Alicia Silverstone

American actress (born 1976)
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Alicia Silverstone is an American actress. She made her film debut in the thriller The Crush (1993), earning the 1994 MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance, and gained further prominence as a teen idol when she appeared in the music videos for Aerosmith's songs "Cryin'”, "Amazing" and "Crazy". She went on to star as Cher Horowitz in the teen comedy film Clueless (1995), which earned her a multi-million dollar deal with Columbia Pictures. In 1997, she starred in the superhero film Batman & Robin, playing Batgirl.

Silverstone was born in San Francisco, California, the daughter of Deirdre "Didi" Silverstone (née Radford), a Scottish former Pan Am flight attendant; and Monty Silverstone, an English real estate agent. She grew up in Hillsborough, California. Her father was born to a Jewish family and her mother converted to Conservative Judaism before marriage. Silverstone had a Bat Mitzvah ceremony. She began modeling when she was six, and was subsequently cast in television commercials, the first being for Domino's Pizza. She attended Crocker Middle School, then San Mateo High School.

Date of Birth4th October 1976
Age48 Years
Zodiac SignLibra
CountryUnited States of America
Current CitySan Francisco
Birth PlaceSan Francisco
ReligionJudaism
NationalityUnited States of America
CitizenshipUnited States of America
LanguageEnglish
ReferenceIMDB
SpousesChristopher Jarecki
Education
San Mateo High School, Hillsborough City School District
Occupationvoice actor, film actor, stage actor, television actor, anti-vaccine activist, socialite, environmentalist, actor
Awards
  • MTV Movie Award for Best Villain

Actresses from United States of America born in 1976