Dollhouse Wiki - Eliza Dushku (Echo / Caroline)

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Eliza-100.jpg1. Intro

Eliza Dusku, born 30th December 1980, is one of Joss Whedon's regular cast members, appearing in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel and Dollhouse.

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2. Dollhouse character info

Plays Echo/Caroline. Caroline has given five years of her life to the Rossum corporation. Faced with a stark choice between becoming a 'doll' or going to jail Caroline chose the former. Echo (her 'Active' name) is the main character in Dollhouse and the show follows her through various assignments as an active.

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3. Career Biography

Eliza Dushku's feature debut came in 1992 when she was just 10, after she landed the lead role of Alice, opposite Juliette Lewis in the film That Night. In 1993, Dushku followed with the role of Pearl alongside Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio in This Boy's Life. The following year, she played the teenage daughter of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis in True Lies.

Dushku then took on the role of Slayer Faith Lehane on TV's Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Though initially planned as a five-episode role, the character became so popular that she stayed on for the entirety of the third season, and also appeared in the spinoff series Angel.

In 2008 Dushku signed a development deal with Fox Broadcasting and 20th Century Fox to produce and star in a new TV series. Under the deal, she teamed with Joss Whedon of Buffy fame to create Dollhouse.

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4. Personal Life

Born in Watertown, Massachusetts, Dushku was the youngest in the family with three elder brothers. Her Father was a teacher in the Boston Public School.

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5. Interesting Trivia

- Once shot a deer on Christmas
- Took part in the Malibu Triathlon and came third place
- Eliza Dushku's father was a teacher and taught Bobby Brown
- Her first boyfriend, Chris DaRosa is the older brother of Dropkick Murphys' drummer Jeff DaRosa

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6. Dollhouse Quotes

"I try to be my best"

"Have you ever tried to clean an actual slate? You always see what was on it before."

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7. Credits

Actress:
That night (1992)
True Lies (1995)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1998-2003)
Bring it on (2000)
Angel (2000)
Tru Calling (2003 - 2005)
Wrong Turn (2003)
Dollhouse (2008-2009)

Producer:
The Alphabet Killer (2008)
Dollhouse (2009)


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Comments

I am totally loving dollhouse, have alredy bought first series on dvd,

Missed the whole Tru Calling series

She also starred in Wrong Turn

Forgot she was the 'kid' in True Lies! She is so beautiful isn't she! I don't think she has aged a day since her days as 'Faith' in Buffy and that was 8/10 years ago... infact I think she looks even more beautiful! Lexa

Shouldn't Eliza's Dollhouse producing credit be mnentioned in her career biog?

i was a big fan of tru calling bring it back please i miss tru calling soooooooooo much

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