Elizabeth Shue Biography

Being born into a well-established and well-educated family did't necessarily meant much to Elisabeth Shue. Despite such family accolades, Elisabeth Shue's parents divorced while she was in the fourth grade. Due to the occupational demands of her parents, Elisabeth Shue and her siblings found plenty of time to get into trouble in their suburban neighbourhood but Elisabeth Shue soon enrolled in Wellesley College, an all-female institution which kept her out of trouble. During her studies, Elisabeth Shue found a way to make a little extra money by acting in television commercials. Elisabeth became a common sight in ads for Burger King, DeBeers diamonds, and Hellman's mayonnaise. In 1984, Elisabeth Shue landed a role in the The Karate Kid (1984) as the the onscreen girlfriend of Ralph Macchio and a role as the teenage daughter of a military family in the short-lived series, "Call to Glory" (1984). At this time, Elisabeth Shue got herself an acting coach and transferred to Harvard where she began studying political science.

Elisabeth Shue continued her acting work with Adventures in Babysitting (1987), Cocktail (1988), Soapdish (1991) and The Marrying Man (1991). Unfortunately, time was catching up with the impressive girl-next-door. Elisabeth Shue's brother Andrew Shue had almost eclipsed her own fame by landing a starring role in the hit TV series, "Melrose Place" (1992). It was at this time that Elisabeth Shue took a chance on a low-budget, high-risk project entitled, Leaving Las Vegas (1995) by Mike Figgis. Elisabeth Shue's gutsy portrayal of a prostitute mixed up with a suicidal alcoholic paid off as she was recognized with a Best Actress nomination at the Academy Awards that year. This was the turning point of Elisabeth Shue's career. What followed was a barrage of film roles including The Saint (1997), Woody Allen's Deconstructing Harry (1997), Palmetto (1998) and Hollow Man (2000). Almost forty years of age, Elisabeth Shue still continues to impress with a variety of film and television roles which show-off her versality as an actress and not just her good looks and girl-next-door persona.

Personal life

Known among her friends and family as, "Lisa," Shue is married to Davis Guggenheim, director of the HBO TV series Deadwood, An Inconvenient Truth and Gracie.^[8] Their son, Miles William, was born on November 11, 1997. She gave birth to her first daughter, Stella Street, on March 19, 2001. Her third child, Agnes Charles, was born on June 18, 2006. Her son's middle name was in honor of her second brother William, who died in 1988 at the age of 26

from a swimming accident while on family vacation.

Elisabeth Shue and Amy Brenneman gave birth to their children in one and the same week. Having two healthy babies, they align next to the famous mummies in Hollywwod. Shue's girl Stella came into the world on Monday - her second child by her husband Davis Guggenheim, аnd Brenneman's daughter Charlotte - on Tuesday, her first child by her husband Brad Silberling, a director.