About
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...
Known for
NCISSeries • 2003
American Dad!Series • 2005
Modern FamilySeries • 2009
CSI: MiamiSeries • 2002
Without a TraceSeries • 2002
Ghost WhispererSeries • 2005
Numb3rsSeries • 2005
L.A. LawSeries • 1986
Hill Street BluesSeries • 1981
T. J. HookerSeries • 1982
The Outer LimitsSeries • 1995
Boston PublicSeries • 2000
Cagney & LaceySeries • 1982
Dream OnSeries • 1990
Justice League UnlimitedSeries • 2004
The IncrediblesMovie • 2004
Justice LeagueSeries • 2001
Rush HourMovie • 1998
Maya & MiguelSeries • 2004
Common LawSeries • 2012
Jacob's LadderMovie • 1990
Charlie's AngelsSeries • 2011
Resurrection Blvd.Series • 2000
Mother and ChildMovie • 2009