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Full Name:
Eliza Patricia Dushku

Birthdate:
December 30, 1980

Birthplace:
Watertown, Massachusetts
(thanks for letting us know about the mistake there Catherine!)

Education:
Watertown High graduate, accepted to Boston and George Washington universities

Siblings:
Three older brothers

History:
Eliza Dushku was discovered at the end of a five month searh throughout the US for the role of Alice in the film That Night. After this movie, she was cast as the daughter of Robert DeNiro in This Boy's Life also starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Following this, she played the part of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis' daughter in the action adventure True Lies. She has also appeard in movies such as Journey, ByeBye Love and Race the Sun.

After Race the Sun, Eliza stopped acting in order to finish high school. Once completed, she was cast as Faith, the evil, rogue slayer in WB's network hit Buffy the Vampire Slayer. With this character, she managed to appear in many episodes as well as crossing over to the more recent spin-off Angel.

Eliza has also complted filming two new movies and is in production with a third. Bring It On (starring Kirsten Dunst) was released in theaters in August 2000, while Soul Survivors (starring Casey Affleck and Wes Bentley) is released within the US in September, 2001. Eliza's latest movie, The New Guy, began production in October 2000, and she has two more films lined up - City By The Sea (also starring Robert DeNiro) and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back