Describing her mother - a college professor in Boston - as the biggest influence on her life, Eliza notes with admiration that She believes in herself, she's the coolest lady, explaining that her mother has been in Romania for the past several months writing a book on the conditions there.
Her last name is pronounced (Dush-koo) - Dush rhymes with push.
Raised in a staunch Mormon household.
Right after graduating from high school, Eliza Dushku landed the role of Faith on BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER and had to go back to acting like a student.
She's Albanian and Danish.
Kevin Smith gave her the nickname Duck Shoot during JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK production after accidentally mispronouncing her last name.
She says the line Bring it on to Shannon Elizabeth. Eliza Dushku plays Missy in BRING IT ON (2000).
The deep, digitally enhanced voice in JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK (2001) that introduces Jay in the CLIT video is the same voice that was used in the interrogation scene in TRUE LIES (1994). She starred both movies.
BRING IT ON (2000) casts, Eliza Dushku, Clare Kramer and Nicole Bilderback have all had recurring roles on BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (1997).
Eliza was spotted by producers of a commercial her brother was auditioning for when she tripped over the stairs and gave herself a blood nose.
Was ranked #13 in Maxim's hot 100 in 2002.
Worked twice with Robert De Niro & she's only 21.
Eliza describes her elder brother Nate as her best friend.
Parents divorced before she was born.
Eliza Dushku Detailed Biography
Eliza Patricia Dushku was born December 30, 1980 in Boston, Massachusetts and named after an aunt. Surrounded by brothers, she admits to being quite the tomboy when she was a little girl. Rumor has it Eliza has also studied dancing and singing and was often seen in children's theater, signing for the deaf. Now 20 years old, she already is considered a veteran of the large and small screen.
Eliza has numerous starring roles in several acclaimed films. He began her movie career in the movie "That Night" at the tender age of twelve, playing Alice Bloom opposite Juliette Lewis. She has starred with such notable players as Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert de Niro as well Arnold Schwarzeneggar in such major motion pictures as This Boy's Life & True Lies, respectively. More film work from the nineties included the Hallmark TV movie Journey, the Paul Reiser flick Bye Bye, Love and Race the Sun. She began to get older roles, able to look a few years beyond her true age.
After graduating from high school, the then-17-nearly-18 year old Eliza auditioned for 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 and was only supposed to be a short stint, but actress and character soon won over the cast, crew and audience. The role became a recurring one and continued throughout the 1998-1999 season (the third year of BtVS). She has since had guest starred on various episodes of both BtVS and its spinoff Angel. She steals every scene she is in.
The movie Bring It On opened #1 in the box office in August 2000. Eliza received second billing as Missy, a tough tumbler turned cheerleader. The movie held strong at the box office, topped in the charts two weeks in a row, then staying in the top ten for a few months' time. Eliza will continue to grace the big screen for quite some time.
