#Fact1Endorsed Bernie Sanders in the 2016 presidential election of the United States.2She had a role in the since suspended Gregg Allman biopic, Midnight Rider. Production was halted after 1 crew member killed and 7 others were injured when they were hit by a freight train on the first day of filming.3She is of Teutonic Germanic, Celtic, Pelasgian and Illyrian ancestry.4Filming season 2 of Dollhouse (2009) in California. [August 2009]5Venice Beach, Los Angeles, California, shooting Nobel Son (2007). [October 2005]6Filming Tru Calling (2003) in Canada. [2003]7Back in the U.S. after shooting On Broadway (2007), Nobel Son (2007), Open Graves (2009) (in Spain), The Alphabet Killer (2008) and Sex and Breakfast (2007). Choosing her next role. [November 2006]8In Spain shooting her new horror movie Open Graves (2009), also co-starring Mike Vogel. [October 2006]9Playing the character of Van's sister in the off-Broadway play "Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead" at the Century Center for the Performing Arts (New York, New York, USA). [December 2005]10She has always done theater acts. She was part of the Watertown Children's Theater since she was in the first grade and she still sometimes acts on stage at the Children's Theatre signing for the deaf. In late 2005, Eliza was in the off Broadway play Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead.11Her favorite movie is The Godfather (1972).12She was a tomboy growing up.13Her height is 5' 5" (1.65m) but in Tru Calling (2003), Eliza (as Tru) said she was 5'4" tall, making herself an inch shorter than she really is.14She was interviewed, for a part in a movie Mel Gibson was producing, when she was eleven. She was also considered for the role of "Paige Matthews" on Charmed (1998).15She is a CEO of her own production company Boston Diva Productions.16She got hooked on smoking when she was 15 years old, after she had to smoke for a role.17Is close friends with Sarah Michelle Gellar.18Was in a relationship with Rick Fox from 2009 to 2014.19Supporter of President Barack Obama.20Eliza Dushku's mother, Judith Dushku, is a Professor of Government at Suffolk University.21She has appeared in episodes of 3 different series with Alexis Denisof: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997), Angel (1999) and Dollhouse (2009). All 3 series were created by Joss Whedon.22Ranked #21 in the 2010 FHM UK list of "100 Sexiest Women in the World".23Considers herself a huge Boston Red Sox baseball fan.24Ranked #38 on FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the World (2011).25She ranked #26 on "Maxim's Hot 100 of 2010".26Has the words "Lead Kindly Light" as a tattoo. A hymn written in 1833 by John Henry Newman.27Is good friends with Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) and Angel (1999) co-star Julie Benz, although the two never appeared together in an episode of either show. Dushku has said that she would love for Benz to appear in an episode of Dollhouse (2009).28Her devoutly religious Mormon grandmother once tried to call powerful Hollywood super-agent Michael Ovitz (who headed the agency that then represented Dushku) to complain about a sex scene that her granddaughter participated in on the TV show Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997).29Of the three leads in Bring It On (2000), she was the only one who wasn't a cheerleader in high school.30Says when she was a young child, her best friend lived in a funeral home and they would often hang out in the mortuary after school, thus desensitizing her to the image of dead bodies. She comments, "It was very "Six Feet Under"".31When she was told her naturally deep, husky voice was destroying her vocal chords, she went to a vocal coach to learn to speak in a higher register.32Ranked #11 on Wizard magazine's "Sexiest Women of TV" list (March 2008).33Eliza's father is Albanian. Eliza's maternal grandparents were both of half Danish ancestry, and Eliza's mother's other ancestry is Irish, English, and German.34Has been working with an acting coach, Peter Kelley, since she was a child.35Her maternal grandfather Richard Costley Rasmussen died at March 30th 2006. He was survived by his wife, Barbara Porter Hegsted.36She went to an audition for the part of Mary Jane Watson in Spider-Man (2002). In one of the specials of the Spider-Man (2002) DVD you can see her reading opposite Tobey Maguire. The role later on went to Kirsten Dunst, after Kate Hudson declined the offer. Alicia Witt was actually set to play that part in the end, but when Sam Raimi saw Kirsten Dunst, who was a last minute audition, he chose her.37Was featured as #13 in Maxim Magazine's "Hot 100 of 2002" supplement. (2002)38Named #46 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement (2005).39Jamie Lee Curtis is her idol.40Hosted the 2005 Winter Venatian Masquerade in New York.41While filming Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001), was called Duck Shoot by director Kevin Smith after he mispronounced her last name accidentally.42She ranked #93 (2001), #58 (2002), #48 (2003), #26 (2004), #83 (2005), #38 (2008), #28 (2009), #21 (2010) in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women.43She ranked #76 (2002) in FHM-USA's 100 Sexiest Women.44She ranked #44 (2000), #13 (2001), #28 (2002) and #63 (2003) in Stuff's Sexiest Women.45She ranked #13 (2002) in Maxim's 100 Sexiest Women.46Attended the San Diego Comic Convention on July 25th, 2004, for a Q&A session.47She attended the John Kerry fund raiser on July, 2004.48Stated in an interview that she is terrified of flying and will only do so if she has religious artifacts with her.49She did a political, social, and economic study of women in post-apartheid South Africa with her mother.50The tattoo she wore as Faith was fake.51For a long period of time, she refused to do nude scenes. She once stated "You have a better chance of seeing God than me naked". Still, in 2008, she appeared topless in the film The Alphabet Killer (2008).52Planned to attended Suffolk University and be an English major, but she backed out at the last minute after she landed the role of Faith in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997).53She started her career by getting hurt at one of her brother Nate Dushku's auditions and impressing the talent scouts with her emphasized drama.54Good friend of Clare Kramer.55Turned down a Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) spin-off (based on her character, Faith) for her role on Tru Calling (2003).56She used to have a German shepherd-husky-beagle mix named Korbit. Now she has 2 dogs, a golden named Max Factor and a Bernese named Rigby Idaho.57She always takes the back of her director's chair (the chair personalized with her name) after a shoot as a souvenir.58While on location, she surrounds herself with pictures of family and friends.59Her mother, Judy (born Judith Rasmussen), is a university administrator-professor at Suffolk University; her Father, Philip R. Dushku, is an administrator-teacher in the Boston Public Schools.60Voted the 9th Sexiest Female Movie Star in the Australian Empire Magazine September 2002.61Has worked with both halves of the Buffy season-five bad guy Glory/Ben outside of the Buffy show: Clare Kramer in Bring It On (2000) and Charlie Weber in The Kiss (2003).62The only family with the Dushku surname in the United States of America in 1920 was living in Massachusetts according to US census.63In addition to Nathaniel (Nate), she has two older brothers named Aaron and Benjamin (Ben) (born February 5th 1976).64Her last name is pronounced DUSH-koo and rhymes with "push."65Younger sister of Nate Dushku.66Was legally emancipated from her parents because of the restrictive laws that limit the hours that a minor is allowed to work.