Son, Miles William, with Davis Guggenheim, was born. [11 November 1997]
Sister of Andrew Shue.
Got started in commercials as "The Burger King Girl".
Was an accomplished high school gymnast with aspirations to the state finals.
Majored in Government at Wellesley College; transferred to Harvard University in 1985; planned to become an attorney.
Graduated from Harvard University 8 June 2000, with a degree in Political Science. Shue was one semester short of earning her degree, when she dropped out to pursue her career 15 years ago. She returned to Harvard this spring.
Daughter, Stella Street, was born weighing 6 lb, 7 oz. [19 March 2001]
Named her son after her late brother, William, who died at the family's summer home on Block Island, NY (off Long Island) when the tire swing he was on broke and he fell onto a broken tree branch. He was impaled and died while his siblings looked on helplessly.
Auditioned for the Sherilyn Fenn role in Of Mice and Men (1992).
Daughter-in-law of Charles Guggenheim and Marion Guggenheim.
Sister-in-law of Jonathan Guggenheim and Grace Guggenheim.
Has unusually large feet for her height - size 8 1/2.
Elisabeth Shue Detailed Biography
Being born into a well-established and well-educated family did't necessarily meant much to Elisabeth Shue. Despite such family accolades, Elisabeth Shue's parents divorced while she was in the fourth grade. Due to the occupational demands of her parents, Elisabeth Shue and her siblings found plenty of time to get into trouble in their suburban neighbourhood but Elisabeth Shue soon enrolled in Wellesley College, an all-female institution which kept her out of trouble. During her studies, Elisabeth Shue found a way to make a little extra money by acting in television commercials. Elisabeth became a common sight in ads for Burger King, DeBeers diamonds, and Hellman's mayonnaise. In 1984, Elisabeth Shue landed a role in the The Karate Kid (1984) as the the onscreen girlfriend of Ralph Macchio and a role as the teenage daughter of a military family in the short-lived series, "Call to Glory" (1984). At this time, Elisabeth Shue got herself an acting coach and transferred to Harvard where she began studying political science.
Elisabeth Shue continued her acting work with Adventures in Babysitting (1987), Cocktail (1988), Soapdish (1991) and The Marrying Man (1991). Unfortunately, time was catching up with the impressive girl-next-door. Elisabeth Shue's brother Andrew Shue had almost eclipsed her own fame by landing a starring role in the hit TV series, "Melrose Place" (1992). It was at this time that Elisabeth Shue took a chance on a low-budget, high-risk project entitled, Leaving Las Vegas (1995) by Mike Figgis. Elisabeth Shue's gutsy portrayal of a prostitute mixed up with a suicidal alcoholic paid off as she was recognized with a Best Actress nomination at the Academy Awards that year. This was the turning point of Elisabeth Shue's career. What followed was a barrage of film roles including The Saint (1997), Woody Allen's Deconstructing Harry (1997), Palmetto (1998) and Hollow Man (2000). Almost forty years of age, Elisabeth Shue still continues to impress with a variety of film and television roles which show-off her versality as an actress and not just her good looks and girl-next-door persona.
