Elisabeth Shue movies

Her parents divorced while she was in the fourth grade. Her father, who was active in Republican politics, once unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. Senate in New Jersey1.

Shue graduated from Columbia High School, in Maplewood, New Jersey, and attended Wellesley College and Harvard University, from which she withdrew to pursue her acting career. She returned to Harvard, 15 years after withdrawing, to finish her degree in Government in 2000. Shue became a common sight in ads for Burger King, DeBeers diamonds, and Hellmans mayonnaise.Shue was also a state junior level gymnast.In 1984, she co-starred in The Karate Kid as the onscreen girlfriend of Ralph Macchio, and had 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, her first starring role, Cocktail, Soapdish, and The Marrying Man.

Elisabeth Shue Movies

All movies starring Elisabeth Shue.

• Back to the Future Part II
• Back to the Future Part III
• Cocktail
• Deconstructing Harry
• Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story
• Gracie
• Hide and Seek
• Leaving Las Vegas
• Mysterious Skin