Deceased

How Did Elizabeth Peña Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 55

Also known asElizabeth Pena, Elizabeth Maria Peña, Elizabeth Anne DickinsonGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn23/09/1959Born inElizabeth, New Jersey, USADied14/10/2014 (aged 55)Died inLos AngelesCauseliver cirrhosisWikidataQ262267 ↗Buried atGreen-Wood CemeteryTMDb#7430 ↗

Elizabeth Maria Peña was an American actress. Her film credits include Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986), Batteries Not Included, La Bamba, Jacob's Ladder (1990), Rush Hour (1998), and Nothing like the Holidays (2008). Peña won the 1996 Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female and a Bravo Award for Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film for her work in Lone Star (1996).

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Filmography69 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2015	Girl on the EdgeMovie	Esther	56
2015	GrandmaMovie	Carla	56
2013	PlushMovie	Dr. Lopez	54
2013	In the DarkMovie	Dr. Weinette	54
2012	Common LawSeries	Travis' Foster Mother	53
2011	Charlie's AngelsSeries	Warden Gloria Galvez	52
2010	Down for LifeMovie	Mrs. Castro	51
2009	Modern FamilySeries	Pilar Ramírez	50
2008	Nothing Like the HolidaysMovie	Anna Rodriguez	49
2007	Goal II: Living the DreamMovie	Rosa Maria	48
2007	Dragon Wars: D-WarMovie	Agent Linda Perez	48
2007	Love Comes LatelyMovie	Esperanza	48
2005	Numb3rsSeries	Sonya Benavides	46
2005	American Dad!Series	Store Owner (voice)	46
2005	Ghost WhispererSeries	Marla	46
2005	The Lost CityMovie	Miliciana (Zoraida) Muñoz	46
2005	Down in the ValleyMovie	Gale	46
2005	Keep Your DistanceMovie	Holly	46
2005	How the Garcia Girls Spent Their SummerMovie	Lolita	46
2004	Justice League UnlimitedSeries	Paran-Dul (voice)	45
2004	The IncrediblesMovie	Mirage (voice)	45
2004	The Hollywood Mom's MysteryMovie	Theresa Shoe	45
2004	Suburban MadnessMovie	Clara Harris	45
2004	Maya & MiguelSeries	Rosa Santos (voice)	45
2003	NCISSeries	Lina Reyes	44
2002	Without a TraceSeries	Rosie Diaz	43
2002	CSI: MiamiSeries	Mercedes Escalante	43
2002	Zig ZagMovie	Ms. Tate	43
2001	Justice LeagueSeries	Paran Dul (voice)	42
2001	ImpostorMovie	Midwife (as Elizabeth Pena)	42
2001	Tortilla SoupMovie	Leticia Narnjo	42
2000	Boston PublicSeries	Superintendent Elizabeth Vasquez	41
2000	Seven GirlfriendsMovie	Martha	41
2000	Resurrection Blvd.Series	Beatrice 'Bibi' Corrales	41
1999	A Piece of the Action: Behind the Scenes of Rush HourMovie	Self	40
1998	Rush HourMovie	Johnson	39
1998	StrangelandMovie	Toni Gage	39
1998	Aldrich Ames: Traitor WithinMovie	Rosario Ames	39
1998	The PassMovie	Zeena	39
1997	The Second Civil WarMovie	Christina Fernandez	38
1997	ContagiousMovie	Det. Luisa Rojas	38
1997	DellaventuraSeries	Simone	38
1996	TwoSeries	Elizabeth Gaitan	37
1995	The Outer LimitsSeries	Dr. Jennifer Martinez	36
1995	Free Willy 2: The Adventure HomeMovie	Kate Haley	36
1995	It Came from Outer Space IIMovie	Ellen Fields	36
1995	The InvadersMovie	Ellen Garza	36
1995	The InvadersSeries	Ellen Garza	36
1994	Dead FunnyMovie	Viv Saunders	35
1994	Across the MoonMovie	Carmen	35
1994	RoommatesMovie	Lisa	35
1992	The WaterdanceMovie	Rosa	33
1990	Jacob's LadderMovie	Jezzie	31
1990	Dream OnSeries	Debra	31
1990	Blue SteelMovie	Tracy Perez	31
1990	Shannon's DealSeries	Lucy Acosta	31
1990	Drug Wars: The Camarena StorySeries	Mika Camarena	31
1990	Building 'Jacob's Ladder'Movie	Self	31
1987	*batteries not includedMovie	Marisa Esteval	28
1987	I Married DoraSeries	Dora Calderon	28
1986	L.A. LawSeries	Jinx Baldasseri	27
1986	Down and Out in Beverly HillsMovie	Carmen	27
1985	Crossover DreamsMovie	Liz Garcia	26
1982	Cagney & LaceySeries	—	23
1982	T. J. HookerSeries	Maria	23
1981	Hill Street BluesSeries	—	22
1981	They All LaughedMovie	Rita	22
1980	Times SquareMovie	Disco Hostess	21
1979	El SuperMovie	Aurelita	20