Known as: Eliza
Dushku
Full Name : Eliza Patricia Dushku
Birthdate : December 30, 1980
Birthplace : Boston Massachusetts
Education : Watertown High Graduate
Occupation: Actress
Eliza Patricia Dushku
was born December 30, 1980 in Boston, Massachusetts. She has
3 brothers and thus admits to being quite the tomboy when she
was a little girl. Eliza was named after an aunt and often discusses
the support her family has offered her life and her career ever
since she was young. She also studied dancing and singing and
was often seen in children's theater, signing for the deaf.
She began her movie
career in the movie "That Night" at the tender age
of twelve, playing Alice Bloom opposite Juliette Lewis. Now
just barely 19, she is considered a veteran of the large and
small screen.
Eliza has numerous
starring roles in several acclaimed films. She has starred (and
stolen scenes!) with such notable players as Leonardo DiCaprio
and Robert de Niro as well Arnold Schwarzenegger in such major
motion pictures as This Boy's Life & True Lies, respectively.
She also did stage work years back and is currently planning
to go to college if not in college. (She took a year off between
high school and college to portray Faith on Buffy the Vampire
Slayer. Keep reading.)
After graduating
from high school, the then-17-nearly-18 year old Eliza auditioned
for cult hit television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
and won the part of Faith, a Slayer much more troubled than
Buffy. The role began in the fall of 1998 (BtVS Season Three)
and was only supposed to be a short stint, but actress and character
soon won over the cast, crew and audience. Faith became a recurring
character for that year and stole every scene she was in. Eliza
reprised her Slayerific role for guest spots during BtVS Season
Three and later Angel Season One.
Two new film releases
are on the horizon. Bring It On (starring Kirsten Dunst; formerly
titled Cheer Fever) and Soul Survivor (starring Melissa Sage
Miller) feature our lovely Miss Dushku. Both were filmed in
late 1999 and will open in fall 2000.
An amazing actress
- A honest and outgoing spirit - A unique young woman - Eliza
is a force to be reckoned with who deserves only the best in
her career, her life and her luck. You rock, Eliza!