Elisabeth Shue
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Tribeca Film Festival | |
Born | Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. | October 6, 1963
Other names | Lisa Shue |
Education | Columbia High School |
Alma mater | Wellesley College Harvard University (AB) |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1982–present |
Known for | Leaving Las Vegas Adventures in Babysitting CSI: Crime Scene Investigation The Karate Kid Back to the Future Part II Back to the Future Part III The Saint Hollow Man |
Spouse | |
Children | 3 |
Relatives | Andrew Shue (brother) |
Elisabeth Shue (born October 6, 1963)[1] is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in the films The Karate Kid (1984), Adventures in Babysitting (1987), Cocktail (1988), Back to the Future Part II (1989), Back to the Future Part III (1990), Soapdish (1991), The Saint (1997), Hollow Man (2000), Piranha 3D (2010), Battle of the Sexes (2017), Death Wish (2018) and Greyhound (2020). For her performance in Leaving Las Vegas (1995), Shue was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress as well as a BAFTA, Golden Globe and SAG Award.
On television, she has starred as
Early life and education
Shue was born on October 6, 1963,
She grew up in South Orange, New Jersey. Her parents divorced when she was nine.[6][7] Shue's mother is a descendant of Pilgrim leader William Brewster. Her father's family emigrated from Germany to Pennsylvania in the early 19th century.[8][9] Shue was raised with her three brothers (William, Andrew and John) and was very close to them. Her younger brother, Andrew, is also an actor, best known for his role as Billy Campbell in the Fox series Melrose Place. Shue graduated from Columbia High School, in 1981 in Maplewood, New Jersey, where she and Andrew were inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in 1994. She has two half-siblings from her father's remarriage, Jenna and Harvey Shue.[10][11]
After graduating from high school, Shue attended Wellesley College. She then transferred to Harvard University in 1985, from which she withdrew to pursue her acting career (she was inspired by a friend to work in television commercials as a way to pay for college) one semester short of earning her degree. Over a decade later, in 2000, she returned to Harvard and completed her B.A. in government.[12]
Career
1980s and early 1990s
During her studies at Columbia High School and after her parents' divorce, Shue began acting in television commercials, becoming a common sight in advertisements for
Shue made her feature film debut in 1984, when she co-starred opposite
In 1988, Shue starred in
She auditioned for the Ione Skye role in Say Anything... (1989), being a runner-up along with Jennifer Connelly.[15]
In May 1990, Shue made her Broadway debut in Some American Abroad at the Lincoln Center.[16] The following year she returned to cinema where she appeared in the comedies The Marrying Man with Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin, and Soapdish with Sally Field, Robert Downey Jr., Kevin Kline, Cathy Moriarty, and Whoopi Goldberg.
Between 1992 and 1994 she appeared in a variety of supporting roles in both film and television. These included the comedy Twenty Bucks (reuniting with Christopher Lloyd from Back to the Future), noir thriller The Underneath, a guest appearance in Dream On, and the romantic comedy Heart and Souls (reuniting with Robert Downey Jr.). She also returned to Broadway in 1993, performing in Tina Howe's production of Birth and After Birth.[17]
1995–present
Although often cast as a
Her career flourished after her Oscar nomination, landing her diverse roles. She starred in
In 1999, Shue starred as the titular
Shue starred in Leo (2002) with Joseph Fiennes and Dennis Hopper, Mysterious Skin (2004) opposite Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Hide and Seek (2005) opposite Robert De Niro and Dakota Fanning, and Dreamer (2005) again opposite Dakota Fanning and Kurt Russell.
In 2007, Shue and her two brothers,
In 2008, Shue starred in Hamlet 2 as a fictionalized version of herself. In the film, she has quit acting to become a nurse and is the favorite actress of Dana Marschz (Steve Coogan). In 2009, Shue appeared on the seventh season of HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm as an actress competing with Cheryl Hines's character for the part of George's ex-wife for the Seinfeld reunion. In 2009 she starred alongside Thomas Haden Church in Don McKay.
In 2010, Shue starred in Piranha 3D as Sheriff Julie Forester. In addition she played the former groupie mother of Abigail Breslin in Janie Jones and a psychologist in Waking Madison alongside Sarah Roemer and Imogen Poots.
In 2012, Shue appeared in three wide-release theatrical films: the thriller House at the End of the Street with Jennifer Lawrence; Curtis Hanson's Chasing Mavericks opposite Gerard Butler; and David Frankel's Hope Springs as Karen the bartender in a cameo scene with Meryl Streep.
The year 2012 also marked Shue's return to television in a series regular role when she joined the cast of Season 12's
In 2014 she appeared as a cougar in Behaving Badly along with Selena Gomez, Nat Wolff and Heather Graham. In 2015 she guest-starred in an episode of the Patrick Stewart series Blunt Talk.
In 2017, she provided a strong supporting role in Battle of the Sexes, opposite Steve Carell and Emma Stone. She had originally signed on as a tennis adviser for the film which recounts the 1973 showdown between female player Billie Jean King and former men's champ Bobby Riggs.
In 2018 she co-starred in Eli Roth's remake of Death Wish opposite Bruce Willis as his ill-fated wife. In the movie, Shue was also re-united with Vincent D'Onofrio, who appeared in Adventures in Babysitting with her.
