Elisabeth Shue

Elisabeth Shue is a famous American artist. Gained popularity after the release of the films "Leaving Las Vegas", "Saint", "Invisible" and two parts "Back to the Future".

Elizabeth Judson Shue, or Elizabeth Shue, was born in the fall of 1963 in the US state of Delaware. The childhood and youth of the future Hollywood star were held in the city of Wilmington. Elizabeth's parents achieved considerable success in life: her mother Anne Wells worked as vice president of a bank, her father James William Shue - a famous lawyer. He excelled in politics and even ran for the US Congress as a Republican.

The family of Elizabeth is of aristocratic origin and goes back to the English settlers who came to America in the 17th century. In addition to his daughter, 3 sons were growing up in the family - Will, Andrew and John. Elizabeth Shue had no choice but to become the 4th boy. She played football with her brothers, learned to play rugby, jumped bravely into a pond and instantly climbed to the top of any tree. The family had a huge mansion in the countryside, where children had a real expanse in nature.

The girl's childhood ended at the age of 11, when her parents broke up. She suddenly turned into a difficult teenager: she abandoned her studies, smoked pot and came home at night.

At the age of 15, the girl's car was stopped by a police officer. Probably, this was Shu's first acting experience: she brilliantly played an adult girl, and the road cop let the offender go.

At 16, Elizabeth Shue finally realized that she was a girl. When she played football out of old habit, the boys were already looking at her with different eyes, not as a playmate. But Elizabeth was not at all prepared for this turn of events. She remembered the painful separation of her parents for her and was painfully afraid of the same turn in her life. Therefore, Shu avoided relationships with the opposite sex when her peers were already bragging about their romances.

After graduating from high school in New Jersey, Shue entered Harvard, where her mother once studied. But at this time, the cinematic biography of Elizabeth Shue began to develop rapidly. The girl dropped out of university, one semester short of the finish line.

Liz got to the screens quite early - at the age of 16. In its commercial, a charming girl with an angelic appearance was shown by the Burger King restaurant. The debut was so successful that Shu found herself in a dream factory. She got her first significant role in the series Call to Glory. The name turned out to be prophetic. Soon, Elizabeth played the girlfriend of the protagonist in the film "The Karate Kid".

Some time later, followed by a role in the melodrama with Tom Cruise "Cocktail". She played the role of a girl named Jordan, with whom the main character falls in love.

The role of a cute and unassuming girl, who became a prize for a good guy in the final of the film, stuck to Shu tightly. Liz hated the heroines she had to play. She hardly forced herself to agree to another, like two drops of water, similar to the previous role of the "trophy girl". Shu convinced herself that she was a Hollywood actress.

Liz was forced to think about the future and turn the tide on the death of her beloved brother Will, who died in the artist's arms. The guy fell from a tree and crashed. Shu plunged into a severe depression. She refused to act, regularly visited a therapist and thought about suicide.

After experiencing terrible grief, Elizabeth changed. Probably, the directors noticed this. Now the actress was offered other roles, deeper.

In 1991, Elizabeth appeared with Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger in The Marriage Habit. She played the stupid but kind bride of Baldwin's hero - Adele Horner, with whom he kept breaking off the engagement.

In 1994 the drama "Radio Inside" was released. In the picture, the artist appeared in the role of Natalie's girl, with whom her boyfriend's brother suddenly falls in love. These feelings drive the young man crazy, making him think about suicide.

The first successful TV projects that brought recognition to Elizabeth Shue were the films Link, The Adventures of a Babysitter and Back to the Future.

And the fame and status of a Hollywood star were brought to her by the projects "Leaving Las Vegas", "Invisible" and "Saint".

In Mike Figgis's drama Leaving Las Vegas, Shu played a prostitute. She agreed to this role against the wishes of others. Liz's manager said that this film will put an end to the girl's career. Even the director dissuaded the artist from this work. But she agreed and won. For the first time, the actress was nominated for an Oscar. And although Elizabeth did not receive the statuette, the nomination brought Shu to the top of the cinema Olympus. In addition, she has been nominated for the Independent Spirit and Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild Awards and BAFTAs.

By the way, after filming the rape scene, the actors who played the criminals presented Elizabeth with a huge bouquet of flowers. On that day, the actress was already on her nerves, and when she saw a present from the "rapists", the girl had a hysteria.

