I was on my own at Wellesley, surrounded by a lot of young women who were motivated and intellectually curious. I started to read because I was required to do so for class, but I soon found myself enjoying the seclusion of the library. I came to see reading as an important way to learn about people, including myself.

In 1999 Shue starred with Aaron Eckhart in Molly as an autistic young woman who undergoes an operation that allows her to become more "normal. Her younger brother Andrew is also an actor best known for his role as Billy Campbell in the Fox series Melrose Place. Her parents divorced when Elisabeth Shue was nine.

Elisabeth Judson Shue (born October 6 1963) is an American actress known for her roles in the films The Karate Kid Adventures in Babysitting Cocktail Back to the Future Parts II III The Saint and Leaving Las Vegas for which Elisabeth Shue won five acting awards and was nominated for an Oscar a Golden Globe and a BAFTA.