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Nicolas Cage and Elisabeth Shue in Leaving Las Vegas (1995)

Elisabeth Shue, Chase Ellison, and Bill Sage in Mysterious Skin (2004)

Elisabeth Shue and Steve Coogan in Hamlet 2 (2008)

Elisabeth Shue, Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Randee Heller, Pat E. Johnson, and William Zabka in The Karate Kid (1984)

Elisabeth Shue, Alec Baldwin, and Robert Loggia in The Marrying Man (1991)

Elisabeth Shue and Antony Starr in The Boys (2019)

Elisabeth Shue, Chace Crawford, and Erin Moriarty in The Boys (2019)

Elisabeth Shue, Jessie T. Usher, and Colby Minifie in The Boys (2019)

Elisabeth Shue and Sarah Roemer in Waking Madison (2010)

Michael J. Fox, Elisabeth Shue, and Christopher Lloyd in Back to the Future Part II (1989)

Elisabeth Shue and Camila Morrone in Death Wish (2018)

Elisabeth Shue, Bruce Willis, Vincent D'Onofrio, Eli Roth, and Camila Morrone in Death Wish (2018)

Elisabeth Shue and Bruce Willis in Death Wish (2018)

Elisabeth Shue, Steve Carell, Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris, and Cooper J. Friedman in Battle of the Sexes (2017)

Elisabeth Shue and Steve Carell in Battle of the Sexes (2017)

Elisabeth Shue, Josh Brolin, Kim Dickens, and Greg Grunberg in Hollow Man (2000)

Val Kilmer and Elisabeth Shue in The Saint (1997)

Elisabeth Shue and George Newbern in The Magical World of Disney (1954)

Elisabeth Shue in The Magical World of Disney (1954)

Michael J. Fox and Elisabeth Shue in Back to the Future Part III (1990)

Elisabeth Shue in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)

Elisabeth Shue and Ted Danson in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)

Elisabeth Shue, Jorja Fox, and Wil Traval in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)

Elisabeth Shue and Eric Szmanda in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)

Elisabeth Shue and George Eads in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)

Elisabeth Shue in Leaving Las Vegas (1995)

Elisabeth Shue and Elisabeth Harnois in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)

Elisabeth Shue was born in Wilmington, Delaware, to Anne Brewster (Wells), who worked for the Chemical Banking Corporation, and James William Shue, a lawyer and real estate developer. She is of German and English ancestry, including descent from Mayflower passengers. Shue's parents divorced while she was in the fourth grade. Owing to the occupational demands of her parents, Shue and her siblings found plenty of time to get into trouble in their suburban neighborhood, but Elisabeth soon enrolled in Wellesley College, an all-female institution which kept her out of trouble.

During her studies, she 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, she landed a role in the The Karate Kid (1984) as the on-screen 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, Shue got herself an acting coach and transferred to Harvard, where she began studying political science.

She 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. Her 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 took a chance on a low-budget, high-risk project entitled Leaving Las Vegas (1995), directed by Mike Figgis. Her 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 her 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).

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