Eliza Dushku is a popular American television and film actress. Viewers are best known for her roles in projects such as Turning the Wrong Way, Buffy the Vampire Winner, Achieve Success, and True Falsehood. Now the girl’s career is not as active as before, but she still takes part in filming and other entertainment projects.
Early biography
Eliza Dushku's birthplace is Watertown, Massachusetts. To date, she lives in Los Angeles. Eliza's parents worked in the field of education. Her father - Philip R. Dushku - had Albanian-Armenian roots, while her mother, Judith, got Danish-American roots (in the male line in the family) and Anglo-American (in the female line). Philip and Judith broke up when Eliza was very young. From a young age, the girl studied at Beaver Country Day, and as a teenager, at Watertown High School.
Carier start
Eliza Dushku began to receive offers at auditions from the age of ten. It was she who got the role of Alice from the movie That That Night, after the creators spent almost five months searching for a suitable actress in all states of the country. In 1993, Eliza played in the movie "The Life of this guy," where stars like De Niro and DiCaprio became her shooting partners. A year later, she managed to get a role in the film Jamesk Cameron "True Lies."
Soon, Dushku decided to suspend her acting career to finish school. After graduation, she was enrolled as a student at George Washington University.
Continuing acting
Eliza Dushku returned to filming on TV shows and films after she graduated from high school. Her first role after the break was a vampire slayer named Faith from the cult series Buffy the Vampire Winner. At first, it was planned that Dushku would be delayed for only 5 episodes, but the character Faith liked the audience so much that they decided to include her in a full cast of the second plan.
In 2000, Eliza took part in the filming of a teenage sports comedy about cheerleading, "Achieve Success." In 2001, she received an offer to play in the film "About Jay and Silent Bob", where in addition to her, such stars as Shannon Elizabeth and Ben Aflek starred. After that, Dushku played in a horror film called "Turning the Wrong Way", as well as in the TV series "Return from the Dead", where she got the role of Tru Davis - a young morgue worker with supernormal abilities.
In 2008, Eliza returned to the big screens with the picture "Alphabet Killer", which was based on the real story of a serial killer. As a result, the film received a lot of criticism and negative reviews. A year later, Dushku appeared in the new television series Jos Whedon's "Dollhouse". The project was broadcast by Fox, it went on for two seasons.
Eliza Dushku's personal life
As for the romantic relationship of the actress, not much is known about them. In 2009, Eliza's partner was actor and basketball player Rick Fox. In 2010, lovers shared news about the engagement and the imminent wedding. Eliza and Rick stayed together for five years, after which they separated.
In 2017, it became known about the new darling of Dushku - a businessman and former professional tennis player Peter Palanjyan. Peter is 53 years old and already has several children. Currently, the couple leads a quiet life together.
In the same year, Eliza Dushku talked about her fight against alcoholism and drug addiction. In 2018, with the flourishing of the Me Too movement, Eliza revealed that she had been subjected to violent acts during the filming of True Truth. At that time, Dushku was only 12 years old, and her molester - the leader of the stunt group Joel Kramer - 36 years old. After recognition, Eliza received many kind words of support and understanding from fans and industry colleagues.