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Biographical
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Full
Name: |
Lisa |
Height: |
5'
2" |
Birthplace: |
Wilmington,
Delaware, USA |
Date
of Birth: |
October
6, 1963 |
Husband/Partner: |
Davis
Guggenheim (current) |
Contact
Info: |
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Personal
Quote: |
Did
you know that she started her career in fast food
commercials? |
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Elisabeth
Shue was born October 6, 1963 in Wilmington, Delaware,
and raised primarily in
South Orange, New Jersey. She enrolled at Wellesley College
in Massachusetts and studied
government, aiming for a career as an attorney. A friend
suggested she audition for work in
TV commercials in order to help pay college expenses.
She landed
a series of commercials and began studying acting at
New York's Showcase Theatre.
An ABC talent scout spotted one of her commercials and
the result was her professional acting
debut in the acclaimed "Call To Glory" series
starring Craig T. Nelson and Cindy Pickett.
She soon won the top female role with Ralph Macchio
in the popular feature film "The Karate
Kid." Early in her career, she earned admission
to Harvard University and continues to work
towards completion of a degree between projects.
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It
was her extraordinary performance in the 1995 film "Leaving
Las Vegas" that brought Shue
worldwide stardom. Her performance was singled out for
a number of honors, among them an Academy
Award® nomination as Best Actress. She was named Best
Actress by the Los Angeles Film Critics,
National Society Of Film Critics, Dallas Film Critics
and South Florida Film Critics, and
won the Independent Sprit Award. She also received Golden
Globe and Screen Actors Guild
award nominations for her work in the picture.
Her most
recent credits include "The Trigger Effect,"
"The Saint," "Deconstructing Harry,"
"Cousin Bette," "Palmetto" and "Molly."
In the mid-'90s, she made an impressive New York the
atrical debut in "Some Americans Abroad" at
Lincoln Center. Other stage credits include "Birth
And After Birth," which led to her participation
in the development of a new theatre group
called The Cooperative.
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Films:
Leo (2002)
Tuck Everlasting (2002)
Hollow Man (2000)
Molly (1999)
Cousin Bette (1998)
City of Angels (1998)
Palmetto (1998)
Deconstructing Harry (1997)
The Saint (1997)
The Trigger Effect (1996)
Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
Underneath (1995)
Blind Justice (1994)
Radio Inside (1994)
Twenty Bucks (1993)
Heart and Souls (1993)
Soapdish (1991)
The Marrying Man (1991)
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
Body Wars (1989)
Cocktail (1988)
Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
Link (1986)
The Karate Kid (1984)
Somewhere Tomorrow (1983)
Made for
TV:
Amy & Isabelle (2001)
Hale the Hero (1992)
Double Switch (1987)
Call to Glory (1984)
Direct to Video:
None
TV Shows:
Call to Glory (1984)
Cartoon Voices:
None
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