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Elisabeth Shue (born October 6, 1963) is
an Academy Award-nominated American film actress.
Early life: Shue was born in Wilmington,
Delaware, into a middle class, well-educated family and
grew up in Bergen and Essex counties in New Jersey. Her
parents divorced while she was in the fourth grade. Her
father, who was active in Republican politics, once
unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. Senate in New Jersey.
Shue graduated from Columbia High
School, in Maplewood, New Jersey, and attended Wellesley
College and Harvard University, from which she withdrew
to pursue her acting career. She returned to Harvard, 15
years after withdrawing, to finish her degree in
Government in 2000. Shue was awarded entrance into
Columbia High School's Hall of Fame in 1994, along with
her brother, Andrew.
Early acting career: During her studies at
Columbia and after her parents' divorce, she found a way
to make extra money by acting in television commercials.
Shue became a common sight in ads for Burger King,
DeBeers diamonds, and Hellman's mayonnaise. Shue was
also a state junior level gymnast.
In 1984, she co-starred in The Karate Kid as the
onscreen girlfriend of Ralph Macchio, and had a role as
the teenage daughter of a military family in the
short-lived series Call to Glory. She continued her
acting work with Adventures in Babysitting, her first
starring role, Cocktail, Soapdish, and The Marrying Man.
She also appeared in Back to the Future Part II and Back
to the Future Part III as Jennifer Parker, replacing
original actress Claudia Wells who declined to reprise
the role from Back to the Future.
1990s and 2000s: Trying to shed her
girl-next-door image, Shue took a chance on a
low-budget, high-risk project called Leaving Las Vegas.
Her portrayal of a prostitute mixed up with a suicidal
alcoholic played by Nicolas Cage earned her an Academy
Award nomination for Best Actress. Since then, she has
starred in The Trigger Effect, The Saint, Deconstructing
Harry, Palmetto, and Hollow Man.
Shue was going to star across Jim Carrey in The Number
23 but she became pregnant just weeks before filming and
she ended up losing the part to Virginia Madsen.
In 2006, Shue and her two brothers produced Gracie, a
movie about a teenage girl with an interest in soccer,
in part based on Elisabeth's own experience. It is in
part filmed on location in areas where she grew up.
Shue has teamed up with Academy Award Winning director
James Cameron in the upcoming movie "She Works Hard
for the Money" where Shue plays high powered
business-woman Melinda Mucci working in a "man's
world" during the 1980's in New York City, defying
the odds and becoming CEO of one of the most successful
advertising firms in the country.
Personal life: Known among her friends and family
as "Lisa," Shue is married to Davis
Guggenheim, director of the HBO TV series Deadwood and
An Inconvenient Truth. They have a son, Miles William
(b. November 11, 1997), and two daughters, Stella Street
(b. March 19, 2001) and Agnes Charles (b. June 18,
2006).
Her brother is actor Andrew Shue, of Melrose Place fame.
Another brother, William, died in 1988 at the age of 26
from a freak accident while on family vacation. Son
Miles's second name is in homage to Will.
Shue is the daughter-in-law of Charles and Marion
Guggenheim, and sister-in-law to Guggenheim children
Jonathan and Grace. |
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