ACTOR

Elizabeth Peña

1959 - 2014

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Elizabeth Maria Peña (September 23, 1959 – October 14, 2014) was an American actress. Her work in films included Nothing like the Holidays, Batteries Not Included, La Bamba, Down and Out in Beverly Hills, Jacob's Ladder, Rush Hour, The Incredibles, and Lone Star, for which she won the 1996 Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female and a Bravo Award for Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film. She was also a founding member of the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors (HOLA). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Elizabeth Peña has received more than 4,897,687 page views. Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Elizabeth Peña is the 6,505th most popular actor (down from 6,270th in 2019), the 9,581st most popular biography from United States (down from 9,375th in 2019) and the 2,992nd most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Elizabeth Peñas by language

Over the past year Elizabeth Peña has had the most page views in the with 621,780 views, followed by Spanish (31,630), and German (22,528). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Afrikaans (76.92%), Simple English (66.35%), and Armenian (54.93%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Elizabeth Peña ranks 6,505 out of 13,578. Before her are Barbara Parkins, Carmen Zapata, Virginia Fox, John Russell, Jean Kent, and Oscar Nunez. After her are Celia Johnson, Melissa George, Harry Groener, Patrick Warburton, Gloria Talbott, and Persis Khambatta.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Elizabeth Peña ranks 394. Before her are Zoé Valdés, Nikos Dendias, Juan Barbas, Toshihiko Okimune, Rob Gonsalves, and Kenneth Brylle. After her are Tamara Tunie, Ole Bornedal, D. H. Peligro, Steve Rothery, Ray Gillen, and Trond Sollied. Among people deceased in 2014, Elizabeth Peña ranks 444. Before her are Mark Strand, Thomas Berger, Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher, Toimi Alatalo, Mae Young, and Carmen Zapata. After her are Álex Angulo, Joan Lorring, Farley Mowat, Khushwant Singh, Eladio Herrera, and Javier Guzmán.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Elizabeth Peña ranks 9,581 out of 20,380. Before her are Mildred Cohn (1913), Virginia Fox (1902), John Russell (1921), Frank Shields (1909), Spud Webb (1963), and Blue Mitchell (1930). After her are Kelly Clarkson (1982), Isabella Stewart Gardner (1840), Edward Seaga (1930), Patrick Warburton (1964), Anthony Braxton (1945), and Gloria Talbott (1931).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Elizabeth Peña ranks 2,992. Before her are Ted King (1965), Nancy Travis (1961), Irving Pichel (1891), Carmen Zapata (1927), Virginia Fox (1902), and John Russell (1921). After her are Patrick Warburton (1964), Gloria Talbott (1931), Rocky Carroll (1963), Austin Pendleton (1940), Ann Doran (1911), and Patricia Richardson (1951).

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Television and Movie Roles

Jacob's Ladder
Jezzie
After returning home from the Vietnam War, veteran Jacob Singer struggles to maintain his sanity. Plagued by hallucinations and flashbacks, Singer rapidly falls apart as the world and people around him morph and twist into disturbing images. His girlfriend, Jezzie, and ex-wife, Sarah, try to help, but to little avail. Even Singer's chiropractor friend, Louis, fails to reach him as he descends into madness.
Nov 2o 19907.361 / 10
The Incredibles
Mirage (voice)
Bob Parr has given up his superhero days to log in time as an insurance adjuster and raise his three children with his formerly heroic wife in suburbia. But when he receives a mysterious assignment, it's time to get back into costume.
Oct 27o 20047.704 / 10
Rush Hour
Johnson
When Hong Kong Inspector Lee is summoned to Los Angeles to investigate a kidnapping, the FBI doesn't want any outside help and assigns cocky LAPD Detective James Carter to distract Lee from the case. Not content to watch the action from the sidelines, Lee and Carter form an unlikely partnership and investigate the case themselves.
Sep 18o 19987.02 / 10