- Elizabeth Peña
Infobox actor
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birthplace =Elizabeth, New Jersey ,United States Elizabeth Peña (born
September 23 ,1959 ) is an Americanactress .Peña was born in
Elizabeth, New Jersey , daughter of Estella Margarita (née Toirac), an arts administrator and producer, and Mario Peña, aCuba n-born actor, writer, and director who co-founded the Latin American Theatre Ensemble. Peña graduated from New York's famedHigh School of Performing Arts in 1977. Her classmates includeVing Rhames (with whom she would later co-star in "Jacob's Ladder ") andEsai Morales (with whom she would later co-star in "La Bamba ").Peña has appeared in movies such as "La Bamba", "Lone Star", "Vibes" and "Rush Hour". She recently starred in Showtime's "
Resurrection Blvd. " as Tia Bibi Corrades and voiced the character Mirage inPixar 's animated film "The Incredibles ". She guest stars in the 18th episode of "Numb3rs " season two as Sonya Benavides.Peña also starred in the television series "
I Married Dora ", asitcom best known for lasting less than three months in1987 .Birthyear
Some online references give her year of birth as 1961 (therefore graduating high school at 15), while others give 1959.
elect filmography
* "
Nothing Like the Holidays " (2008)
* "A Single Woman" (2008)
* "Racing for Time " (2008)
* "Adrift in Manhattan " (2007)
* "D-War " (2007)
* "" (2007)
* "Down in the Valley" (2006)
* "Sueño " (2005)
* "The Lost City " (2005)
* "How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer " (2005)
* "Transamerica" (2005)
* "The Hollywood Mom's Mystery " (2004)
* "Suburban Madness " (2004)
* "The Incredibles " (2004)
* "ZigZag " (2002)
* "Impostor" (2002)
* "Ten Tiny Love Stories " (2001)
* "Tortilla Soup " (2001)
* "Things Behind the Sun " (2001)
* "On the Borderline " (2000)
* "Seven Girlfriends " (2000)
* "Highway Hitcher " (1999)
* "" (1998)
* "Strangeland " (1998)
* "Rush Hour" (1998)
* "The Pass " (1998)
* "Gridlock'd " (1997)
* "Contagious " (1997)
* "Lone Star" (1996)
* "The Invaders " (1995)
* "It Came From Outer Space II " (1995)
* "Free Willy II, The Adventure Home " (1995)
* "Fair Game " (1995)
* "Across the Moon " (1995)
* "Dead Funny " (1994)
* "Fugitive Among Us " (1993)
* "The Waterdance " (1992)
* "" (1990)
* "Jacob's Ladder" (1990)
* "Blue Steel " (1990)
* "*batteries not included " (1987)
* "La Bamba" (1987)
* "Down and Out in Beverly Hills " (1986)
* "Crossover Dreams " (1985)
* "They All Laughed " (1981)
* "Times Square" (1980)
* "El Super " (1979)ee also
*
List of Cuban Americans References
External links
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