Alicia Silverstone (/ˈsɪlvərstoʊn/; born October , ) is an
American actress. She made her film debut in The Crush (), earning the
MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance, and gained further
prominence at the age of as a teen idol when she appeared in the
music video for Aerosmith's "Cryin'". Silverstone went on to star in
the teen comedy film Clueless (), which earned her a multi-million
dollar deal with Columbia Pictures, and in the big-budget film Batman
& Robin (), playing Batgirl.Silverstone received a Golden Globe
nomination for Best Actress â€" Television Series Musical or Comedy
for her role in the short-lived NBC series Miss Match (). She has
continued to act in film and television and on stage. A vegan,
Silverstone has endorsed PETA activities and has published a vegan
cookbook, The Kind Diet ().Silverstone was born in San Francisco,
California, the daughter of British parents 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. Silverstone began modeling when she was six
years old, and was subsequently cast in television commercials, the
first being for Domino's Pizza. She attended Crocker Middle School and
then San Mateo High School.
American actress. She made her film debut in The Crush (), earning the
MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance, and gained further
prominence at the age of as a teen idol when she appeared in the
music video for Aerosmith's "Cryin'". Silverstone went on to star in
the teen comedy film Clueless (), which earned her a multi-million
dollar deal with Columbia Pictures, and in the big-budget film Batman
& Robin (), playing Batgirl.Silverstone received a Golden Globe
nomination for Best Actress â€" Television Series Musical or Comedy
for her role in the short-lived NBC series Miss Match (). She has
continued to act in film and television and on stage. A vegan,
Silverstone has endorsed PETA activities and has published a vegan
cookbook, The Kind Diet ().Silverstone was born in San Francisco,
California, the daughter of British parents 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. Silverstone began modeling when she was six
years old, and was subsequently cast in television commercials, the
first being for Domino's Pizza. She attended Crocker Middle School and
then San Mateo High School.
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