Basic Information About Elizabeth Peña
Category | Celebrities › Actors |
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Professions | Actor, Television Director, Voice Actor |
Net worth | $1,000,000 |
Date of birth | 1959-09-23 |
Place of birth | Elizabeth |
Date of death | 2014-10-14 (aged 55) |
Nationality | United States of America |
Curiosities and Trademarks | Seductive husky voice |
Gender | Female |
Height | 5 ft 1 in (1.57 m) |
Social Media | ↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ IMDb |
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What Movie Awards did Elizabeth Peña win?
Oscar |
Golden Globe |
Golder Raspberry |
BAFTA |
Other |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Elizabeth Peña awards
Award Name | State | Movie / Series Name | Year |
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ALMA Award - Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film | Winner | Rush Hour | 1999 |
Independent Spirit Award - Best Supporting Female | Winner | Lone Star | 1997 |
NCLR Bravo Award - Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film | Winner | Lone Star | 1996 |
ALMA Award - Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film | Nominee | Gridlock'd | 1998 |
Elizabeth Peña roles
Movie / Series | Role |
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La Bamba | Rosie Morales |
Rush Hour | Johnson |
Jacob's Ladder | Jezzie |
The Incredibles | Mirage (voice) |
*batteries not included | Marisa Esteval |
Lone Star | Pilar |
Blue Steel | Tracy Perez (as Elizabeth Pena) |
Grandma | Carla |
Transamerica | Margaret |
Down and Out in Beverly Hills | Carmen |
Vibes | Consuelo |
Gridlock'd | Admissions Person (as Elizabeth Anne Dickinson) |
Modern Family | Pilar Ramirez 2 episodes, 2013 |
Ghost Whisperer | Marla 1 episode, 2009 |
Numb3rs | Sonya Benavides 1 episode, 2005 |
T.J. Hooker | Maria 1 episode, 1985 |
CSI: Miami | Mercedes Escalante 1 episode, 2003 |
The Brothers Garcia | Director |
Common Law | Travis' Foster Mother 1 episode, 2012 |
Cagney & Lacey | Adelita Carrena 1 episode, 1985 |
The Outer Limits | Dr. Jennifer Martinez 1 episode, 1995 |
Justice League | Paran Dul 3 episodes, 2004 |
L.A. Law | Jinx Baldasseri 4 episodes, 1993-1994 |
Elizabeth Peña's Quotes
- [on her refusal to portray Latina stereotypes] There are a lot of jobs I've turned down because they wanted me to play what I call "Miss Cuchifrito" types.
- I worked very hard to get Jacob's Ladder (1990). At first they wanted Susan Sarandon, Andie MacDowell or Michelle Pfeiffer. At some point they wanted Susan Sarandon, and Madonna wanted the part. They auditioned all of them. I begged to be auditioned. I begged and begged and when I auditioned, the chemistry was right an [director Adrian Lyne] and I were just taken with each other. I auditioned for six months, twice a week. The reason I kept going back was because Adrian was literally fighting for me to get the role.
Interesting Facts about Elizabeth Peña
- Attended and graduated from Manhattan's High School for the Performing Arts in 1977.
- Despite playing her mother on Modern Family (2009), Peña was just 13 years older than Sofía Vergara.
- She was a founding member of the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors.
- Daughter of Estella Margarita and Mario Peña.
- Classmates with Ving Rhames and Esai Morales.
- Had two children with Hans Rolla: Fiona and Kaelan Rolla.
- VoluptuVous figure.