Elisabeth Shue

Elisabeth Judson Shue (born October 6, 1963) is an American film actress. Shue was born in Wilmington, Delaware. Her mother, Anne Harms (née Wells), was a bank executive who was the vice president of the private division of the Chemical Banking Corporation.     See more pictures of Elizabeth Shue: Read Full Story

Inspired by the real-life events that followed the untimely 1988 death of William Shue (brother of cast members Elisabeth and Andrew Shue and executive producer John Shue) the feel-good sports drama Gracie unfolds in 1978 New Jersey. 15-year-old Gracie Bowen (newcomer Carly Schroeder) is still reeling from the passing of her brother Johnny (Jesse Lee Soffer), a star player on the high-school soccer team. When Gracie defies nearly everyone's wishes by vowing to replace Johnny under the aegis of cantankerous Coach Colasanti (John Doman), it irritates her parents (Elisabeth Shue, Dermot Mulroney) — who encourage her to stick to activities better-suited to her gender ... Read Full Story

If there’s one kind of movie we love, it’s POV porn so-crappy-they’re-great action joints. And at the top of our Most Anticipated list is Piranha 3-D , a feast for the senses that stars everyone from certified badasses ( Ving Rhames ) to acting legends ( Richard Dreyfuss ) to comic geniuses ( Christopher Lloyd ) to one of the greatest dimepieces of the ’80s and ’90s. Yes, Elizabeth Shue , the heartbreaker of every classic from Karate Kid to Adventures in Babysitting , has left Las Vegas for good to bless 3-D technology with her depth-defying frame. Not only that, but she’s looking ... Read Full Story

“Sorry, I have to be the schoolmarm,” said Elisabeth Shue — she who was nominated for an Oscar for playing a prostitute in “Leaving Las Vegas” — as she donned prescription glasses in La Esquina, the dimly-lighted basement restaurant. Pulling back her thick sun-kissed mane, she perused the menu and announced, “I eat everything.” On a brief stopover from Montana to Martha’s Vineyard, while on vacation with her husband, the director Davis Guggenheim, and their three children, Ms. Shue, 44, dined with two girlfriends. She was doing her best to explain her new film, “Hamlet 2,” a comedy in which she plays a fictionalized ... Read Full Story

Actress Elisabeth Shue is 46. Actress Britt Ekland is 67. Singer Millie Small is 63. Singer-guitarist Thomas McClary (The Commodores) is 60. Singer Kevin Cronin of REO Speedwagon is 58. Guitarist David Hidalgo of Los Lobos is 55. Singer-songwriter Matthew Sweet is 45. Actress Jacqueline Obradors (”NYPD Blue”) is 43. Country singer Tim Rushlow (Little Texas) [...] Read Full Story