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Eliza Dushku Profile |
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Birth Date: December 30, 1980
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Birth Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Birth Name: Eliza Patricia Dushku
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Height: 5'5"
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Biography |
Eliza Patricia Dushku was born in the dawn of 1980 on
December 30th of that year to a Mormon family in Boston,
Massachusetts. Her parents are both college professors and
she has three older brothers, whom she says used to
terrorize her and taught her to become a tomboy, but she
must have forgiven them as she still lives with her oldest
brother Nate today.
At the age of twelve she already proved herself better than
every waiter in Los Angeles when she made her way onto the
silver screen in the 1992 film, That Night. The film wasn't
a box-office smash, but it did lead to a role alongside
Leonardo DiCaprio in 1993's This Boy's Life.
Eliza recalls how she is "forever grateful" to DiCaprio, a
former child actor himself, for teaching her to deal with
bullies and petty jealousy from fellow classmates.
Other roles followed (mostly daughter roles), including
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis' offspring in
James Cameron's 1994 blockbuster, True Lies and Paul
Reiser's daughter in 1995's Bye Bye, Love
Eliza took a few years off from acting in order to bring up
her grades and finish her junior and senior years at
Watertown High School. But only a few months after
graduation in 1998, she landed back in fictional high school
as Faith in the cult hit, Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Originally introduced in the third episode of the third
season, Faith was never meant to become a permanent member
of the show, but an overwhelming response from Buffy fans
convinced the producers to sign Eliza on for the rest of the
season, and eventually evolved Faith into a full-time
character.
She has even found time on the Buffy spin-off, Angel. As a
side note, Eliza legally separated from her parents in order
to surpass child labor laws, which dictate the number of
hours that actors who aren't yet eighteen can work.
Since then, the sexy brunette has become an important star
in the teen world, with roles in last year's cheerleader
blockbuster Bring it On (waving those pompoms with Kirsten
Dunst); Kevin Smith's irreverent hit Jay and Silent Bob
Strike Back; and the horror flick Soul Survivors.
As for relationships, she is involved with a Ralph Lauren
model named Colby, who's probably much better looking than
all of us. Maybe once she breaks up with him, Eliza will be
looking for smart guys like us who can spell her last name
properly (Dushku!).
In the meantime, we can rejoice in the fact that the future
is holding some big things for Eliza Dushku in her
burgeoning film career. Apart from the films to her credit
in 2001, she's also slated to star in City by the Sea with
Robert De Niro in 2002.
Whether you're lounging around watching TV or going to the
movies, you'll be sure to catch more of this rising star. |
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Other
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Was legally emancipated from her parents because of the
restrictive laws that limit the hours that a minor is
allowed to work.
Sister of Nate Dushku.
Is of Albanian and Danish decent.
Her last name is pronounced DUSH-koo and rhymes with "push."
In addition to Nate, she has two older brothers named Aaron
and Ben.
Dushku was the only family with that surname in the United
States of America in 1920 and were living in Massachusetts.
Has worked with both halves of the Buffy season-five bad guy
Glory/Ben outside of the Buffy show: Clare Kramer in Bring
It On (2000) and Charlie Weber in _Kiss, The (2003)_ .
Voted the 9th Sexiest Female Movie Star in the Australian
Empire Magazine September 2002.
He mother, Judy, is a university administrator-professor at
Suffolk University; her Father, Philip, is an
administrator-teacher in the Boston Public Schools.
While on location, she takes her bed linen so she feels
comfortable. She also surrounds herself with pictures of
family and friends.
She always takes the back of her director's chair (the chair
personalized with her name) after a shoot as a souvenir.
She has a German shepherd-husky-beagle mix named Korbit who
lives in Utah.
Turned down a "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) spin-off
(based on her character, Faith) for her role on "Tru
Calling" (2003).
Good friend of Clare Kramer.
She started her career by getting hurt at one of her brother
Nate's auditions and impressing the talent scouts with her
emphasized drama.
Planned to attended Suffolk University and be an English
major, but she backed out at the last minute after she
landed the role of Faith in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
(1997).
She refuses to do nude scenes. She says, "You have a better
chance of seeing God."
The tattoo she wore as Faith was fake.
She did a political, social, and economic study of women in
post-apartheid South Africa with her mother.
Stated in an interview that she is terrified of flying and
will only do so if she has religious artifacts with her.
She attended the John Kerry fund raiser on July, 2004.
Attended the San Diego Comic Convention on July 25th, 2004,
for a Q&A session.
She ranked #13 (2002) in Maxim's 100 Sexiest Women.
She ranked #44 (2000), #13 (2001), #28 (2002) and #63 (2003)
in Stuff's Sexiest Women.
Her favorite sport is Women's Ice Hockey
She ranked #76 (2002) in FHM-USA's 100 Sexiest Women.
She ranked #93 (2001) and #58 (2002) in FHM's 100 Sexiest
Women
Shares a birthday with actress Kristin Kreuk,
actor-model-singer Tyrese Gibson, and some famous athletes:
Tiger Woods, NBA superstar LeBron James, and former Olympic
sprinter Ben Johnson.
While filming Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001), was
called Duck Shoot by director Kevin Smith after he
mispronounced her last name accidentally.
According to Chinese calendar and astrology, she was born in
the year of the monkey.
Hosted the 2005 Winter Venatian Masquerade in New York
Her favorite color is black
Jamie Lee Curtis is her idol
Named #46 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005"
special supplement. (2005)
Was featured as #13 in Maxim Magazine's "Hot 100 of 2002"
supplement. (2002) |
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