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Elisabeth Shue

Elisabeth Shue

37 movies on Netflix

Biography

Elisabeth Shue is an American actress who started out in television commercials and small roles before landing the part of Ali Mills in The Karate Kid (1984). She went on to star in Adventures in Babysitting (1987), Cocktail (1988), Back to the Future Part II (1989) and Back to the Future Part III (1990), and Soapdish (1991), though she was often cast as the girl next door. Her career-defining turn as a prostitute in Leaving Las Vegas (1995) brought an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress along with BAFTA, Golden Globe, and SAG Award nominations, and an Independent Spirit Award win. Later films include The Saint (1997), Hollow Man (2000), Mysterious Skin (2004), Piranha 3D (2010), Battle of the Sexes (2017), Death Wish (2018), and Greyhound (2020). On television she played Julie Finlay in a CBS forensics drama from 2012 to 2015 and Madelyn Stillwell in The Boys.

63years old

Turns 64 on October 6in 359 days

  • Born Wilmington
  • Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
  • Also credited as Lisa Shue and Elisabeth Judson Shue

Movie Career

Films
37
Career span
40 years1983 to 2023

Genres

First and latest

Photos

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  1. A role that slipped away

    Shue tried out for the part that went to Ione Skye in the 1989 movie Say Anything..., and she was a runner-up for it together with Jennifer Connelly.

  2. Early training

    Shue withdrew from Harvard in her senior year, a few credits short of a degree, to pursue acting, and returned in 2000 to finish her bachelor of arts in government.

Elisabeth Shue movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Back to the Future Part II1989 Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fias Jennifer

    IMDb rating 7.8630K votes

  2. The Karate Kid1984 Action, Drama, Familyas Ali

    IMDb rating 7.4275K votes

  3. Leaving Las Vegas1995as Sera

    IMDb rating 7.5147K votes

  4. Back to the Future Part III1990as Jennifer Parker

    IMDb rating 7.5527K votes

  5. Hollow Man2000as Linda McKay

    IMDb rating 5.9149K votes

  6. Piranha 3D2010as Julie Forester

    IMDb rating 5.5103K votes

  7. The Saint1997as Dr. Emma Russell

    IMDb rating 6.279K votes

  8. Cocktail1988as Jordan Mooney

    IMDb rating 6.099K votes

Most often with

Robert Zemeckis directed two of these films. Christopher Lloyd appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Christopher Lloyd, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Christopher LloydDermot Mulroney, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Dermot MulroneyRobert Downey Jr., 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Robert Downey Jr.Vincent D'Onofrio, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Vincent D'OnofrioDavid Arquette, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with David ArquetteGina Gershon, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Gina GershonRobert ZemeckisDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Robert Zemeckis

Films together

Box office

What Elisabeth Shue's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.8 billion

27 of the 37 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 37 films: 27 worldwide figure; 6 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 1 figure not found.

  • 27Worldwide figure
  • 6US gross only
  • 3Never in cinemas
  • 1Figure not found

Top grosser

Back to the Future Part II1989as Jennifer$333 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 79% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Back to the Future Part II1989as Jennifer
    $333M19.0% of the total
  2. 2
    Back to the Future Part III1990as Jennifer Parker
    $245M14.0% of the total
  3. 3
    Hollow Man2000as Linda McKay
    $190M10.8% of the total
  4. 4
    Cocktail1988as Jordan Mooney
    $172M9.8% of the total
  5. 5
    Hide and Seek2005as Elizabeth
    $127M7.3% of the total
  6. 6
    The Saint1997as Dr. Emma Russell
    $118M6.7% of the total
  7. 7
    Hope Springs2012as Karen, The Bartender
    $114M6.5% of the total
  8. 8
    The Karate Kid1984as Ali
    $91M5.2% of the total
Piranha 3D (2010), $83.2 millionLeaving Las Vegas (1995), $49.8 millionHouse at the End of the Street (2012), $44.3 millionSoapdish (1991), $36.5 millionAdventures in Babysitting (1987), $34.4 millionDeath Wish (2018), $34.0 millionHeart and Souls (1993), $16.6 millionBattle of the Sexes (2017), $12.6 millionThe Marrying Man (1991), $12.5 millionDeconstructing Harry (1997), $10.7 millionChasing Mavericks (2012), $7.9 millionPalmetto (1998), $5.9 millionHamlet 2 (2008), $4.9 millionThe Trigger Effect (1996), $3.6 millionGracie (2007), $3.0 millionMysterious Skin (2004), $2.1 million

$365 millionfrom the other 19 films with a worldwide figure, 21% of the total

Awards

Three awards and honors.

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Elisabeth Shue's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
1995Independent Spirit Award for Best Female LeadLeaving Las VegasWon
1995Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best ActressLeaving Las VegasWon
1995National Society of Film Critics Award for Best ActressLeaving Las VegasWon

Online

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