Eliza Dushku was discovered at the end of a five-month search throughout the United States for the perfect girl to play the lead role of Alice opposite Juliette Lewis in the film That Night (1992). Since then, she has been in several films and has worked with actors such as Robert De Niro, Ellen Barkin, Leonardo DiCaprio, Paul Reiser, and James Belushi. Born in Boston on December 30, 1980, she has studied the piano, drums, and several types of dance (jazz, tap, and ballet). Her previous acting experience in - www.imdb.com

Describing her mother - a college professor in Boston - as the biggest influence on her life, Eliza notes with admiration that She believes in herself, she's the coolest lady, explaining that her mother has been in Romania for the past several months writing a book on the conditions there. Her last name is pronounced (Dush-koo) - Dush rhymes with push. Raised in a staunch Mormon household. Right after graduating from high school, Eliza Dushku landed the role of Faith on BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER and had t - www.netglimse.com

Eliza Dushku is best known for her recurring role as Faith in the Joss Whedon television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. Dushku began her acting career when she was a child, and she made her feature film debut in 1992's That Night. She then appeared in This Boy's Life (1993, with Leonardo DiCaprio) and True Lies (1994, with Arnold Schwarzenegger). Eliza Dushku then took time off to finish high school, and in 1998 joined the cast of Buffy (starring Sarah Michelle Gellar), appearing in several epis - www.answers.com