motion pictures,
demonstrating a
versatile acting talent in a range of
parts, from femme fatale in The Crush to
quirky
comedy in
Clueless. She is also noted for her
compassionate views on
animal welfare and is a committed
vegan.
Born in
San Francisco, California, she later
attended school in
Beverly Hills during which time she
acquired some early modelling and
advertising work, eventually getting the
part of the 'dream girl' on American TV
series
The Wonder Years. She won a leading
part in the
1993 movie The Crush, playing a girl
who sets out to ruin an older man after
her teenage crush is spurned, for which
she won two awards at the
1994
MTV Movie Awards.
She went on to star in three
Aerosmith music videos, entitled
Cryin, Crazy and
Amazing which were hugely
successful both for the band and Alicia,
making her a household name.
Alicia has continued to make a wide
range of movie and television
appearances, appearing mostly in comedy
and action roles (she is widely known
for her role in
Clueless), although proving herself
versatile enough to tackle the major
Shakespeare production
Love's Labour's Lost. Recently, she
has extended her repertoir by working as
a
producer both in TV and film.
Around the time in which she was
featured as Batgirl in
Batman, Silverstone was lambasted by
tabloid media and mainstream press alike
for putting on weight. Though hardly
obese by any standard, Silverstone had
obviously put on more weight than the
public was used to seeing her carry, and
this started a whirlwind of rumours
which effected her personal life. She
effectively removed herself from the
public eye for many years, resurfacing
in the critically acclaimed television
show "Miss Match".
Filmography
2002)
Global Heresy (2002)
"Braceface
" (2001)
TV Series (voice)
Love's Labour's Lost (2000)
Blast from the Past (1999)
Junket Whore (1998)
Breakers (1998)
Excess Baggage (1997)
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& Robin (1997)
Clueless (1995)
Hideaway (1995)
Le Nouveau monde (1995)
The Babysitter (1995)
True Crime (1995)
Cool and the Crazy (1994)
(TV)
Scattered Dreams (1993)
(TV)
Judith Krantz's 'Torch Song'
(1993)
(TV)
The Crush (1993)
