Dushku, Eliza 1980–

PERSONAL

Full name, Eliza Patricia Dushku; born December 30, 1980, in Boston, MA; son of Philip (a teacher and school administrator) and Judy (a university professor and administrator) Dushku; sister of Nate Dushku (an actor). Education: Studied instrumental music and dance. Avocational Interests: Women's ice hockey.

Addresses: Agent—Jim Toth, Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Manager—Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, 9150 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 350, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Publicist—Meredith O'Sullivan, Baker/Winokur/Ryder, 9100 Wilshire Blvd., 6th Floor W., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career: Actress. Children's Theatre, Watertown, MA, member of company and sign language interpreter.

Awards, Honors: Saturn Award nomination, best actress in a television series, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films, and Teen Choice Award nomination, choice female breakout television star, both 2004, for Tru Calling.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Alice Bloom, That Night (also known as One Hot Summer), Warner Bros., 1992.

Pearl, This Boy's Life, Warner Bros., 1993.

Dana Tasker, True Lies, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1994.

Fishing with George, 1994.

Emma, Bye Bye, Love, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995.

Cindy Johnson, Race the Sun, TriStar, 1996.

Missy Pantone, Bring It On, Universal, 2000.

Sissy, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Dimension Films, 2001.

Annabel, Soul Survivors, Artisan Entertainment, 2001.

Danielle, The New Guy, Columbia, 2002.

Gina, City by the Sea (also known as The Suspect), Warner Bros., 2002.

Jessie Burlingame, Wrong Turn, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2003.

Megan, The Kiss, MTI Home Video, 2003.

Alexa, Nobel Son, Gimme Five Productions/Unclaimed Freight Productions, 2006.

Television Appearances; Series:

Faith, a recurring role, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (also known as BtVS, Buffy, and Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: The Series), The WB, 1998–2000, 2003.

Faith, a recurring role, Angel, The WB, 2000, 2003.

Tru Davies, Tru Calling, Fox, 2003–2005, 2006.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Cat, "Journey," Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS, 1995.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Interviewee, Sizzlin' Sixteen 2001, E! Entertainment Television, 2001.

Faith of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (in archive footage), 50 Most Wicked Women of Primetime, E! Entertainment Television, 2004.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Voice of Jordan, "Get Your Freak Off," King of the Hill (animated), Fox, 2002.

Sarah, "It's All Over Now," That '70s Show, Fox, 2005.

Voice, "Unique Monique," Reading Rainbow, PBS, 2005.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '04, Nickelodeon, 2004.

The Teen Choice Awards 2004, Fox, 2004.

Television Guest Appearances; Episodic:

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2002.

HypaSpace, Space Channel, 2002.

Late Show with David Letterman (also known as Late Show Backstage and The Late Show), CBS, 2002, 2003.

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (also known as The Late Late Show), CBS, 2002, 2004.

Punk'd, MTV, 2003.

Extra (also known as Extra: The Entertainment Magazine, syndicated, 2003.

Last Call with Carson Daly, NBC, 2003.

E! News Daily (also known as E! News Live and E! News Live Weekend), E! Entertainment Television, 2003, 2005.

Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 2003, 2006.

On-Air with Ryan Seacrest, syndicated, 2004.

The Sharon Osborne Show (also known as Sharon), syndicated, 2004.

Richard & Judy, Channel 4, 2004.

Live with Regis and Kelly, syndicated, 2005.

The Tony Danza Show, syndicated, 2005.

Stage Appearances:

Van's sister, Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead, Century Center for the Performing Arts, New York City, 2005–2006.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Voice of Dana Tasker, True Lies (video game), Nintendo of America, 1995.

Missy Pantone, Spotlight on Location: The Making of "Bring It On," Universal Studios Home Video, 2001.

Voice of Faith, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds (video game), Fox Interactive/Vivendi Universal Games, 2003.

Fresh Meat: The Wounds of "Wrong Turn," Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, 2003.

Eliza Dushku: Babe in the Woods, Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, 2003.

Stan Winston: Monster Mogul, Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, 2003.

"Buffy:" Season 3 Overview, Fox Bos, 2003.

Appeared in the music video "I'm Just a Kid" by Simple Plan.

Audio Books:

Reader for Everyone Worth Knowing, by Lauren Weisberger.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Buffy the Vampire Slayer, June, 2003, p. 13.

CFQ Spotlite, fall, 2004, pp. 6-9.

Elle, May, 2001, pp. 83-84.

Entertainment Weekly, October 1, 1999, p. 24.

Femme Fatales, June 30, 2000, pp. 24-27.

Glamour, August, 2001, pp. 182-185.

Interview, September, 2000, p. 104.

Mean, July, 2001, pp. 42-43.

Movieline, August, 2000, p. 20.

People Weekly, January 26, 2004, p. 100.

Premiere, February, 2002, pp. 23-24.

Spin, November, 2003, pp. 45-46.

Teen People, September, 2000, pp. 179-187.

TV Guide, August 9, 2003, p. 28.