Eliza Dushku Net Worth

Eliza Dushku's Quotes

• Go big or go home. Because it's true. What do you have to lose?
• [When asked how being in prison has changed her angry and aggressive Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) and Angel (1999) character, Faith:] "How would prison change anyone? There was something about the fact that she's a Slayer, so she wouldn't really be there unless she wanted to be because she's got superhuman strength. She could have busted out of that joint if she really wanted to, but she and Angel developed this relationship. He was leading her down the road to redemption, kind of facing the things she's done and recovering from that and hopefully being a better her. She's been in there, doing the time, thinking. She's still a tough girl, but she really has to suppress her demons a little more. In these past few ["Angel"] shows, that's what we're seeing -- her teetering on the line between the old her and the new her" [Buffalo News, March 17, 2003].
• I love leather and it's great to be a bad girl at times. But there is a time and place for everything. When I'm with Grandma it's flowers, and when I'm out on the town scoping guys, you know...
• There are a lot of actresses out there who are the girl next door. I relate more to characters who have an edge.
• You know, I really am probably one of the sweetest, most sensitive people you'll ever meet.

Interesting Facts about Eliza Dushku

1. Was legally emancipated from her parents because of the restrictive laws that limit the hours that a minor is allowed to work.
2. Younger sister of Nate Dushku.
3. Her last name is pronounced DUSH-koo and rhymes with "push."
4. In addition to Nate Dushku, she has two older brothers: Aaron (b. April 26, 1973) and Benjamin "Ben" (b. February 5, 1976).
5. The only family with the Dushku surname in the United States of America in 1920 was living in Massachusetts according to US census.
6. Has worked with both halves of the Buffy season-five bad guy Glory/Ben outside of the Buffy show: Clare Kramer in Bring It On (2000) and Charlie Weber in The Kiss (2003).
7. Voted the 9th Sexiest Female Movie Star in the Australian Empire Magazine September 2002.
8. Her mother, Judy (born Judith Ann Rasmussen), was a university administrator-professor at Suffolk University; her Father, Philip Richard George Dushku, was an administrator-teacher in the Boston Public Schools. He died on June 16, 2018, after a long illness.
9. While on location, she surrounds herself with pictures of family and friends.
10. She always takes the back of her director's chair (the chair personalized with her name) after a shoot as a souvenir.
11. She used to have a German shepherd-husky-beagle mix named Korbit. Now she has 2 dogs, a golden named Max Factor and a Bernese named Rigby Idaho.
12. Turned down a Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) spin-off (based on her character, Faith) for her role on Tru Calling (2003).
13. Good friend of Clare Kramer.
14. She started her career by getting hurt at one of her brother Nate Dushku's auditions and impressing the talent scouts with her emphasized drama.
15. Planned to attended Suffolk University and be an English major, but she backed out at the last minute after she landed the role of Faith in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997).
16. For a long period of time, she refused to do nude scenes. She once stated "You have a better chance of seeing God than me naked". Still, in 2008, she appeared topless in the film The Alphabet Killer (2008).
17. The tattoo she wore as Faith was fake.
18. She did a political, social, and economic study of women in post-apartheid South Africa with her mother.
19. Stated in an interview that she is terrified of flying and will only do so if she has religious artifacts with her.
20. She attended the John Kerry fund raiser on July, 2004.