Biography & Filmography Full Name: Eliza Patricia Dushku Birthdate: December 30, 1980 Birthplace: Boston, MA Height: 5'5 Ethnic Background: Albanian & Danish Family: Her mom, Judith, is a political science professor and dean of Suffolk University's campus in Segal West Africa. Her dad is a grade school teacher. (Her parents are divorced.) She has 3 brothers (Aaron, Ben & Nate). Aaron served in the Peace Corps in South America. Ben is a college student. Nate is an actor.

Eliza began acting professionally at the age of 10, after being discovered accompanying her brother to an audition. Her big break came the next year when she was cast in the lead role of the coming of age drama That Night, opposite Juliette Lewis. She followed that up by playing Robert De Niro's daughter in the critically acclaimed This Boy's Life with Leonardo Dicaprio and playing Arnold Schwarzenegger & Jamie Lee Curtis' daughter in True Lies.

Eliza in That Night (1992)

Eliza took a break from acting after filming Race the Sun (with Halle Berry) in 1996 to concentrate on school. After graduating high school in 1998, she had planned on going to college and had even enrolled in Suffolk University when she was asked to audition for the role of Faith on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Eliza was quickly cast after she sent in an audition tape, but she had to be legally emancipated, since she was only 17, before she could start work on BtVS. Although she was initially only signed for five episodes, Faith quickly became a fan favorite and Joss Whedon & the Mutant Enemy writers decided to expand her role, having Faith team up with Mayor Wilkins.

Eliza went back into film work after Season 3 of Buffy, starring in the movies Bring It On and Soul Survivors. She returned for a four episode arc in Buffy & Angel in 2000, and the Season 2 premiere of Angel. After Bring It On became the big surprise hit of the summer 2000 box office, Eliza's film career took off and Faith was forced to remain in jail. Two years later, Eliza was able to find some time in her busy schedule, so she could appear in three episodes of Angel, and the final five episodes of Buffy. Recently Eliza has starred in the teen comedy The New Guy and reunited with De Niro and This Boy's Life director Michael Caton-Jones in City By the Sea. Her upcoming films include the horror flick, Wrong Turn, (which is due out in September) and the independent film, The Kiss, (no release date yet).

Eliza in City By The Sea (2002)

Filmography

That Night (1992) - Alice Bloom
This Boy's Life (1993) - Pearl
True Lies (1994) - Dana Tasker
Bye Bye, Love (1995) - Emma Carlson
Journey (1995) (TV Movie) - Cat
Race the Sun (1996) - Cindy Johnson
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer"- Faith (1998-1999, 2000, 2003)
Angel - Faith (2000, 2003)
Bring It On (2000) - Missy Pantone
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) - Sissy
Soul Survivors (2001) - Annabel
The New Guy (2002) - Danielle
City by the Sea (2002) - Gina
"King of the Hill" Jordan in the episode "Get Your Freak Off" (2002)
Wrong Turn (2003) - Jessie
The Kiss (2003) - Megan
Tru Calling (2003-2005) - Tru Davies
"That 70s Show" - Sarah in the episode "It's All Over" (2005)
Nobel Son (2006) - City Hall
Final Season (2007) - Polly Hudson
On Broadway (2007)