Elisabeth ShueElisabeth Shue (born October 6, 1963 in Wilmington, Delaware) is an American film actress. Shue was born into a well-heeled and well-educated family and grew up in Bergen County, New Jersey. Her parents divorced while she was in the fourth grade. Her father, who was active in Republican politics, once unsuccessfully ran for the US Senate in New Jersey. Shue later attended Wellesley College and acted in television commercials for extra spending money. Her brother is Melrose Place actor Andrew Shue. Another brother William, died from a freak accident while on family vacation. Elisabeth watched helplessly. In 1984, she co-starred in The Karate Kid as 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". She continued her acting work with Adventures in Babysitting, Cocktail, Soapdish and The Marrying Man, as well as playing the role of Jennifer Parker in the two Back to the Future sequels. Trying to shed her girl-next-door image, Elisabeth took a chance on a low-budget, high-risk project called Leaving Las Vegas. Her portrayal of a prostitute mixed up with a suicidal alcoholic earned her a Best Actress nomination at the Academy Awards. Since, she has starred in The Saint, Deconstructing Harry, and Palmetto. She is married to Davis Guggenheim, director of the HBO TV Series "Tombstone". They have a son, Miles William, and a daughter, Stella Street. Partial filmography
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They have a son, Miles William, and a daughter, Stella Street. She appeared in at least one episode as herself. She is married to Davis Guggenheim, director of the HBO TV Series "Tombstone". Gloria Swanson was the favorite actor of the character Granny, from The Beverly Hillbillies. Since, she has starred in The Saint, Deconstructing Harry, and Palmetto. and one for television at 6301 Hollywood Blvd. Her portrayal of a prostitute mixed up with a suicidal alcoholic earned her a Best Actress nomination at the Academy Awards. She has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame - one for motion pictures at 6748 Hollywood Blvd. Trying to shed her girl-next-door image, Elisabeth took a chance on a low-budget, high-risk project called Leaving Las Vegas. Gloria Swanson died on Easter Monday 1983, was cremated, and her ashes buried at the Church of Heavenly Rest in New York City. She continued her acting work with Adventures in Babysitting, Cocktail, Soapdish and The Marrying Man, as well as playing the role of Jennifer Parker in the two Back to the Future sequels. Her last acting role was in the television horror film Killer Bees in 1974, though she also appeared as herself in the movie Airport 1975 which was also released in 1974. In 1984, she co-starred in The Karate Kid as 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". Her last Hollywood movie was Three for Bedroom C in 1952, although she did appear in the Italian movie Mio figlio Nerone. Elisabeth watched helplessly. Swanson made it into the talkies, even singing in Music in the Air, and she hosted a television anthology series, Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson, in which she occasionally acted. Another brother William, died from a freak accident while on family vacation. When Swanson starred in the 1950 Sunset Blvd., it is scenes of Queen Kelly that her character, Norma Desmond, is watching (with von Stroheim playing her butler). Her brother is Melrose Place actor Andrew Shue. She was romantically linked to the elder Kennedy at the time. Shue later attended Wellesley College and acted in television commercials for extra spending money. Kennedy. Her father, who was active in Republican politics, once unsuccessfully ran for the US Senate in New Jersey. Kennedy, Sr., the father of President John F. Her parents divorced while she was in the fourth grade. Swanson's 1929 film Queen Kelly, was directed by Erich von Stroheim and produced by Joseph P. Shue was born into a well-heeled and well-educated family and grew up in Bergen County, New Jersey. She starred in the 1922 silent film Beyond the Rocks with Rudolph Valentino. Elisabeth Shue (born October 6, 1963 in Wilmington, Delaware) is an American film actress. DeMille, and he turned her into a romantic lead. Hide and Seek (2005). She played many Mack Sennett slapstick comedies, but in 1919 she signed with Cecil B. Hollow Man (2000). Her film debut was in 1915, as an extra in The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket, but she was a star by the next year, in A Dash of Courage. The Saint (1997). Born Gloria May Josephine Svensson in a military base in San Juan, Puerto Rico to a Swedish-American father, she grew up in Puerto Rico, Chicago, and Key West, Florida. Leaving Las Vegas (1995). Gloria Swanson (March 27, 1897 - April 4, 1983) was an American actress. Back to the Future Part III (1990). 1929 - Best Actress in a Leading Role - Sadie Thompson. Back to the Future Part II (1989). 1930 - Best Actress in a Leading Role - The Trespasser. Cocktail (1987). 1951 - Best Actress in a Leading Role - Sunset Blvd.. Adventures in Babysitting (1987). Swanson's final marriage was to William Dufty (author of Lady Sings the Blues) in 1976. The Karate Kid (1984). Davy: they divorced in 1946. In 1945 Swanson married William N. Their marriage produced a daughter Michelle Bridget Farmer, and ended in divorce in 1934. In 1931, Swanson married Michael Farmer; although frequently described as a "sportsman," the only evidence of his prowess was his frequent betrothals. This marriage ended in divorce in 1930. She conceived a child with him, and had an abortion, which she says, in her autobiography, Swanson on Swanson, she regretted. He became a film executive. Her third husband was a French aristocrat, Henry de la Falaise, Marquis de la Falaise, in 1925. Their daughter Gloria was born in 1920; they divorced in 1923. She married Herbert K. Somborn, owner of the Brown Derby restaurant, in 1919. She married actor Wallace Beery in 1916; they divorced in 1919. |