Eliza Dushku

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Biography

Recent Role:
Kristen on The League
Gender:
Female
Born:
12-30-1980
Birthplace:
Watertown, Massachusetts, USA
Birth Name:
Eliza Patricia Dushku
AKA:
Elisa Dushku
Eliza Dushku was born in Watertown, Massachusetts, to an Albanian father and Danish mother, and raised in the LDS Church, the faith of her mother (though she is not actively practicing). She has three brothers, Aaron, Ben, and Nate, the latter of whom is also an actor. Eliza lives in the Los Angeles area with Nate, the oldest of her three brothers, whom she calls her "partner in crime."

Eliza came to the attention of casting agents when she was 10. Along with her brother, she went to a commercial audition where she tripped on the stairs, got a blood nose, and became an instant

More drama queen. At 12, she was chosen at the end of a five month search throughout the United States for the lead role of Alice, opposite Juliette Lewis in the film That Night. In 1993, Eliza landed a role as Pearl alongside Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio in This Boy's Life, a role that she said opened a lot of doors. Eliza says that Dicaprio taught her how to deal with bullies and other high school dangers, for which she is grateful.

The following year, she played the teenage daughter of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis in True Lies. She also had parts as Paul Reiser's daughter in Bye Bye, Love, as Cindy Johnson with Halle Berry and Jim Belushi in Race the Sun, as well as roles in a television movie and a short film.

Eliza took some time off from acting to finish her junior and senior years of high school. She was accepted to the George Washington and Suffolk Universities in Boston.

After completing high school, Eliza returned to acting with the role of Faith, a Slayer much more troubled than the main character Buffy. Though initially planned as a five episode role, the character became so popular that she stayed on for the entirety of the third season. She has also made guest appearances in Buffy's spin-off, Angel.

Because of her convincing role as a sociopath, she became an icon to many criminals. She was inundated with piles of fan mail from legions of prisoners.

In 2000, she starred with Kirsten Dunst in the cheerleader comedy Bring It On, which was a surprising success at the box office that spawned a sequel. Kevin Smith invited her to be a part of his final adventure for his two characters, Jay and Silent Bob, in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, where Eliza co-starred with Shannon Elizabeth, Ali Larter, Ben Affleck, and others. After this, Eliza starred in Soul Survivors, opposite Ben Affleck's brother Casey, followed by a role in The New Guy.

Eliza then returned to work with Robert De Niro and director Michael Caton-Jones in City by the Sea, playing James Franco's junkie girlfriend and mother of his child. The film garnered attention from a wider adult audience and several good reviews.

2003 saw the release of Wrong Turn, a horror film in which Eliza had the starring role, and The Kiss, an independent comedy-drama. Starting that same year, she also starred in a new Fox TV series, Tru Calling, where she played the main character, Tru Davies.

On October 1, 2005, she announced at Wizard World Boston that shooting had begun for Nobel Son (to be released in 2006), in which she will star with Alan Rickman, Danny DeVito, Bill Pullman, and Peter Boyle. Eliza also announced that she would appear in a Broadway production entitled "Dog Sees God" in December of 2005.



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  • Eliza upcoming and current projects

    How's this for a great science formula: Eliza Dushku + Torchwood + Buffy writer. Dushku has signed to star in an online animated "motion comic" series based on Starz upcoming Torchwood: Miracle Day . Titled Torchwood: Web of Lies , Dushku will be front and center in the short-form story,More which will also have voice appearances by Torchwood stars John Barrowman as Capt. Jack Harkness and Eve Myles as Gwen Cooper. Jane Espenson, who has worked on Dollhouse , Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Battlestar Galactica and Torchwood , is penning the series along with co-writer Ryan Scott. Torchwood premieres July 8 will also appear in an upcoming episode of USA's White Collar . http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/06/02/eliza-dushku-torchwood/

    1 comments, last one Jun 3, 2011
  • Eliza Dushku rocks!

    You know she rocks. Don't even try and deny it!

    6 comments, last one Jun 2, 2011
  • Nobel Son?

