Date of Birth: December 30, 1980
| | Birth Place: Watertown, Massachusetts | Eye Color: Brown
| Height: 5'5
| | Family: Daughter of Philip R. Dushku and Judith (Judy) Rasmussen. Has three older brothers named Aaron, Benjamin (Ben) and Nathaniel (Nate). | Education: Watertown High School.
She was accepted to George Washington University and Suffolk University where her mother is professor of government. | Eliza Dushku bio:
Early life
Dushku was born in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, the daughter of Philip R. Dushku, an administrator and teacher in the Boston Public Schools, and ex-wife Judith "Judy" (née Rasmussen), a professor. Dushku's father is Albanian American and her mother is Danish American through both of her grandfathers and English American through both of her grandmothers.
Dushku attended Beaver Country Day School in Chestnut Hill, Mass and graduated from Watertown High School (Massachusetts) as a teenager. She was raised a Mormon, the faith of her mother (though she is not actively practicing). She has three older brothers: Aaron, Benjamin (Ben) (born February 5, 1976), and Nathaniel (Nate) (born June 8, 1977, in Boston, Massachusetts), the last of whom is a model and actor.
Her parents divorced when she was still an infant. In 2005 she visited her father's family in Albania after being personally invited by the president. While there she also visited the Albanian Community in Kosovo and got an Albanian Eagle tattooed on the back of her neck.
Early career
Dushku came to the attention of casting agents when she was 10. She was chosen at the end of a five month search throughout the United States for the lead role of Alice, playing with Juliette Lewis in the film That Night. In 1993, Dushku landed a role as Pearl alongside Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio in This Boy's Life, a role that she said opened a lot of doors.
The following year, she played the teenage daughter of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis in True Lies. She also had parts as Paul Reiser's daughter in Bye Bye, Love, as Cindy Johnson with Halle Berry and Jim Belushi in Race the Sun, as well as roles in a television movie and a short film.
Dushku took some time off from acting to finish her junior and senior years of high school. She was accepted to the George Washington University in Washington, DC and Suffolk University in Boston, where her mother serves as professor of government and previously served as dean of the campus in Dakar, Senegal. | | | |
ELIZA DUSHKU CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
| | Non-acting careers: CEO of her own production company "Boston Diva Productions", and serves as producer on Dollhouse. | | Movies: That Night, This Boy's Life, True Lies, Bye Bye Love, Race The Sun, Bring It On, Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back, Soul Survivors, The New Guy, City By The Sea, Wrong Turn, The Kiss, The Last Supper, On Broadway, Nobel Son, Sex And Breakfast, Bottle Shock, The Alphabet Killer, The Thacker Case, Open Graves, Noah's Ark: The New Beginning. | | TV Shows: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Tru Calling, Ugly Betty, Dollhouse | Stage: "Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead" (2005)
| | Big break: True Lies, Buffy The Vampire Slayer. | | Best known for: "Faith" from Buffy the Vampire Slayer | | Awards: Nominated for a Aaturn Award in 2004 as Best Actress in a television series for Tru Calling, and Nominated for Teen Choice Award in 2004 as Choice Breakout TV star - Female for Tru Calling. | | Upcoming projects: Open Graves, The Thacker Case, Noah's Ark: The New Beginning. | | | |
ELIZA DUSHKU QUOTES
| - "Go big, or go home. Because it's true. What do you have to lose?"
- "I love leather and it's great to be a bad girl at times. But there is a time and place for everything. When I'm with Grandma it's flowers, and when I'm out on the town scoping guys, you know..."
- "There are a lot of actresses out there who are the girl next door. I relate more to characters who have an edge."
- "You know, I really am probably one of the sweetest, most sensitive people you'll ever meet."
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ELIZA DUSHKU TRIVIA
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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.
- She did a political, social, and economic study of women in post-apartheid South Africa with her mother.
- Her favorite color is: black. Her favorite book is "The Four Agreements". Her favorite song is: "Strength, Courage and Wisdom".
- She has two tattoos, a small cross on her left ankle and the Albanian Eagle on her back.
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