Elisabeth Shue

Biography

Born 10/06/1963

All her life, Elisabeth Shue consistently proved she was able to do the impossible, playing on all boys’ soccer teams while growing up, and enrolling at Harvard University. The actress made her mark playing lovable goody-goodies in films such as the iconic underdog favorite, “The Karate Kid”...
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Filmography

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Awards

In 1996, received Independent Spirit Award for Best Actress
In 1995, received Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
In 1995, received Chicago Film Critics Award for Best Actress

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Highlights

In 2007, Co-produced and starred in "Gracie," a film about a teenage girl with an interest in soccer; partly based on Elisabeth's own experience; produced with her brother Andrew Shue
In 2005, Starred in the thriller "Hide and Seek" with Robert De Niro and Dakota Fanning
In 2005, Played the mother of a teenage hustler in "Mysterious Skin"

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Family & Companions

James Shue: father (split when she was in fourth grade; once ran for Congress as a liberal Republican)
Anne Shue: mother (ancestors came over on the Mayflower)

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