Eliza Dushku (b. 1980) used to be an actress. As such she played more than a few roles that resonated with the GenX stereotype in her time. First, she was Dana Tasker, the sneaky latchkey-kid daughter of a spy in 1994’s True Lies. Later, she played Faith Lehane, the sexy, ass-kicking bad seed who surrendered to her demons and then fought them back down in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel TV shows, and also Missy Pantone, the sardonic gymnast slumming it as a cheerleader in 2000’s Bring It On. Other notable performances included Dollhouse, in which she played Echo, an amnesiac-for-pay, and Bull, where she was a shrewd lawyer. At all times, she came across onscreen as someone who was a lot of fun to watch but you’d better watch out for what she might do.

But that’s just what we saw. Turns out Dushku was abused on the set of True Lies, and then again mistreated while on Bull. So she did something about it: she told the truth, and she got out. She doesn’t act anymore; she got a Master’s in clinical mental health counselling. She’s a therapist now, helping others deal with the things she had to deal with. Good for her.