# RIP Elizabeth Pena **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 16, 2014, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-elizabeth-pena/701478 "2014-10-16T11:01:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-elizabeth-pena/701478/1 "2014-10-16T11:01:03Z")
[Actress dies at 55](http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/elizabeth-pena-dead-55-n-native-prolific-actress-article-1.1975895). I may be the only one who fondly remembers I Married Dora. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-elizabeth-pena/701478/2 "2014-10-16T11:10:24Z")
Nooo! She was just in the new show _Matador_! And was also the voice of Mirage in _The Incredibles_. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-elizabeth-pena/701478/3 "2014-10-16T11:25:59Z")
Yes, heard this and it was a surprise. Just watched The Incredibles with my daughter the other day. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-elizabeth-pena/701478/4 "2014-10-16T11:33:50Z")
I recognized her face on the news, but I wasn’t sure where from. I checked her filmography, and it was probably as the bomb squad woman from “Rush Hour”. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-elizabeth-pena/701478/5 "2014-10-16T12:01:05Z")
Goddamnit. We’re losing too many people that I like. ---
**Author:** ![mcgato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@mcgato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcgato)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-elizabeth-pena/701478/6 "2014-10-16T12:23:48Z")
She was good in “Lone Star,” which may be the only thing that I saw her in. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-elizabeth-pena/701478/7 "2014-10-16T13:10:47Z")
Definitely gone too soon. I mostly remember her from ‘Jacob’s Ladder’ and ‘La Bamba’. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-elizabeth-pena/701478/8 "2014-10-16T13:40:04Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > [Actress dies at 55](http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/elizabeth-pena-dead-55-n-native-prolific-actress-article-1.1975895). > > I may be the only one who fondly remembers I Married Dora. I remember that show. The most incredible series finale ever–“green card” husband is flying off to a new job (or something), leaving her behind to run the house (?). He steps back in and says **It’s cancelled**. EP says **Your flight?** He says **No, our series!** She gets on the plane with him and they fly off together. Neat. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-elizabeth-pena/701478/9 "2014-10-16T13:45:49Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > I remember that show. The most incredible series finale ever–“green card” husband is flying off to a new job (or something), leaving her behind to run the house (?). He steps back in and says **It’s cancelled**. EP says **Your flight?** He says **No, our series!** She gets on the plane with him and they fly off together. Neat. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/VvVR99yafr8/hqdefault.jpg ""I Married Dora" Unexpected Closing Scene from Series Finale") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvVR99yafr8) ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-elizabeth-pena/701478/10 "2014-10-16T14:12:42Z")
^ Thanks, Nemo. Cool! ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-elizabeth-pena/701478/11 "2014-10-16T14:16:33Z")
> [@mcgato](#): > > She was good in “Lone Star,” which may be the only thing that I saw her in. That was my thought as well—not sure I saw any of her other films. _Lone Star_ is a terrific film, and she was great in it. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-elizabeth-pena/701478/12 "2014-10-16T14:21:10Z")
Dead at _55_; it’s a feckin’ crime! :mad: I remember her most fondly for bringing on the creepy in the the creepiest scene in the uber creepy _Jacobs Ladder_. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-elizabeth-pena/701478/13 "2014-10-16T14:21:58Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > I remember that show. The most incredible series finale ever–“green card” husband is flying off to a new job (or something), leaving her behind to run the house (?). He steps back in and says **It’s cancelled**. EP says **Your flight?** He says **No, our series!** She gets on the plane with him and they fly off together. Neat. I remember that fondly as well. Great way to end a cancelled series. RIP - too soon. I loved her voice as Mirage. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-elizabeth-pena/701478/14 "2014-10-16T17:00:13Z")
Add one more to the list of people who fondly remember _I Married Dora_. I always enjoyed seeing Elizabeth Pena in a guest role on a crime drama. RIP. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-elizabeth-pena/701478/15 "2014-10-16T17:19:41Z")
She was damn cute & damn cool. It’s just not right. Damn You! Who said you could slack off and die? GET BACK HERE, YOU!!! …get back here… ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-elizabeth-pena/701478/16 "2014-10-16T17:24:52Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > I remember that show. The most incredible series finale ever–“green card” husband is flying off to a new job (or something), leaving her behind to run the house (?). He steps back in and says **It’s cancelled**. EP says **Your flight?** He says **No, our series!** She gets on the plane with him and they fly off together. Neat. Greatest Fourth Wall break of all-time! ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-elizabeth-pena/701478/17 "2014-10-16T17:31:57Z")
55 is pretty young for “natural causes”, no? ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-elizabeth-pena/701478/18 "2014-10-16T17:46:04Z")
> [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](#): > > 55 is pretty young for “natural causes”, no? 55 is young for any reasons, unfortunately. ☹ But there are lots of heart conditions, cancers, birth defects, etc that affect people at young ages that would all fall under “natural causes”. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-elizabeth-pena/701478/19 "2014-10-16T18:07:12Z")
I was shocked when I saw this on my news feed last night. I knew who she was right away from the name. Usually I have to see a face to recognize a character actor but I have always loved her voice and I thought she had beautiful eyes. Yes, 55 is too young. RIP. ---
**Author:** ![JesterX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/439d5e/32.png) [@JesterX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JesterX)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-elizabeth-pena/701478/20 "2014-10-16T18:24:23Z")
That sucks! Condolences to her family and fans. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-elizabeth-pena/701478.md?page=2)