She
has 3 brothers and thus admits to being a tomby when she
was a little girl. Eliza was named after an aunt. She
also studied dancing and singing and was often seen in
children's theater, signing for the deaf.
Eliza has numerous starring roles in several acclaimed
films. She has starred (and stolen scenes!) with such
notable players as Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert de Niro
as well Arnold Schwarzenegger in such major motion pictures
as This Boy's Life & True Lies, respectively. She
also did stage work years back and is currently planning
to go to college if not in college.
After graduating
from high school, Eliza auditioned for cult hit television
series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and won
the part of Faith, a Slayer much more troubled than
Buffy. The role was only supposed to be a short stint,
but actress and character soon won over the cast, crew
and audience. Faith became a recurring character for
that year and stole every scene she was in. Eliza reprised
her Slayerific role for guest spots during BtVS Season
Three and later Angel Season One.
Two new film
releases are her recent works. Bring It On and Soul
Survivor feature Miss Dushku. Both opened at the box-office
in the fall 2000. Today you can catch them on video.