In 2019, Shue took a leading role in the American superhero drama television series, The Boys, with Karl Urban and Jack Quaid, and will be playing the lead role in the TNT television pilot Constance, playing a corrupt former beauty queen. In the latter she will also be one of the executive producers along with Robert Downey Jr. (whom she previously co-starred with in Soapdish and Heart and Souls) and his wife Susan Downey among others. Constance is not going forward to series so remains to be seen if the pilot will air as a television movie.[21]
Shue starred in
Personal life
Shue married film director Davis Guggenheim in 1994.[22] The couple has three children.[23]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1983 | Somewhere, Tomorrow | Margie | |
1984 | The Karate Kid | Ali Mills | |
1986 | Link | Jane Chase | |
1987 | Adventures in Babysitting | Chris Parker | |
1988 | Cocktail | Jordan Mooney | |
1989 | Back to the Future Part II | Jennifer Parker | Marlene McFly (voice) |
1990 | Back to the Future Part III | Jennifer Parker | |
1991 | The Marrying Man | Adele Horner | |
1991 | Soapdish | Lori Craven / "Angelique" | |
1993 | Heart and Souls | Anne | |
1993 | Twenty Bucks | Emily Adams | |
1994 | Radio Inside | Natalie | |
1995 | The Underneath | Susan Crenshaw | |
1995 | Leaving Las Vegas | Sera | Nominated for Academy Award for Best Actress |
1996 | The Trigger Effect | Annie Kay | |
1997 | The Saint | Dr. Emma Russell | |
1997 | Deconstructing Harry | Fay | |
1998 | Palmetto | Mrs. Donnelly / Rhea Malroux | |
1998 | City of Angels | Pregnant woman | Uncredited Cameo |
1998 | Cousin Bette | Jenny Cadine | |
1999 | Molly | Molly McKay | |
2000 | Hollow Man | Linda McKay | |
2002 | Leo | Mary Bloom | |
2002 | Tuck Everlasting | Narrator (voice)
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2004 | Mysterious Skin | Ellen McCormick | |
2005 | Hide and Seek | Elizabeth Young | |
2005 | Dreamer | Lilly Crane | |
2007 | First Born | Laura | |
2007 | Gracie | Lindsay Bowen | Also producer |
2008 | Hamlet 2 | Herself | |
2009 | Don McKay | Sonny | |
2010 | Piranha 3D | Julie Forester | |
2010 | Janie Jones | Mary Ann Jones | |
2011 | Waking Madison | Dr. Elizabeth Barnes | |
2012 | Hope Springs | Karen, The Bartender | |
2012 | House at the End of the Street | Sarah Cassidy | |
2012 | Chasing Mavericks | Kristy Moriarity | |
2014 | Behaving Badly | Pamela Bender | |
2017 | Battle of the Sexes | Priscilla Wheelan | |
2018 | Death Wish | Lucy Kersey | |
2020 | Greyhound | Eva Frechette | |
2023 | The Good Half | Lily Wheeland |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1982 | The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana | Lynn Osborne | Television film |
1984–1985 | Call to Glory | Jackie Sarnac | Main role |
1987 | Wonderful World of Color
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Kathy Shelton | Episode: "Double Switch" |
1992 | The General Motors Playwrights Theater | Alice Adams | Episode: "Hale the Hero" |
1993 | Dream On | Maura Barish | Episode: "Oral Sex, Lies and Videotape" |
1994 | Blind Justice | Caroline | Television film |
2001 | Amy & Isabelle | Isabelle Goodrow | Television film |
2009 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Virginia | Episodes: "Officer Krupke", "Seinfeld" |
2012 | American Dad! | Detective Lacey Sole (voice) | Episode: "Less Money, Mo' Problems" |
2012–2015 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Julie Finlay
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Main role |
2015 | Blunt Talk | Suzanne Mayview | Episode: "The Queen of Hearts" |
2019–2020 | The Boys | Madelyn Stillwell | Main role (season 1), guest (season 2) |
2019 | Constance | Constance Young | Television film |
2021 | Cobra Kai | Ali Mills | Guest (season 3) |
2021 | On the Verge | Anne | Main role (season 1); also executive producer |
2022 | Super Pumped | Bonnie Kalanick | Main role |
2022 | The Boys Presents: Diabolical | Madelyn Stillwell (voice) | Episode: "One Plus One Equals Two" |
2023 | Gen V | Madelyn Stillwell | Episode: "God U." |
Theme parks
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1989 | Body Wars | Dr. Cynthia Lair | Disney attraction |
Awards and nominations
Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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1984 | Young Artist Awards
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Best Young Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical, Comedy, Adventure or Drama | The Karate Kid | Won |
1986 | Saturn Awards | Best Actress | Link | Nominated |
1995 | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Actress[citation needed] | Leaving Las Vegas | Won |
Independent Spirit Awards | Best Female Lead | Won | ||
Los Angeles Film Critics Association | Best Actress | Won | ||
National Society of Film Critics | Best Actress | Won | ||
Academy Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
BAFTA Awards
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Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated | ||
Golden Globe Awards | Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
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Nominated | ||
Screen Actors Guild | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
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External links
- Elisabeth Shue at IMDb
- Elisabeth Shue at the Internet Broadway Database
- Elisabeth Shue at the TCM Movie Database
- Elisabeth Shue at AllMovie
- Elisabeth Shue at Rotten Tomatoes