Alicia Silverstone
Biography
Alicia
Silverstone was born on October 4, 1976, in San Francisco, California
as the youngest of three children to parents Monty Silverstone,
a real-estate investor, and Didi Silverstone, a former flight attendant.
Alicia's career began at the tender age of six when her dad, Monty,
took some photos of his young daughter. The photos allowed her to
get some modeling gigs which then led to television commercials.
After a guest spot on "The Wonder Years" (1988) as a literal
"dream girl" she moved on to movies. She landed a role
in The Crush (1993), a sort of Fatal Attraction for teenagers in
which she portrayed a disturbed young lady obsessed with an older
man. The nasty little role didn't impress the critical establishment
but it wowed its target audience of teenagers. In fact, the role
won her the 1994 MTV Movie Award for "Best Villain" and
"Breakthrough Performance". It is interesting to note
that during the filming of The Crush (1993), Alicia became an emancipated
minor in order to get around child labor laws which would have interfered
with her working hours. She was a dedicated actress from early on.
The Crush (1993) also caught the attention of Aerosmith, who hired
her to appear in a string of their music videos. The first of them,
"Cryin'" was voted the number one video of all time on
MTV. Silverstone was definitely a hit with the MTV crowd, but larger
commercial success had still eluded her. That all changed when she
landed the role of "Cher" in Amy Heckerling's Clueless
(1995). The "Cher" character was the antithesis of her
role in The Crush (1993). This time around, Silverstone was a naive
yet endearing girl from Beverly Hills in search of love in the nineties.
The film was a huge sleeper hit at the box office and wowed both
audiences and critics alike. It also demonstrated Alicia's strength
and bankable. She was hailed as the woman of the hour, and branded
the spokeswoman for an emerging young generation. She signed a deal
with Columbia Tristar worth $10 million and got the coveted role
of Batgirl in the Batman franchise. Also, as part of the package,
she got a three-year first-look deal for her own production company,
"First Kiss Productions". The first film released by "First
Kiss" was Excess Baggage (1997).
Alicia Silverstone Filmography
Pink Collar (2006) (TV)
(pre-production)
Stormbreaker (2006) (post-production) .... Jack Starbright
Moscow Zero (2006)
.... Lyuba
Silence Becomes You (2005) (V) .... Violet
Beauty Shop (2005) .... Lynn
Queen B (2005) (TV) .... Beatrice
Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004) .... Heather Jasper-How
Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004/II) (VG) (voice) .... Heather
"Miss Match" (2003) TV Series .... Kate Fox
Scorched (2003/I) .... Sheila
Global Heresy (2002) .... Natalie Bevin
... aka Au coeur du rock (Canada: French title)
... aka Rock My World (USA: video box title)
"Braceface" (2001) TV Series (voice) .... Sharon Spitz
... aka Sourire d'enfer (Canada: French title)
Love's Labour's Lost (2000) .... The Princess of France
... aka Peines d'amour perdues (Canada: French title) (France)
Blast from the
Past (1999) .... Eve Rustikoff
Excess Baggage (1997) .... Emily Hope
Batman & Robin (1997) .... Batgirl/Barbara Wilson
True Crime (1996) .... Mary Giordano
... aka Dangerous Kiss
... aka True Detective
The Babysitter (1995) .... Jennifer
Clueless (1995) .... Cher Horowitz
... aka I Was a Teenage Teenager
... aka No Worries
Hideaway (1995) .... Regina Harrison
Nouveau monde, Le (1995) .... Trudy Wadd
... aka New World (USA: video title)
... aka The New World
Cool and the Crazy (1994) (TV) .... Roslyn
Scattered Dreams (1993) (TV) .... Phyllis Messenger
... aka Scattered Dreams: The Kathryn Messenger Story
Torch Song (1993) (TV) .... Delphine
... aka Judith Krantz's 'Torch Song' (USA: complete title)
The Crush (1993) .... Adrienne Forrester
Aerosmith: Cryin' (1993) (TV)
Aerosmith: Amazing (1993) (TV)
"The Wonder Years"
- Road Test (1992) TV Episode .... Jessica
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