Elizabeth Peña
Highest Rated: 100% Things Behind the Sun (2001)
Lowest Rated: 6% Strangeland (1998)
Birthday: Sep 23, 1959
Birthplace: Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
Elizabeth Peña, a striking, stage-trained Latina, first gained recognition as the maid-turned-revolutionary in Paul Mazursky's "Down and Out in Beverly Hills" (1986). Born in the US to Cuban immigant parents, Peña was raised in Cuba and moved back to Manhattan at the age of eight. She was acting professionally two years later and subsequently attended the famed High School of Performing Arts. Peña went on to appear in more than 20 off-Broadway shows and toured for two years as Shakespeare's Juliet. She also worked with such renowned theater companies as Joseph Papp's Public Theater, La Mama, and San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater before moving behind the camera as a director. Elizabeth Peña died at the age of 55 on October 14, 2014.
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Filmography
Movies
| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42% | 81% | The Song of Sway Lake | Marlena (Character) | - | 2017 |
| No Score Yet | 44% | Girl on the Edge | Esther (Character) | - | 2015 |
| 91% | 67% | Grandma | Carla (Character) | $7.0M | 2015 |
| 56% | 65% | Ana Maria in Novela Land | Sra. Soto (Character) | - | 2015 |
| 33% | 32% | Plush | Dr. Lopez (Character) | $2.8K | 2013 |
| No Score Yet | 36% | Blaze You Out | Dona (Character) | - | 2013 |
| No Score Yet | 12% | In the Dark | Dr. Weinette (Character) | - | 2013 |
| 50% | 36% | The Perfect Family | Christina (Character) | $107.7K | 2011 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Becoming Eduardo | Leticia (Character) | - | 2009 |
| No Score Yet | 98% | Down for Life | Mrs. Castro (Character) | - | 2009 |
| 78% | 76% | Mother and Child | Amanda (Character) | $1.1M | 2009 |
| No Score Yet | 40% | A Single Woman | Unknown (Character) | - | 2009 |
| No Score Yet | 17% | Racing for Time | Flores (Character) | - | 2008 |
| 54% | 42% | Nothing Like the Holidays | Anna (Character) | $7.5M | 2008 |
| 71% | 50% | Love Comes Lately | Unknown (Character) | $77.5K | 2007 |
| 44% | 33% | Adrift in Manhattan | Isabel Parades (Character) | - | 2007 |
| 29% | 19% | Dragon Wars: D-War | Agent Linda Perez (Character) | $11.0M | 2007 |
| 79% | 45% | How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer | Lolita (Character) | $91.4K | 2005 |
| 77% | 83% | Transamerica | Margaret (Character) | $9.0M | 2005 |
| No Score Yet | 21% | Keep Your Distance | Holly (Character) | - | 2005 |
| 43% | 36% | Sueño | Mirabela (Character) | - | 2005 |
| No Score Yet | 42% | Suburban Madness | Clara Harris (Character) | - | 2004 |
| 97% | 75% | The Incredibles | Mirage (Voice) | $261.4M | 2004 |
| No Score Yet | 31% | The Hollywood Mom's Mystery | Theresa Shoe (Character) | - | 2004 |
| 44% | 44% | ZigZag | Ms. Tate (Character) | - | 2002 |
| No Score Yet | 44% | Ten Tiny Love Stories | Nine (Character) | - | 2001 |
| 100% | 78% | Things Behind the Sun | Carmen (Character) | - | 2001 |
| 24% | 41% | Impostor | Midwife (Character) | $6.1M | 2001 |
| 74% | 71% | Tortilla Soup | Letitcia (Character) | $4.4M | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | 11% | On the Borderline | Connie (Character) | - | 2000 |
| 50% | 52% | Seven Girlfriends | Martha (Character) | - | 1999 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Border Line | Maria Rodriguez (Character) | - | 1999 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Pass | Zeena (Character) | - | 1998 |
| 62% | 78% | Rush Hour | Tania Johnson (Character) | $141.2M | 1998 |
| 6% | 63% | Strangeland | Toni Gage (Character) | $631.2K | 1998 |
| No Score Yet | 83% | Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within | Rosario Ames (Character) | - | 1998 |
| 60% | 60% | The Second Civil War | Christina (Character) | - | 1997 |
| No Score Yet | 67% | Contagious | Det. Luisa Rojas (Character) | - | 1997 |
| No Score Yet | 17% | It Came From Outer Space II | Ellen Fields (Character) | - | 1996 |
| 92% | 83% | Lone Star | Pilar Cruz (Character) | $13.1M | 1996 |
| 50% | 42% | Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home | Kate Haley (Character) | $28.0M | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | 50% | Dead Funny | Viv Saunders (Character) | - | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Invaders | Ellen Garza (Character) | - | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | 17% | Across the Moon | Carmen (Character) | - | 1994 |
| 94% | 63% | The Waterdance | Rosa (Character) | $1.7M | 1992 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fugitive Among Us | Flo Martin (Character) | - | 1992 |
| 75% | 36% | Blue Steel | Tracy Perez (Character) | $7.7M | 1990 |
| 72% | 84% | Jacob's Ladder | Jezebel (Character) | $24.8M | 1990 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Shannon's Deal | Lucy Acosta (Character) | - | 1989 |
| 13% | 61% | Vibes | Consuelo (Character) | $1.7M | 1988 |
| 67% | 64% | *batteries not Included | Marisa Esteval (Character) | $32.9M | 1987 |
| 83% | 78% | La Bamba | Rosie Morales (Character) | $52.7M | 1987 |
| 79% | 53% | Down and Out in Beverly Hills | Carmen (Character) | $60.2M | 1986 |
| 60% | No Score Yet | Crossover Dreams | Liz Garcia (Character) | - | 1985 |
| 44% | 51% | They All Laughed | Rita (Character) | - | 1981 |
TV
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85% | 90% | Modern Family | Pilar (Guest Star) | 2013 |
| No Score Yet | 81% | Major Crimes | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2013 |
| 48% | 88% | Common Law | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2012 |
| 0% | 20% | Charlie's Angels | Warden Gloria Galvez (Guest Star) | 2011 |
| 18% | 66% | Off the Map | Inez (Guest Star) | 2011 |
| 100% | No Score Yet | Funny or Die Presents | Triple-Chief Rodrigomirez (Character) | 2011 |
| 9% | 0% | Outlaw | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2010 |
| 80% | 79% | FlashForward | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2009 |
| No Score Yet | 87% | Ghost Whisperer | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2009 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Maya & Miguel | Unknown (Voice) | 2004-2007 |
| No Score Yet | 90% | American Dad! | Store Owner (Guest Voice) | 2007 |
| No Score Yet | 93% | Numb3ers | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2005 |
| No Score Yet | 66% | Without a Trace | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2005 |
| No Score Yet | 84% | NCIS | FBI Agent Lina Reyes (Guest Star) | 2004 |
| No Score Yet | 71% | CSI: Miami | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2003 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Boston Public | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002-2003 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Resurrection Blvd. | Beatrice "Bibi" Coralles (Character) | 2000-2002 |
| 0% | No Score Yet | Dellaventura | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
| No Score Yet | 100% | The Outer Limits | Unknown (Character) | 1995 |
| 83% | No Score Yet | Shannon's Deal | Lucy Acosta (Character) | 1990 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | I Married Dora | Dora Calderon (Character) | 1987-1988 |