Sign in Sign up

Acting

Elisabeth Shue

Career: Active from 1984 to 2026, busiest in 1984 and 2005 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles: 28
top three billing

Average score: 55/100

Highest rated: Leaving Las Vegas
81/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

Academy Awards · Actress in a Leading Role
1996 · Nominated · 68th Academy Awards
Leaving Las Vegas
Source: Wikidata

Characters

21

The characters Elisabeth Shue played, best-known titles first.

Elisabeth Shue as Madelyn Stillwell

Elisabeth Shue as Jennifer Parker / Jennifer McFly

Elisabeth Shue as Ali Mills

Elisabeth Shue as Linda McKay

Elisabeth Shue as Sera

Elisabeth Shue as Evelyn

Elisabeth Shue as Julie Forester

Elisabeth Shue as Jordan Mooney

Elisabeth Shue as Julie Finlay

Elisabeth Shue as Mrs. McCormick

Elisabeth Shue as Sarah Cassidy

Elisabeth Shue as Lucy Kersey

Elisabeth Shue as Emma Russell

Elisabeth Shue as Chris Parker

Elisabeth Shue as Christy Moriarity

Elisabeth Shue as Anne

Elisabeth Shue as Annie

Elisabeth Shue as Anne

Elisabeth Shue as Molly McKay

Elisabeth Shue as Jenny Cadine

Elisabeth Shue as Lily Wheeland

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 57 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Elisabeth Shue Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Politics
1.9, average 2.6
Fantasy
1.1, average 1.7
Class & Capitalism
2.7, average 3.3
Historical
2.0, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

Psychological Thriller 6
Character-Driven 4
Character Study 3
Gritty Realism 3
Coming-of-Age 3
Questionable Choices 2
Family Drama 2
Moral Ambiguity 2
Betrayal 2
Character-Driven Narrative 2
Psychological Drama 2
Unsettling Atmosphere 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

65

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

1 title

as Evelyn

2020s

8 titles · average score 64

Whalefall

62

as Zara Gardiner

The Good Half

49

as Lily Wheeland

Gen V

71

TV show · as Madelyn Stillwell

The Boys Presents: Diabolical

66

TV show · as Madelyn Stillwell (voice)

Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber

66

TV show · as Bonnie Kalanick

Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber

72

as Bonnie Kalanick

On the Verge

54

TV show · as Anne

Greyhound

71

as Evelyn

2010s

13 titles · average score 56

The Boys

70

TV show · as Madelyn Stillwell

Death Wish

43

as Lucy Kersey

Cobra Kai

75

TV show · as Ali Mills (archive footage) / Ali Mills

Battle of the Sexes

72

as Priscilla Riggs

Blunt Talk

64

TV show · as Suzanne Mayview

Behaving Badly

27

as Pamela Bender

House at the End of the Street

36

as Sarah

Chasing Mavericks

53

as Christy Moriarity

Hope Springs

65

as Karen, The Bartender

Waking Madison

50

as Dr. Elizabeth Barnes

Piranha 3D

58

as Julie Forester

Janie Jones

58

as Mary Ann Jones

2000s

15 titles · average score 58

Don McKay

41

as Sonny

First Born

39

as Laura

Mysterious Skin

80

as Mrs. McCormick

Hide and Seek

41

as Elizabeth

American Dad!

58

TV show · as Female Detective (voice)

Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story

64

as Lily

Leo

63

as Mary Bloom

Amy & Isabelle

59

as Isabelle Goodrow

The First Year

as Narrator

Hollow Man

38

as Linda McKay

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

67

TV show · as Julie Finlay

Curb Your Enthusiasm

84

TV show · as Virginia

1990s

18 titles · average score 58

Molly

35

as Molly McKay

Palmetto

48

as Rhea Malroux

Cousin Bette

48

as Jenny Cadine

The Saint

51

as Emma Russell

Deconstructing Harry

71

as Fay Sexton

The Trigger Effect

62

as Annie

Leaving Las Vegas

81

as Sera

Blind Justice

52

as Caroline

Heart and Souls

63

as Anne

Soapdish

67

as Lori Craven

The Marrying Man

31

as Adele Horner

Back to the Future Part III

65

as Jennifer

1980s

10 titles · average score 61

Back to the Future Part II

68

as Jennifer

Cocktail

35

as Jordan Mooney

Adventures in Babysitting

63

as Chris

Double Switch

65

as Kathy

Link

48

as Jane Chase

The Karate Kid

73

as Ali

Call to Glory

76

TV show · as Jackie Sarnac

Call to Glory

as Jackie Sarnac

Somewhere, Tomorrow

58

as Margie

The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana

as Lynn Osborne (as Lisa Shue)