American actress (born 1959)

Elizabeth Peña

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). She also voiced Rosa Santos in the animated television series Maya & Miguel (2004-2007) and Mirage in the animated film The Incredibles (2004).

Born

1959

September 23

Died

2014

Era

1950s

Country

About

Elizabeth, in brief

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). She also voiced Rosa Santos in the animated television series Maya & Miguel (2004-2007) and Mirage in the animated film The Incredibles (2004).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Life timeline

Key dates

  1. 1959 Born
  2. 2014 Died

Also on September 23

What else happened on this day, through history

See all of September 23 →

The world in 1959

When Elizabeth arrived

Read the year 1959 →

Same-day contemporaries

Also born on September 23

See everything on September 23 →

Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1959

Read about the year 1959 →

Keep going

More to explore