Biography
Elisabeth Shue is an American actress. She made her feature film debut in The Karate Kid (1984) and appeared in Adventures in Babysitting (1987), Cocktail (1988), Back to the Future Part II (1989) and Back to the Future Part III (1990). She played Susan Crenshaw in The Underneath (1995).
Shue received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for her role in Leaving Las Vegas (1995), along with nominations for a BAFTA and a Golden Globe. She has also appeared in The Saint (1997), Hollow Man (2000), Piranha 3D (2010), Battle of the Sexes (2017), Death Wish (2018) and Greyhound (2020). On television she played Julie Finlay in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2012–2015) and Madelyn Stillwell in The Boys (2019).
Shue attended Wellesley College and graduated from Harvard University with a degree in government. Her brother Andrew Shue is also an actor.
