The American actress, Elisabeth Shue, has been well known for her roles in films such as "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) and many others.
In 1998, she was nominated for an Oscar, BAFTA, Golden Globe and SAG for her role in the film "Leaving Las Vegas".
Elisabeth was born on October 6, 1963 in Wilmington. Her mother was a vice president in the private banking division, while her father was a lawyer and investor.
Along with his brothers, he grew up in South Orange and his parents divorced when he was nine. After graduating from high school, he attended Wellesley College, then transferred to Harvard University (in 1985), from which he withdrew to pursue an acting career.
She was just one semester away from graduation. However, after more than a decade, in 2000, the actress returned to Harvard and received a degree in political science.
As a teenager, Shue began acting in commercials and debuted in the movie "Karate Kid." The actress won a good role in the movie "Cocktail" alongside Tom Cruise, while then the roles began to appear in the movies "Back to the Future Part II" and "Back to the Future Part III", where she replaced the actress Claudia Well.
Although she often played the girl-next-door type, her career was marked by the role of a prostitute in the 1995 film Leaving Las Vegas, with Nicolas Cage. This role earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Actress.
Elisabeth's career blossomed after this nomination and she began to take on various roles - from the film "The Trigger Effect", through Woody Allen's "Harry", in which she showed her comedic skills, to the shooting of the spy remake, "The Saint". , starring Val Kilmer.
Later, he played in lesser-known films, such as "Molly", "Hide and Seek", "Bad Behavior", while in 2012 he appeared in the 12th season of the series "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation".
Shue has been married to director Davis Guggenheim since 1994 and they have three children. Today, we can occasionally see her in television productions, while below you can see how the 56-year-old looks now. /Telegraph/
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