Eliza Dushku

Biography of Eliza Dushku

Eliza Patricia Dushku was born on December 30, 1980 in Boston, Massachusetts. She is an American-Albanian actress.

Her Albanian father, who comes from Korça, and her Danish mother, Judith, are university professors. Her mother teaches political science at Suffolk University in Boston. Eliza Dushku was raised in the Mormon faith.

Dushku started her film career at the age of ten in the film That Night. She gained early experience at the Watertown Children's Theater. She was seen as the daughter of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis in True Lies at the age of 14.

In 1996, Dushku took a two-year hiatus to complete her high school diploma at Watertown High School. After that she wanted to start her studies. But when she landed the role of Faith Lehane in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and later as a supporting actress in Angel, she decided to put it off to focus on her film career.

In 2003, Dushku began filming her first series, Tru Calling. However, due to lack of success, the series was canceled after a few episodes of the second season.

In 2008, Dushku co-developed his new television series with Joss Whedon Dollhouse, which was produced for FOX and premiered in February 2009. However, in January 2010, the series was canceled after the second season.

On August 9, 2011 she was granted Albanian citizenship. She was in a relationship with former basketball player Rick Fox from 2009 to 2014. He accompanied her on her trip to Albania, Kosovo and Macedonia in 2011.

On August 18, 2018, she married former tennis pro and real estate manager Peter Palandjian. The two had been engaged since June 2017. Together they have a son (2019).