Elizabeth Shue


Elizabeth Shue

Born: October 6, 1963 in South Orange, New Jersey, USA.

Married in June 1996 to Jacob Gunnel. No kids.

An attractive lead, Shue earned praise as the determined child- watcher in 1987's Adventures in Babysitting before playing Tom Cruise's love interest in Cocktail (1988). She also took over the role of Marty McFly's marooned girlfriend, Jennifer, in the second and third installments of the Back to the Future (Back to the Future II and III) series.

~ Biography / Filmography ~

Saint, The (1997) [Dr. Jill Russell]
Trigger Effect, The (1996) [Annie]
Leaving Las Vegas (1995) (AAN) (GGN) [Sera]
Underneath, The (1995) [Susan]
Blind Justice (1994) [Caroline] -- aka Canaan's Way (1994)
Radio Inside (1994) [Natalie]
Heart and Souls (1993) [Anne]
Twenty Bucks (1993) [Emily Adams]
Marrying Man, The (1991) [Adele Horner] -- aka Too Hot to Handle (1991)
Soapdish (1991) [Lori Craven]
Back to the Future Part III (1990) [Jennifer]
Back to the Future Part II (1989) [Jennifer]
Body Wars (1989)
Cocktail (1988) .... [Jordan Mooney]
Adventures in Babysitting (1987) [Chris] -- aka Night on the Town, A (1987)
Double Switch (1987) (TV)
Link (1986) [Jane Chase]
"Call to Glory" (1984) TV Series [Jackie Sarnac]
Call to Glory (1984) (TV Movie)
Karate Kid, The (1984) [Ali]

Leaving behind her wholesome image, Shue delivered a complex, blistering dramatic performance as Sera, an abused prostitute who becomes involved with a dissolute suicidal screenwriter (Nicholas Cage) in Mike Figgis's critically acclaimed Leaving Las Vegas (1995).



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