    I know that nobody is going to be reading this seeing as how this forum is dead, but I was just wondering if Eliza's flick 'Nobel Son' has been released yet. And are they going to put 'The Last Supper' out on dvd because it looks like it would be hilarious. Plus Eliza's in it and that's all theMore reason I need to see it. God this post won't even be read until 2010.

    8 comments, last one Sep 23, 2008
  • Tru Calling.

    I think tru calling was great and eliza was brilliant in it, bring tru calling back! :D

    4 comments, last one Sep 23, 2008
  • Dollhouse

    Is anyone else excited about the new show she is doing with Joss Whedon. I love both of them so I'm hoping that this show is awesome.

    5 comments, last one Sep 23, 2008
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    Amazing. hide show

    Really, any role that Eliza had was wonderful and made me fall in love with the character. There is just something about this actress that is so wonderful, intriguing and interesting. Plus, her characters are always so mysterious, and I find myself ready to find out what's next for the character.

    First and foremost, her biggest role in my opinion was Faith on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel." That's the role that defined her as a great actress to me. Then there was "Tru Calling" where she played a different character, and she was very great in it, just like she was in her other project "Dollhouse." Really, Eliza was the most important reason why I watched that show.

    I can't wait to see her in some other role, but I hope it will be something that lasts longer than the last two series she was the main star in.

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    10 Perfect
    Eliza is an awesome actress because she has done many cool movie rules like a mean girl turn cheerleader in The new guy. Or some sweet girl to complete men's fantasy for a price! Also she proves that in her movie roles that she not just a pretty face. hide show

    I love Eliza Dushku because she is a funny actress she been in the comedy cheerleader flick Bring it on. She was the lovely interest of this loser trying to make a name for himself in the movie the new guy. She did pretty good when she had her appearances in Buffy. And in Dollhouse she plays echo a beautiful girl for hire and she kicks butt if men try to screw with her. Overall Eliza Dushku is not the beautiful girl next door she also an awesome actress. She can play many roles and 99.9% of the time her TV shows and movies are all entertaining. I think she be around for a long time. She just that awesome the whole package talented/beautiful/ and she just stands out overall Eliza Dushku will always be one of my all time favorite actress's.

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    10 Perfect
    Only reason why I'm watching Dollhouse. hide show

    Eliza Dushku is one of the sexiest actresses working on television today. I love her performance in "dollhouse" and I love her picture spread in maxim. She's is a grogeous actress and even her name is beautiful. I love to watch her minute by minute on the show. I hope the show succeeds. I heard that ABC's "Super Nanny" is beat "Dollhouse" in the ratings. I'm sticking by "Dollhouse" and the real reason is Eliza. She's grogeous to watch. I took last friday off, so I hope the ratings didn't go down. But the best reason why I'm watching "Dollhouse" is because of beautiful women like Eliza Dushku.

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    10 Perfect
    Great actress! hide show

    Oh my gosh! I love Eliza Dushku. She is an excellent actress. I loved her work on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the few episodes she did on Angel. She lights up the screen and uses her eyes very well to compel you to care about the character she's playing. She is affirmative in her lines and dedicated to doing her best in every role. Also, have you seen her lately? She is stunning. Gorgeous, beautiful, pretty. All of them. Her smile is to die for too! Just writing this review makes me love her even more. Eliza is very talented and Dollhouse looks very good from the pilot. I look forward to seeing Eliza is future television shows and movies.

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    Eliza Dushku saves life's in Tight Tank Top!! hide show

    Eliza Dushku Is my role model. She started off in life like many other ppl. She had Brown hair and gawjuss peircin brown eyes. She has stared in Wrong Turn and many other movies, but her fame came when she played the role of Faith Lehane in The Hit TV Series Buffy The Vampire Slayer!! But recently Joss whedon (the crteator of buffy) has been workin on a new tv series; Dollhouse. And he has chosen the one and only eliza to play the lead as a young teenage girl who goes by the name Echo! If u love action, Fit Girls, Mysteries, And puzzle solving questions. Then Dollhouse is the thing for you! CHECK IT OUT!! XXXX

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