Elizabeth Shue is a famous American actress. Celebrities brought her roles in the films "Saint", "Leaving Las Vegas", "Invisible" and "Back to the Future".
Elizabeth Judson Shue was born in Wilmington on October 6 in 1963. Mom held the position of vice president at the bank, and his father was a well-known lawyer. The future famous artist spent all her childhood and youth in her hometown.
The path to fame
In addition to Elizabeth, three boys grew up in a family. Since childhood, they have not played football or rugby with my sister. Little Liz jumped into the pond, climbed to the very tops of the trees. When Shu was eleven, her parents broke up.
The girl, shocked by the changes in the family, turned into a complex teenager. When a police officer stopped the car, fifteen-year-old Elizabeth, the teenager portrayed an adult so convincingly that the offender was released.
The divorce of parents had a too deep impact on the girl. She began to fear that the same event would happen in her life. She carefully avoided relationships with the boys.
After completing her studies, Elizabeth became a Harvard student. From that moment, the biography of Shu as an actress began. The girl left the university without completing one semester until the end.
With sixteen Liz began to act in film. In an advertisement for the Burger King restaurant, a charming girl with the appearance of a real angel first appeared. The debut was so successful that Shu was invited to Hollywood.
In the series "Call for Glory, " the novice artist received the first notable role. The name has become prophetic. Elizabeth very soon offered the girlfriend of the protagonist in "The Little Karate".
Film career
The film was followed by the melodrama "Cocktail", in which Liz played with Tom Cruise. She became Jordan, the girl the protagonist loved. The first roles played a bad joke with a novice actress.
They began to perceive her as a pretty and unpretentious silly girl, becoming a prize for a good character in the finale. Liz hated that role. With difficulty, she agreed to play another beauty. All that saved was the thought that she was an actress in Hollywood.
The situation has changed with the death of his brother. After the loss of William, Shu fell into a deep depression. She stopped filming. After a terrible grief, they began to offer deeper roles.
In 1991, Liz appeared together in the comedy "The Habit of Marrying." She got the character of the good, albeit not far-off bride of the protagonist, Adele Horner. In 1994, the performer appeared before the audience in the image of Natalie in the drama "Radio Inside." The heroine falls in love with the brother of her young man. From the feelings overwhelming him, the guy just goes crazy.
Liz’s recognizability was brought by the television films Link, The Adventures of the Babysitter, and Back to the Future. She got the same star status and star status after the projects "Leaving Las Vegas", "Saint" and "Invisible".
Confession
In the drama "Leaving Las Vegas" the girl got the role of a prostitute. To the great horror of her agent, she agreed to her. The manager persuaded to refuse, convincing that this was the end of his career. Even the director himself discouraged Shu from work.
But Shu insisted and won. She was first nominated for an Oscar. In addition to the golden statuette, the girl was nominated for the Golden Globe, BAFTA and the US Screen Actors Guild Award. The actress ascended to the top of Kinolimp.
Colleagues who played the criminals presented their partner after a difficult shoot a huge bouquet. A nerve-racking girl fell into hysteria when she saw an unexpected present. In the project of Paul Verhoeven, "Invisible, " Shu played the physicist Linda Foster.
Liz is very difficult to give a tough story about human vices. On the set, the performer injured ligaments on her leg. The studio demanded a replacement for the heroine, but the director firmly refused. He stopped working until the recovery of the actress, which he really liked.
Liz came out before she recovered completely. With a limp, she had to fight for another couple of months. During voicing, Shu sometimes turned away from the screen, she was so scared. The success of the film justified all efforts. Elizabeth received many awards.
Between The Invisible and the Saint, the girl appeared in the fantasy episode City of Angels. She starred in the horror film "Baby" and played in the thriller "Don McKay." Significant became the work in the adventure film "Piranha 3D", the rating series "CSI: Crime Scene".
