LOS ANGELES (AP) - Elizabeth Pena, the versatile actress who shifted between dramatic roles in such films as "Lone Star" and comedic parts in TV shows like "Modern Family," has died. She was 55.

Hollywood is mourning the loss of Cuban-American actress Elizabeth Peña, whose talent shined through versatile roles in film and television over the course of four decades. Peña died Tuesday in Los ...

(Reuters) - Television stars and other celebrities mourned U.S. actress Elizabeth Pena, whose career was marked by roles in the films "La Bamba," "Jacob's Ladder" and "Lone Star," and who died earlier ...

The death certificate issued for actress Elizabeth Peña shows "cirrhosis of the liver due to alcohol" as one of the four listed causes of her sudden death last week. Craig Harvey, spokesman for the ...

Actress Elizabeth Peña, who co-starred in “Jacob’s Ladder” and “La Bamba,” died Oct. 14 in Los Angeles after suffering from a brief illness, according to her nephew, Latino Review writer ...

“Mira, mamí! She’s from El Salvador, too, and takes care of those kids, too! Just like you!” She was certainly not the first Latina actress to play up and down the oppressive, hot brown tropes of ...

The Los Angeles County coroner has ruled that actress Elizabeth Peña died of complications due to alcohol abuse. Pena had a recurring role on 'Modern Family' as Sofia Vergara's mother. She leaves ...

Upon hearing the news of Elizabeth Peña’s untimely passing on October 14, we reached out to her co-star in “La Bamba,” Esai Morales. Like Peña, Morales delivered a career-defining performance at a ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A former gang member convicted for his role in the brutal murder of two Houston teens has been denied parole, according to the Harris County District Attorney's Office.

LOS ANGELES -- Elizabeth Pena, the versatile actress who shifted between dramatic roles in such films as "Lone Star" and comedic parts in TV shows like "Modern Family," has died. She was 55. Pena's ...

She had liver and heart problems, a death certificate states By Soo Youn Actress Elizabeth Pena died of liver problems caused by alcohol, authorities said on Wednesday. Pena, who was 55, died Oct. 14 ...