Basic Information About Elisabeth Shue
| Category | Celebrities › Actors |
|---|---|
| Professions | Actor |
| Net worth | $20,000,000 |
| Date of birth | 1963-10-06 (60 years old) |
| Place of birth | Wilmington |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Spouse | Davis Guggenheim - (August 1994 - present) (3 children) |
| Gender | Female |
| Height | 5 ft 1 in (1.57 m) |
| Social Media | ↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ IMDb |
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What Movie Awards did Elisabeth Shue win?
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 Golder Raspberry |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Elisabeth Shue awards
| Award Name | State | Movie / Series Name | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blimp Award - Favorite Movie Actress | Nominee | Adventures in Babysitting | 1988 |
| Best Actress - | Winner | Adventures in Babysitting | 1988 |
| Young Artist Award - Best Young Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Musical, Comedy, Adventure or Drama | Winner | The Karate Kid | 1985 |
| Blockbuster Entertainment Award - Favorite Actress - Suspense | Nominee | The Saint | 1998 |
Elisabeth Shue roles
| Movie / Series | Role |
|---|---|
| Greyhound | Evelyn |
| Leaving Las Vegas | Sera |
| Cocktail | Jordan Mooney |
| Adventures in Babysitting | Chris |
| The Karate Kid Part II | Ali (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| House at the End of the Street | Sarah |
| Piranha 3D | Julie Forester |
| The Karate Kid | Ali |
| Hollow Man | Linda McKay |
| Death Wish | Lucy Kersey |
| Battle of the Sexes | Priscilla Riggs |
| Back to the Future Part II | Jennifer |
| Back to the Future Part III | Jennifer |
| Mysterious Skin | Mrs. McCormick |
| The Saint | Dr. Emma Russell |
| Behaving Badly | Pamela Bender / Saint Poppy |
| City of Angels | Pregnant Woman (uncredited) |
| Tuck Everlasting | Narrator (voice) |
| Chasing Mavericks | Kristy Moriarity |
| Hide and Seek | Elizabeth |
| Soapdish | Lori Craven |
| Hope Springs | Karen, The Bartender |
| Heart and Souls | Anne |
| Deconstructing Harry | Fay |
| The Boys | Madelyn Stillwell 9 episodes, 2019-2020 |
| From Now | President 2 episodes, 2021 |
| Curb Your Enthusiasm | Virginia 2 episodes, 2009 |
| Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self - Guest 1 episode, 2005 |
| Blunt Talk | Suzanne Mayview 1 episode, 2015 |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Julie Finlay 71 episodes, 2012-2015 |
| The Talk | Self - Guest 2 episodes, 2012-2013 |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Self - Guest 3 episodes, 1997-2000 |
| Chelsea Lately | Self - Guest 2 episodes, 2010 |
| The Oprah Winfrey Show | Self - Guest 1 episode, 1992 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest 2 episodes, 1993-1999 |
Elisabeth Shue's Quotes
- On Cocktail (1988): "If I'd known that it was just going to be about these guys throwing drinks around, then I might have had some second thoughts . . ."
- I may look like the girl next door, but you wouldn't want to live next door to me.
- [on acting] The darker, more complex and emotional the part is, the easier it is for me. But I don't take any of that stuff home with me at the end of the day.
- My childhood was male-dominated. It was great, but also very painful. Looking back after years of therapy, I realize that my wanting to act had nothing to do with making money and everything to do with needing attention and wanting to express myself and investigate my sexuality.
- I was never put in jail. But, oh God, I smoked a lot of pot
Interesting Facts about Elisabeth Shue
- Son, Miles William, with Davis Guggenheim was born. [November 1997]
- Older sister of Andrew Shue.
- Got started in commercials as "The Burger King Girl.".
- Was an accomplished high school gymnast, with aspirations to the state finals, at Columbia High School in Maplewood, New Jersey. Her brother, Andrew Shue, and Zach Braff also attended Columbia High School.
- Majored in Government at Wellesley College; transferred to Harvard University in 1985; planned to become an attorney.
- Graduated from Harvard University 8 June 2000 with a degree in Government. Shue was one semester short of earning her degree when she dropped out to pursue her career 15 years ago. She returned to Harvard in the spring of 2000.
- Daughter, Stella Street, was born weighing 6 lbs. 7 oz. [March 2001]
- Named her son after her late older brother, William Shue, who died on August 24, 1988 at the age of 26 from a freak swing accident while on family vacation. A rope broke on a tire swing and he was thrown into a tree branch, impaling him. He was enrolled at Rutgers University's Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine at the time of his death. Her brother Andrew Shue witnessed the accident.
- Auditioned for the Sherilyn Fenn role in Of Mice and Men (1992).
- Daughter-in-law of Charles Guggenheim and Marion Guggenheim.
- Sister-in-law of Jonathan Guggenheim and Grace Guggenheim.
- Was cast as the female lead in the Jim Carrey movie The Number 23 (2007) but had to drop out just weeks before shooting because of her pregnancy. Shue was replaced by Virginia Madsen.
- Elisabeth and Davis became the parents of their third child, a daughter named Agnes Charles Guggenheim, on June 18, 2006.
- She was amongst the final candidates for the female lead in Say Anything... (1989). According to director Cameron Crowe, "Elisabeth Shue did an amazing version of the graduation speech". Jennifer Connelly was runner-up to Ione Skye, who got the role in the end.
- The 2007 film Gracie (2007) is based upon events that occurred in her and her brother Andrew Shue's lives.
- Elisabeth replaced Claudia Wells as Jennifer Parker, Michael J. Fox' girlfriend, in the two sequels to Terug naar de toekomst (1985). Claudia's mother was dying from cancer, requiring the re-casting.
- Sister-in-law of Amy Robach.
- Growing up in Maplewood, New Jersey, Zach Braff lived around the corner from the Shues.
- She and her brother, Andrew Shue, were inducted into Columbia High School's Hall of Fame in 1994.
- She is of mostly German and English ancestry, with more distant Swiss-German, Scottish, and French Huguenot roots.
