Elisabeth Shue
Birthday: 6 October 1963, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Birth Name: Elisabeth Judson Shue
Height: 157 cm
Elisabeth Shue was born in Wilmington, Delaware, to Anne Brewster (Wells), who worked for the Chemical Banking Corporation, and James William Shue, a lawyer and real estate developer. She is of German ...Show More
[on acting] The darker, more complex and emotional the part is, the easier it is for me. But I don't Show more
[on acting] The darker, more complex and emotional the part is, the easier it is for me. But I don't take any of that stuff home with me at the end of the day. Hide
My childhood was male-dominated. It was great, but also very painful. Looking back after years of th Show more
My childhood was male-dominated. It was great, but also very painful. Looking back after years of therapy, I realize that my wanting to act had nothing to do with making money and everything to do with needing attention and wanting to express myself and investigate my sexuality. Hide
On Cocktail (1988): "If I'd known that it was just going to be about these guys throwing drinks arou Show more
On Cocktail (1988): "If I'd known that it was just going to be about these guys throwing drinks around, then I might have had some second thoughts . . ." Hide
I was never put in jail. But, oh God, I smoked a lot of pot
I was never put in jail. But, oh God, I smoked a lot of pot
I may look like the girl next door, but you wouldn't want to live next door to me.
I may look like the girl next door, but you wouldn't want to live next door to me.
Elisabeth Shue'S roles
