Elisabeth Shue

(11 November 1997) Son, Miles William, with Davis Guggenheim was born.

Older sister of Andrew Shue.

Got started in commercials as "The Burger King Girl.".

Was an accomplished high school gymnast, with aspirations to the state finals, at Columbia High School in Maplewood, New Jersey. Her brother, Andrew Shue , and Zach Braff also attended Columbia High School.

Majored in Government at Wellesley College; transferred to Harvard University in 1985; planned to become an attorney.

Graduated from Harvard University 8 June 2000 with a degree in Government. Shue was one semester short of earning her degree when she dropped out to pursue her career 15 years ago. She returned to Harvard in the spring of 2000.

(19 March 2001) Daughter, Stella Street, was born weighing 6 lbs. 7 oz.

Named her son after her late older brother, William Shue , who died on August 24, 1988 at the age of 26 from a freak swimming accident while on family vacation. A rope broke on a tire swing and he was thrown into a tree branch, impaling him. He was enrolled at Rutgers Universitys Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine at the time of his death. Her brother Andrew Shue witnessed the accident.

Auditioned for the Sherilyn Fenn role in Of Mice and Men .

Daughter-in-law of Charles Guggenheim and Marion Guggenheim.

Sister-in-law of Jonathan Guggenheim and Grace Guggenheim.

Was cast as the female lead in the Jim Carrey movie The Number 23 but had to drop out just weeks before shooting because of her pregnancy. Shue was replaced by Virginia Madsen.

Elisabeth and Davis became the parents of their third child, a daughter named Agnes Charles Guggenheim, on June 18, 2006.

She was amongst the final candidates for the female lead in Say Anything... . According to director Cameron Crowe , "Elisabeth Shue did an amazing version of the graduation speech". Jennifer Connelly was runner-up to Ione Skye , who got the role in the end.

The 2007 film Gracie is based upon events that occurred in her and her brother Andrew Shue s lives.

Elisabeth replaced Claudia Wells as Jennifer Parker, Michael J. Fox girlfriend, in the two sequels to Back to the Future . Claudias mother was dying from cancer, requiring the re-casting.

Sister-in-law of Amy Robach.

Growing up in Maplewood, New Jersey, Zach Braff lived around the corner from the Shues.

She and her brother, Andrew Shue , were inducted into Columbia High Schools Hall of Fame in 1994.

She has German and English ancestry.

(December 2002) Co-starring with Peter Sarsgaard in the Off-Broadway Revival of "Burn This" by Lanford Wilson.

My childhood was male-dominated. It was great, but also very painful.

Looking back after years of therapy, I realize that my wanting to act,had nothing to do with making money and everything to do with needing,attention and wanting to express myself and investigate my sexuality.

I try really hard to give my kids as much independence as I can, caring mostly about their character: Are they kind? Generous? Do they work hard?,My mom had started to go to work when I was nine or ten, so I was aware of women trying to find their own identities by working. But I was still influenced by men to such an extreme. I wanted to play their games and wanted to compete in their world and be like them.