Elisabeth Shue
Elisabeth Judson Shue (born October 6, 1963) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in the films The Karate Kid (1984), Adventures in Babysitting (1987), Cocktail (1988), Back to the Future Part II (1989), Back to the Future Part III (1990), Soapdish (1991), The Saint (1997), Hollow Man (2000), Piranha 3D (2010), Battle of the Sexes (2017), Death Wish (2018) and Greyhound (2020). For her performance in Leaving Las Vegas (1995), Shue was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress as well as a BAFTA, Golden Globe and SAG Award.
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Shue at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival | |
| Born | Elisabeth Judson Shue October 6, 1963 Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. |
| Other names | Lisa Shue |
| Education | Columbia High School |
| Alma mater | Wellesley College Harvard University (AB) |
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| Years active | 1982–present |
| Known for | Leaving Las Vegas Adventures in Babysitting CSI: Crime Scene Investigation The Karate Kid Back to the Future Part II Back to the Future Part III The Saint Hollow Man |
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| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Andrew Shue (brother) |
On television, she has starred as Julie Finlay in the CBS procedural forensics crime drama thriller CSI: Crime Scene Investigation from 2012 to 2015, Madelyn Stillwell in the Amazon Prime Video series The Boys and The Boys Presents: Diabolical, and reprised her The Karate Kid role in the third season of Cobra Kai. She currently stars as Anne in the Netflix dramedy series On the Verge.