Elisabeth Shue Biography

Elisabeth Shue's Blissful Married Life

While the charismatic actress Elisabeth Shue keeps her professional life totally transparent, she prefers to keep a low-profile of her love life. Despite her best interests to keep her romantic side inside the shadows, the team of Married Wiki went down the extra mile to find out that the 56-year-old actress is a married woman. In fact, 'The Karate Kid' actress is the beloved wife of film director Davis Guggenheim.

Elisabeth Shue and her husband Davis Guggenheim share three adorable children. SOURCE: Panda Gossips

Elisabeth Shue and husband Davis Guggenheim started dating back in the early 1990s as they met while working in Hollywood. After several years of being in a serious relationship, she tied the knot with the filmmaker in 1994 in an intimate wedding ceremony. Her husband's influential credits include NYPD Blue, ER, 24, and The Shield. 

Elisabeth and her celebrity husband share three adorable children in their family named Miles William (1997), Stella Street (2001), and Agnes Charles (2006). In 2020, the lovebirds will celebrate their twenty-sixth marriage anniversary, and we couldn't be happier for them. With so many years together, they set a perfect example for the modern-day couples for whom break-ups and divorces are quite natural and recurring.

Elisabeth Shue's Whopping Net Worth

Talking monetary terms, the 56-year-old actress Elisabeth Shue has barely anything to worry about. All credits go to her immense hard work, which has helped to reach a stable position in the filmography and television universe. Thus, Shue amasses a staggering net worth of $12.5 million, which allows her to live a lavish lifestyle around all sorts of modern-day amenities.

Elisabeth Shue owns a whopping net worth of $12.5 million. SOURCE: Hollywood Reporter

The primary source of Elisabeth's massive bank balance is her three-decade-long career in the entertainment industry. On the big screen, she appeared in films like 'City of Angels,' 'Cousin Bette,' and 'Leo.'  In addition to that, she achieved a lot of public attention by playing the role of a main character, Julie Finlay, in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation from 2012 to 2015.

Over the years, Shue's hard work has paid off, not just financially but also reputation-wise, as she won several awards. Her debut award win came in 1984 when she won the Young Artist Award as best young supporting actress for her role in 'The Karate Kid.' Similarly, she later won multiple awards for her appearances in 'Leaving Las Vegas.'

Elisabeth Shue's Background and Early Life

Talking about the background of Elisabeth Shue, the veteran artist was born in Wilmington, Delaware, on October 5, 1963. The charming actress was the daughter of mother Anne Brewster and one-time congressional candidate cum a lawyer father, James William Shue. While her dad was also the president of International Food and Beverage Corporation, her mom was a vice president in the private banking division of Chemical Banking Corporation.

Elisabeth Shue was nine years old when her parents got divorced. SOURCE: Biography

Shue spent most of her childhood in South Orange, New Jersey, but the future actress faced a tragedy when her parents got divorced when she was just nine years old. Elisabeth shared her bloodline with three brothers named William, Andrew, and John. The siblings were very close while growing up, and they still are, which is quite delightful. Apart from them, she also has two half-siblings named Jenna Shue and Harvey Shue, from her father's second marriage. 

For her academics, she first went to Columbia High School and graduated in 1982. Later, she went to Wellesley College before getting transferred to Harvard University in 1985. Interestingly, she dropped out of the reputed college to pursue her acting goals and returned to the Uni in 2000 to complete her B.A in political science. 

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