The action movie The Saint and the thriller The Invisible Man consolidated Shu's success and made him famous all over the world. The last project was filmed by the famous Paul Verhoeven. Shu played the physicist Linda Foster. This story about human vices, in which there is a lot of blood, violence and falling into the abyss, was given to Liz hard. The actress tore the ligaments in her leg on the set. The studio demanded that Verhoeven replace Shue and immediately continue filming the project. But the director flatly refused. For the sake of the artist he liked, the filming process was stopped until the girl recovered. In gratitude, Elizabeth came out before she recovered completely, and for two months desperately struggled with lameness.

Then, during the scoring of the film, the actress even sometimes turned away from the screen, because it was scary. And although in almost all shots she played with a colleague - "invisible" Kevin Bacon, who was then removed using a computer, Elizabeth performed an intimate scene alone.

The success of the film justified the efforts spent on it: the project grossed $ 70 million at the box office and brought Shu many awards.

Between these acclaimed projects, Elizabeth appeared in an episode in the fantasy drama City of Angels, where Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan starred.

In addition, the actress has a role in the horror film "Baby" and the thriller "Don McKay".

Some of the brightest projects in which Shu appeared are the adventure film Piranhas 3D, the rating series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and the movie Blunt Speaks.

Elizabeth Shue met her future husband during the most difficult and dramatic period of her life, when she was experiencing the death of her brother. For producer David Gaggenheim, that time was also challenging. He achieved a lot: he had a prestigious job, material well-being and even his own film production company. But he dreamed of more - directing. Fear and self-doubt did not allow David to move forward.

They met and realized that they had found in each other that missing half that would help their innermost dreams come true. And the acquaintance happened by chance. Friends dragged the girl into a bowling alley to loosen up a little. But while the guys were chasing balls, Elizabeth sat on the sidelines and wondered when she could leave so as not to offend anyone.

Suddenly, the artist noticed a guy who, like her, was sitting aside from the company and just watching the fun. At the same time, the girl periodically caught the glances of a young man. Unable to bear it, Elizabeth went up to the stranger and asked if he would like to invite her for a cup of coffee. He immediately said that he really wanted, but hesitated to approach Elizabeth Shu herself.

On the same day, they left the institution together, walked, chatted about life. Two weeks later, the girl moved in with David. They complemented each other's ideal.

Soon Gaggenheim began filming documentaries, and Shu gained popularity after the release of the drama "Leaving Las Vegas", for the role in which she literally fought.

And even then, Liz returned to Harvard and graduated, becoming the 4th woman in her family to be educated at the renowned university.

Elizabeth Shue's personal life nearly collapsed while filming the UK drama Saint. Project partner Val Kilmer was then acutely worried about the divorce from actress Joanna Whalley. Liz did not know about Kilmer's plans to take revenge on her ex-wife. Therefore, she accepted the invitation to the Wimbledon tournament, and even in the company with Val's little daughter, without a shadow of a doubt.

However, Kilmer's innocent farewell kiss instantly hit all the world's tabloids, which posted photos under the headlines about the actor's new romance. Elizabeth Shue fiercely denied the gossip, and Val smiled meaningfully and left questions unanswered.

Later, the actress admitted that her husband did not believe the rumors, but the man was offended. However, he did not endure this in domestic quarrels, but shot the satirical film "Gossip", in which he ridiculed Hollywood manners.

Shu and Gaggenheim managed to survive this black streak. And although the public was waiting for an early declaration of divorce, the couple rallied. In 1997, their first child, Miles, was born. Then Elizabeth laughed in an interview that she was living in a male company again.

And in the 2000s, the couple had daughters Stella and Agnes.

In 2017, the sports film Battle of the Sexes was released. The main roles were played by Steve Carell and Emma Stone.

The film is based on the legendary tennis match between veteran tennis player Bobby Riggs and female tennis player Billie Jean King. Billy's subsequent victory changed sports history.

Elizabeth Shue got the role of a minor character named Priscilla Riggs.

In March 2018, viewers saw their favorite actress in the crime thriller Death Wish.

And in 2019, the release of the movie "The Hound" is planned, where the main roles will be played by Elizabeth Shue and Tom Hanks.

1984 - "The Karate Kid" 1986 - "Link" 1988 - "Cocktail" 1989,1990 - "Back to the Future 2,3" 1991 - "The Habit to Get Married" 1994 - "The Radio Within" 1995 - "Leaving Las Vegas" 1997 - "Saint" 2000 - "Invisible" 2005 - "Game of Hide and Seek" 2007 - "Firstborn" 2009 - "Don McKay" 2010 - "Piranhas 3D" 2012 - "Conquerors of the waves" 2018 - "Death Wish" 2019 - "Hound"

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