# 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:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-elizabeth-pena/701478/21 "2014-10-16T19:19:40Z")
The way she said, “Hello, Mr. Incredible” made me wish she was saying it to me. I remember looking her up at the time to see if she was as hot to see as to hear. And yes, she looked exactly like the voice sounded. ---
**Author:** ![Roundabout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dec6dc/32.png) [@Roundabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roundabout)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-elizabeth-pena/701478/22 "2014-10-16T19:40:50Z")
I loved Pena in Rush Hour and The Incredibles. She was such an underrated actress, and it’s so sad to hear that she’s gone. May she rest in peace. ---
**Author:** ![nevadaexile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb8c5e/32.png) [@nevadaexile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nevadaexile)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-elizabeth-pena/701478/23 "2014-10-16T21:44:54Z")
Very attractive woman. Very good actress. I was already stunned that she was portraying Sofia Vergara’s MOTHER in _ **Modern Family** _ when she only **12 years older** than Vegara. She was very good (and quite sexy) in her role in _ **Jacob’s Ladder.** _ ---
**Author:** ![Lucky\_13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucky_13/32/13209_2.png) [@Lucky\_13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucky_13)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-elizabeth-pena/701478/24 "2014-10-16T21:50:26Z")
I remember watching _I Married Dora_ on Friday nights. I didn’t know she did the voice of Mirage! ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-elizabeth-pena/701478/25 "2014-10-16T22:24:29Z")
Although she was far from my ideal in looks I always found her incredibly sexy. Damn fine actress too. I first noticed her in Jacob’s Ladder. She was great in Lone Star which was a fine all around movie. She always seemed to stand out regardless of what she was in. She grew up bilingual so it’s not hard to believe she was good with accents but I was surprised to see that she was from New Jersey. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2014, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-elizabeth-pena/701478/26 "2014-10-17T03:51:16Z")
> [@Knorf](#): > > 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. Yes, same here. She played Gloria’s mom on **Modern Family** and I thought she didn’t look so well. ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2014, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-elizabeth-pena/701478/27 "2014-10-17T13:50:22Z")
Nooooo! I had such a crush on her when I was young. ---
**Author:** ![Cumberdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@Cumberdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumberdale)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2014, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-elizabeth-pena/701478/28 "2014-10-17T13:58:25Z")
> [@foolsguinea](#): > > Nooooo! > > I had such a crush on her when I was young. I don’t remember where I first saw her, but I had a crush on her too. Watching the YouTube video of the opening of _I Married Dora_ seems familiar, but I don’t remember the actual show. I did buy _Lone Star_ because she was in it. I was glad it turned out to be a good movie and I really enjoyed her performance. ---
**Author:** ![mcgato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@mcgato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcgato)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2014, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-elizabeth-pena/701478/29 "2014-10-23T00:08:36Z")
[TMZ reporting cause of death cirrhosis of the liver due to alcohol.](http://www.tmz.com/2014/10/22/elizabeth-pena-cause-of-death-alcoholism-cirrhosis-heart-attack-dead/) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-elizabeth-pena/701478/30 "2014-10-24T14:27:30Z")
CNN confirms: [http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/23/showbiz/elizabeth-pea-death/index.html?hpt=hp\_t2](http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/23/showbiz/elizabeth-pea-death/index.html?hpt=hp_t2). Too bad - I really liked her. Her voice was perfect for Mirage - sly, sexy and intimate - 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 24, 2014, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-elizabeth-pena/701478/31 "2014-10-24T14:43:54Z")
Yes, and when you look at how her appearance evolved, it starts to add up that she basically drank herself to death. Boy, that saddens me. But I know nothing about her life and what she wrestled with. It’s done now. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-elizabeth-pena/701478.md?page=1)