Eliza Dushku
Biography
Eliza
Patricia Dushku was born December 30, 1980 in Boston, Massachusetts
and named after an aunt. Surrounded by brothers, she admits to being
quite the tomboy when she was a little girl. Rumor has it Eliza
has also studied dancing and singing and was often seen in children's
theater, signing for the deaf. Now 20 years old, she already is
considered a veteran of the large and small screen.
Eliza
has numerous starring roles in several acclaimed films. he began
her movie career in the movie "That Night" at the tender
age of twelve, playing Alice Bloom opposite Juliette Lewis. She
has starred with such notable players as Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert
de Niro as well Arnold Schwarzeneggar in such major motion pictures
as This Boy's Life & True Lies, respectively. More film work
from the nineties included the Hallmark TV movie Journey, the Paul
Reiser flick Bye Bye, Love and Race the Sun. She began to get older
roles, able to look a few years beyond her true age.
After
graduating from high school, the then-17-nearly-18 year old Eliza
auditioned for television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and won
the part of Faith, a Slayer much more troubled than Buffy. The role
began in the fall of 1998 and was only supposed to be a short stint,
but actress and character soon won over the cast, crew and audience.
The role became a recurring one and continued throughout the 1998-1999
season (the third year of BtVS). She has since had guest starred
on various episodes of both BtVS and its spinoff Angel. She steals
every scene she is in.
The movie
Bring It On opened #1 in the box office in August 2000. Eliza received
second billing as Missy, a tough tumbler turned cheerleader. The
movie held strong at the box office, topped in the charts two weeks
in a row, then staying in the top ten for a few months' time. With
four new films opening in 2001 alone, it's safe to say Eliza will
continue to grace the big screen for quite some time.
There's
no one quite like Eliza Dushku. An amazing talent, a commanding
presence, an outgoing young woman, she is a force to be reckoned
with.
Eliza Dushku Filmography
The Kiss (2003)--Megan
Tru Calling (2003) TV Series--Tru Davies
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds (2003) (VG) (voice)--Faith
Wrong Turn (2003)--Jessie Burlingame
City by the Sea (2002)--Gina
The New Guy (2002)--Danielle
Soul Survivors (2001--Annabel
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)--Sissy
Bring It On (2000)--Missy Pantone
Race the Sun (1996)--Cindy Johnson
Journey (1995) (TV)--Cat
Bye Bye, Love (1995)--Emma
Fishing with George (1994)
True Lies (1994)--Dana Tasker
This Boy's Life (1993)--Pearl Hansen
That Night (1992)--Alice Bloom |
