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Elisabeth Shue

Elisabeth Judson Shue (born October 6, 1963) is an American actress, best known for her starring roles in the films The Karate Kid (1984), Adventures in Babysitting (1987), Cocktail (1988), Back to the Future Part II (1989), Back to the Future Part III (1990), Soapdish (1991), Leaving Las Vegas (1995), The Saint (1997), Hollow Man (2000), and Piranha 3D (2010). She has won several acting awards and has been nominated for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and a BAFTA.

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Filmography

Back to the Future Part II

1989
as Jennifer Parker / Jennifer McFly

Back to the Future Part III

1990
as Jennifer Parker

The Karate Kid

1984
as Ali Mills

Greyhound

2020
as Evelyn

Death Wish

2018
as Lucy Kersey

Piranha 3D

2010
as Julie Forester

Mysterious Skin

2004
as Mrs. McCormick

House at the End of the Street

2012
as Sarah Cassidy

Battle of the Sexes

2017
as Priscilla Riggs

Hollow Man

2000
as Linda McKay

Hide and Seek

2005
as Elizabeth

Cocktail

1988
as Jordan Mooney

Tuck Everlasting

2002
as Narrator (voice)

Leaving Las Vegas

1995
as Sera

Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story

2005
as Lily

Chasing Mavericks

2012
as Christy Moriarity

Hamlet 2

2008
as Elisabeth Shue

Leo

2002
as Mary Bloom

Gracie

2007
as Lindsay Bowen

The Good Half

2023
as Lily Wheeland

Hope Springs

2012
as Karen, The Bartender

The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana

1982
as Lynn Osborne (as Lisa Shue)

The Marrying Man

1991
as Adele Horner

The Underneath

1995
as Susan Crenshaw

Radio Inside

1994
as Natalie

Amy & Isabelle

2001
as Isabelle Goodrow

Cousin Bette

1998
as Jenny Cadine

The First Year

2001
as Narrator

Don McKay

2009
as Sonny

Somewhere, Tomorrow

1983
as Margie

Twenty Bucks

1993
as Emily Adams

The Saint

1997
as Emma Russell

First Born

2007
as Laura

Deconstructing Harry

1997
as Fay

Body Wars

1989
as Dr. Cynthia Lair

Janie Jones

2010
as Mary Ann Jones

Adventures in Babysitting

1987
as Chris Parker

Behaving Badly

2014
as Pamela Bender

Molly

1999
as Molly McKay

Blind Justice

1994
as Caroline

Link

1986
as Jane Chase

The Trigger Effect

1996
as Annie

Waking Madison

2011
as Dr. Elizabeth Barnes

Palmetto

1998
as Mrs. Donnelly / Rhea Malroux

Heart and Souls

1993
as Anne

Soapdish

1991
as Lori Craven

Double Switch

1987
as Kathy