Biography
Dushku began her professional career as an adolescent with supporting roles in "True Lies" (1995) and "Bye Bye Love" (1996), but "Buffy" producer Joss Whedon gave her a defining role as rebellious Slayer Faith on his popular horror-adventure show. Its success translated into a string of features in the early part of the new millennium, but television appeared to hold more interest for the actress. However, both of her turns as series star …
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Career Milestones
| Appeared on stage at the Watertown Children's Theater | ||
1991 | Feature debut in the coming-of-age drama "That Night" opposite Juliette Lewis (released in 1993) | |
1993 | Had a featured role in "This Boy's Life" as the daughter of Robert De Niro's character | |
1994 | Cast as Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis' daughter in "True Lies" | |
1995 | Had an early TV credit in the CBS Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation "Journey" | |
1995 | Played Paul Reiser's troubled daughter in the divorce-themed feature "Bye Bye, Love" | |
1996 | Acted in the ensemble of the Hawaii-set teen comedy-drama "Race the Sun" | |
1998 | Had a recurring role on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (WB) as a morally corrupt fellow slayer named Faith | |
2000 | Co-starred with Kirsten Dunst in the cheereading comedy "Bring It On" | |
2000 | Reprised the role of Faith in a two-episode arc on the "Buffy" spin-off "Angel" (WB) | |
2001 | Cast in Kevin Smith's "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" | |
2002 | Acted in the teen comedy "The New Guy" | |
2002 | Re-teamed with Robert De Niro in the crime drama "City By the Sea" | |
2003 | Cast as a city morgue worker who relives the past in "Tru Calling" (FOX) | |
2003 | Co-starred in the indie horror thriller "Wrong Turn" | |
2005 | Starred in the off-Broadway production, "Dog Sees God" | |
2007 | Co-starred with Macaulay Culkin in the dark comedy, "Sex and Breakfast" | |
2008 | Co-starred in "Nobel Son" opposite Alan Rickman, Danny DeVito and Bill Pullman | |
2008 | Co-starred in the independent feature, "On Broadway" | |
2008 | Re-teamed with Alan Rickman and Bill Pullman in "Bottle Shock" | |
2009 | Played the main character in Joss Whedon's short-lived FOX series, "Dollhouse"; also executive produced | |