48 - Delaware, Elizabeth Shue
One of my favorite 1980s actresses comes to the list for Delaware. My childhood would not be the same without the films she was in. Love them!
Delaware ratified the Nineteen Amendment on March 6, 1923.
Ms. Shue is a pretty standard growth through her acting career. She grew up in a well off yet broken family with her parents divorcing when she was nine. Her three brothers and she were a supportive and close group. She grew through school and was accepted to Wellesley, and transferred to Harvard before leaving to start her acting career. She did complete her degree in political science in 2000.
Her acting career started similarly to many with commercials and television features until her debut role in the Karate Kid in 1984. She continued on many light hearted popular film classics throughout the 1980’s including “Cocktail”, “Back to the Future (II&III)” and “Adventures in Babysitting”, just to name a few.
In 1995, her career defining role in “Leaving Las Vegas” received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress and multiple awards and wins. She has continued her career flourishing in Broadway, television series, movies, etc. She continues to act and is regularly considered for many roles that have defined other women actresses as well.
Years after losing her oldest brother to an accident, she did a family film directed by her husband, produced by one brother, and shared acting with her other which changed the mix of parts for her, more reflective of her experiences.
Why this woman?
Elizabeth was one of my all time favorite actresses growing up. The eighties films were everything of my style, sense of humor, and interest. “Adventures in Babysitting” was a film I could not even fathom a guess how many times I watched. Don’t even get my started on “Karate Kid” or “Back to the Future”... These are movies of my generation that hit exactly when I wanted them.
Since this, I have been so excited to see when movies come out with her in them. I forgave “Piranha 3D” while out with some girlfriends when I saw her name in the credits. How bad could it be? Horrible. Seriously horrible. But not because of her. Hahaha.
She is a woman of my day. She was the cool high schools sweetheart you easily loved. In her roles, she spoke her mind. She was not the beauty of the day, but she was exactly what you wanted to be; what you could be.
Reminiscing about these movies brings me back exactly where I want to be. She didn’t beat the obstacles. She didn’t change the world, but she is a very large part of mine. Reading the list of films she turned down, I try to put her into the roles. Would it have been the same? She was listed to be Vivian in “Pretty Woman”. Would it have been as beautiful and equally “compelling”? Definitely would have been different, but I for one would likely have watched it just as much as I really did. Thanks for being part of my genre, Elizabeth. You are the best.
Delaware ratified the Nineteen Amendment on March 6, 1923.
Ms. Shue is a pretty standard growth through her acting career. She grew up in a well off yet broken family with her parents divorcing when she was nine. Her three brothers and she were a supportive and close group. She grew through school and was accepted to Wellesley, and transferred to Harvard before leaving to start her acting career. She did complete her degree in political science in 2000.
Her acting career started similarly to many with commercials and television features until her debut role in the Karate Kid in 1984. She continued on many light hearted popular film classics throughout the 1980’s including “Cocktail”, “Back to the Future (II&III)” and “Adventures in Babysitting”, just to name a few.
In 1995, her career defining role in “Leaving Las Vegas” received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress and multiple awards and wins. She has continued her career flourishing in Broadway, television series, movies, etc. She continues to act and is regularly considered for many roles that have defined other women actresses as well.
Years after losing her oldest brother to an accident, she did a family film directed by her husband, produced by one brother, and shared acting with her other which changed the mix of parts for her, more reflective of her experiences.
Why this woman?
Elizabeth was one of my all time favorite actresses growing up. The eighties films were everything of my style, sense of humor, and interest. “Adventures in Babysitting” was a film I could not even fathom a guess how many times I watched. Don’t even get my started on “Karate Kid” or “Back to the Future”... These are movies of my generation that hit exactly when I wanted them.
Since this, I have been so excited to see when movies come out with her in them. I forgave “Piranha 3D” while out with some girlfriends when I saw her name in the credits. How bad could it be? Horrible. Seriously horrible. But not because of her. Hahaha.
She is a woman of my day. She was the cool high schools sweetheart you easily loved. In her roles, she spoke her mind. She was not the beauty of the day, but she was exactly what you wanted to be; what you could be.
Reminiscing about these movies brings me back exactly where I want to be. She didn’t beat the obstacles. She didn’t change the world, but she is a very large part of mine. Reading the list of films she turned down, I try to put her into the roles. Would it have been the same? She was listed to be Vivian in “Pretty Woman”. Would it have been as beautiful and equally “compelling”? Definitely would have been different, but I for one would likely have watched it just as much as I really did. Thanks for being part of my genre, Elizabeth. You are the best.
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