive Among Us 1992 Jacob's Ladder ★ 7.4 Jacob's Ladder 1990 Dream On ★ 7.0 Dream On 1990 Shannon's Deal ★ 7.7 Shannon's Deal 1990 Blue Steel ★ 5.8 Blue Steel 1990 Drug Wars: The Camarena Story ★ 6.5 Drug Wars: The Camarena Story 1990 Shannon's Deal ★ 9.0 Shannon's Deal 1989 Vibes ★ 5.7 Vibes 1988 *batteries not included ★ 6.7 *batteries not included 1987 I Married Dora ★ 6.5 I Married Dora 1987 La Bamba ★ 7.3 La Bamba 1987 L.A. Law ★ 7.1 L.A. Law 1986