Eliza Dushku

Eliza Patricia Dushku, 22, grew up in Watertown, Massachusetts, and graduated from high school there. Her mother is a college professor, and her oldest brother is in the Peace Corps in Central America. Eliza got what you might call her start in the business by signing plays for deaf children at the Watertown Children's Theater, but she got her first film role at 10 years old, in That Night. She continued to get movie roles until she chose to take some time off during her junior and senior years of high school. Buffy was her first role after graduating high school. Eliza is a self-described tomboy, only recently starting to "act like a girl." She is a good singer, has studied dance, does a little Tae-Bo, and loves yoga. Her musical tastes range from the Beastie Boys to Lauryn Hill to Metallica. She currently lives with one of her brothers, and has been appearing in quite a few movies recently. She has said that she's open to guest appearances on Buffy and/or Angel, but she has no interest in signing a long-term contract, and plans to attend college. 2001 would be a banner year in Eliza’s career, proving her ability and raising star status with co-starring roles in three high profile features. Of these, the thriller “Soul Survivor,” the teen comedy “The New Guy,” and “City By the Sea.”