Line #10 Creator/AliciaSilverstone


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2	->''"I knew that I wanted to be a film actress and I never watched TV. I was always too busy."''
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4	Alicia Silverstone (born October 4, 1976) is an American actress and author.
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6	She got her start appearing in several music videos for Music/{{Aerosmith}}. She is best known for her roles in ''Film/{{Clueless}}'' and ''Film/BatmanAndRobin''.
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8	!Film Roles
9	* 1993 ''Film/TheCrush'' as Adrian Forrester
10	* 1995 ''Literature/{{Hideaway}}'' as Regina Harrison
11	* 1995 ''Film/{{Clueless}}'' as Cher Horowitz
12	* 1997 ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'' as Barbara Wilson / ComicBook/{{Batgirl}}
13	* 1997 ''Film/ExcessBaggage'' as Emily Hope
14	* 1999 ''Film/BlastFromThePast'' as Eve Rustikoff
15	* 2000 ''Theatre/LovesLaboursLost'' as the Princess of UsefulNotes/{{France}}
16	* 2002 ''Film/GlobalHeresy'' as Nat
17	* 2003 ''Film/{{Scorched}}'' as Sheila Rilo
18	* 2004 ''Film/ScoobyDooMonstersUnleashed'' as Heather-Jasper Howe (also voiced the character in the video game tie-in)
19	* 2005 ''Film/BeautyShop'' as Lynn
20	* 2006 ''Film/{{Stormbreaker}}'' as Jack Starbright
21	* 2008 ''Film/TropicThunder'' {{as Herself}}
22	* 2011 ''Film/{{Butter}}'' as Jill Emmet
23	* 2016 ''Film/{{Catfight}}'' as Lisa
24	* 2017 ''Film/TheKillingOfASacredDeer'' as [[NoNameGiven Martin's mother]]
25	* 2019 ''Film/TheLodge'' as Laura
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27	!Television Roles
28	* 1992 ''Series/TheWonderYears'' as Jessica Thomas
29	* 2001-2003 ''WesternAnimation/{{Braceface}}'' as Sharon Spitz
30	* 2011 ''Series/ChildrensHospital'' as Kelly
31	* 2012 ''Series/{{Suburgatory}}'' as Eden
32	* 2017 ''WesternAnimation/JeffAndSomeAliens'' as Allison
33	* 2020 ''Series/TheBabySittersClub2020'' as Elizabeth Thomas-Brewer
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35	!Music Video Roles
36	* 1993 "Cryin'" & "Amazing" (Music/{{Aerosmith}}) as teenage girl
37	* 1994 "Crazy" (Music/{{Aerosmith}}) as teenage girl
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39	!Tropes:
40	* GodNeverSaidThat:[[invoked]] A journalist once quoted her as saying "chocolate is better than sex". She later set the record straight that she never said it.
41	--> "I was interviewed when I was 17 and I didn't actually say that. It was the worst piece of journalism that I've ever been involved with."
42	* HollywoodHypeMachine: One of the most notable examples in the 90s. She became a TeenIdol thanks to ''Film/{{Clueless}}'' and three Aerosmith videos, and got her own production company and high profile roles like ''Film/BatmanAndRobin''. It didn't really take, and she took time away from the spotlight to focus on indie films and theatre.
43	* MagnumOpusDissonance:[[invoked]] ''Theatre/LovesLaboursLost'' is actually her favourite role.
44	--> "I think - in Box Office terms - barely one person saw it. But I still think it's the greatest movie and I don't care if anybody doesn't like it. I saw it in seven different countries and the audience would leave the theatre dancing. I think that's a pretty incredible thing."
45	* MsFanservice: She is a vegan and has appeared nude in various ads for PETA, one of which showed her [[SexySurfacingShot emerging from a pool]].
46	* OldShame:[[invoked]] ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'', which she viewed as an exercise in basically doing actions as opposed to creating a character - not to mention the suit was uncomfortable to move in, and she was having burnout from being in the public eye so young. She did however say good things about working with George Clooney and Michael Gough. She also said she would "do it all over again".
47	* ProductionPosse: She appeared in three music videos for Music/{{Aerosmith}} ("Cryin'","Amazing", and "Crazy").
48	* StarDerailingRole:[[invoked]] A combination of ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'' and ''Excess Baggage'' dented a lot of the goodwill she'd built up from ''Clueless''. She did however choose to spend the 2000s focusing on smaller indie films and theatre. She did still show up in some big roles - notably ''WesternAnimation/{{Braceface}}'' and ''Film/ScoobyDooMonstersUnleashed'' - but the poor critical reception of ''Film/BeautyShop'', her attempted comeback in ''Film/{{Stormbreaker}}'' becoming a StillbornFranchise and several cancelled pilots didn't help.
49	* ThrowItIn:[[invoked]] Cher mispronouncing "Haitians" in ''Clueless'' was how Alicia actually thought the word was pronounced. Amy Heckerling realised how funnier it was and told the other crew members not to correct her until the scene was done.
50	* WagTheDirector:[[invoked]] She refuses to do nudity and so uses body doubles for those scenes. When she agreed to do a theatre version of ''Film/TheGraduate'', it was under the condition she wear underwear for the famous nude scene.
51	* WeightWoe: She was attacked by journalists for gaining weight in ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'' that allegedly meant her costumes had to be altered. To his credit, Joel Schumacher fired back at them for focusing so much on a young woman's weight. Some of this was caused by a mean-spirited storyboard artist who drew a joke picture of Alicia struggling to fit into the costume, and the drawing ended up getting leaked.
52	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
53	** Was offered the role of Valerie Malone on ''Series/{{Beverly Hills 90210}}''. Since it was the beginning of her career, she turned it down, and Creator/TiffaniThiessen got the role instead.
54	** Her Batgirl costume was originally designed to cover her whole head, and some toys were even designed with this in mind. They decided instead to let her hair flow freely.
55	** Was turned down for the lead in ''Film/MyFatherTheHero'' due to being [[HollywoodPudgy "too heavy"]] for the part. The role went to Creator/KatherineHeigl.
56	** Auditioned for ''Film/{{Scream 3}}''. She was also going to be offered the role of Casey Becker in the first film, but Drew Barrymore really wanted to play it.
57	** She was originally cast as Stella Zinman in ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'' but backed out at the last minute for unknown reasons[[note]]According to rumors, she backed down when she heard Music/BritneySpears would be guest starring too because she doesn't want to be overshadowed. Spears' character played the assistant of the Stella character[[/note]]. Sarah Chalke replaced her.

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