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RIP Elizabeth Peña

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by old_tony, Oct 15, 2014.

  1. old_tony

    old_tony Well-Known Member

    Not a big star, but an actress with many, many credits.

    Dead at 55 after an illness.

    http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/lone-star-actress-elizabeth-pena-dies-55-26227096
     
    old_tony, Oct 15, 2014
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  2. Boom_70

    Boom_70 Well-Known Member

    Sorry to hear Tony. RIP
     
    Boom_70, Oct 15, 2014
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  3. Steak Snabler

    Steak Snabler Well-Known Member

    Lone Star is one of my favorite films. First thing I ever saw Chris Cooper in.

    RIP
     
    Steak Snabler, Oct 15, 2014
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  4. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member



    This and Cop Rock had the best farewells of any cancelled shows.
     
    DanOregon, Oct 16, 2014
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  5. RecoveringJournalist

    RecoveringJournalist Well-Known Member

    Amazing film.

    I remember her in La Bamba and she was on a short-lived show called "I married Dora" that had a very young Juliette Lewis in it.
     
    RecoveringJournalist, Oct 16, 2014
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  6. old_tony

    old_tony Well-Known Member

    First thing I remember her in was "*batteries not included" in 1987, a really nice little film with Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy. Right after that was when "I Married Dora" came, I obviously wasn't the only one impressed with her.

    Checking out her imdb page, she worked steadily from the mid-1980s till she died.
     
    old_tony, Oct 16, 2014
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  7. BDC99

    BDC99 Well-Known Member

    "Modern Family" actress? I've seen almost every one, and she looks only vaguely familiar. Seems she was in TWO episodes.
     
    BDC99, Oct 16, 2014
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  8. mpcincal

    mpcincal Well-Known Member

    I always remember her as the housekeeper who was "diddling" Richard Dreyfus (and then Nick Nolte) in "Down and Out in Beverly Hills."
     
    mpcincal, Oct 17, 2014
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  9. Joe Williams

    Joe Williams Well-Known Member

    For some stupid reason, I thought she was Al Pacino's wife in "Heat," until I looked it up and learned that was Diane Venora.
     
    Joe Williams, Oct 17, 2014
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  10. Songbird

    Songbird Well-Known Member

    Directed by Paul Mazursky, who died a few months ago.
     
    Songbird, Oct 17, 2014
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