Eliza Dushku
- Actress
- Producer
- Executive
Eliza Dushku was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Judith (Rasmussen),
a political science professor, and Philip R. Dushku, a teacher and
administrator. Her father is Albanian and her mother is American (of
Danish, Irish, English, and German descent). She was discovered at the
end of a five-month search throughout the United States for the perfect
girl to play the lead role of Alice opposite
Juliette Lewis in the film
Une passion d'été (1992). Since then, she has
been in several films and has worked with actors such as
Robert De Niro,
Ellen Barkin,
Leonardo DiCaprio,
Paul Reiser, and
Jim Belushi. Born in Boston on December
30, 1980, she has studied the piano, drums, and several types of dance
(jazz, tap, and ballet). Her previous acting experience includes
numerous amateur presentations at the Watertown Children's Theater
where she was part of the company since she was in the first grade. In
addition to acting, she is sometimes seen on stage at the Children's
Theater signing for the deaf.
