Biography
After making her film debut in the thriller "The Crush" (1993) and appearing in two more Aerosmith videos, Silverstone became the It-girl of the Clearasil set with her dazzling performance as a spoiled Beverly Hills teen in the hit comedy "Clueless" (1995). The surprising success of the movie allowed the precocious young actress to sign a lucrative deal and form her own production company. But a mere two years later, Silverstone faced a …
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Career Milestones
| Her father found her a print agent | ||
| Made TV commercial debut, an ad for Domino's Pizza | ||
| Played a suicidal lesbian coke addict in L.A. stage production of "Carol's Eve'" | ||
| Raised in Hillsborough, California, an affluent suburb of San Francisco; spent summers in England | ||
| Studied ballet as a child | ||
| Won fourth-place prize at a county fair for performing a routine to the theme song from "Flashdance" | ||
1980 | Saw her first plays in London at age three with her father and older brother (date approximate) | |
1984 | Began modeling at the age of 8 (date approximate) | |
1989 | Bat mitzvahed at age 13 (date approximate) | |
1990 | Attended her first acting workshop at 13 (date approximate) | |
1992 | Made TV acting debut with a guest shot on ABC's "The Wonder Years" | |
1993 | Appeared in three videos of the rock band Aerosmith ("Cryin'", "Amazing" and "Crazy") | |
1993 | Legally emancipated from her parents at age 15 (date approximate) | |
1993 | Made TV-movie debut, "Judith Krantz's Torch Song" (ABC) | |
1993 | Starred in the thriller "The Crush," her feature acting debut | |
1995 | Attended Shakespeare & Company, a month-long classics "boot camp" at Edith Wharton's home, the Mount, in the Massachusetts' Berkshires | |
1995 | Signed a deal worth between $7 and 10 million to produce and star in two movies for Columbia Pictures; also snared a three-year non-exclusive "first-look" pact with the studio for her production company, First Kiss Productions | |
1995 | Starred as Cher in "Clueless," Amy Heckerling's updated version of Jane Austin's "Emma" | |
1995 | Started her production company, First Kiss Productions | |
1997 | First offering from French Kiss Productions, "Excess Baggage", fizzled at box office | |
1997 | Played Batgirl in Joel Schumacher's "Batman & Robin" | |
1999 | Co-starred opposite Brendan Fraser in "Blast From the Past" | |
2000 | Undertook first Shakespearean screen role, the Princess of France, in "Love's Labour's Lost", Kenneth Branagh's musical reworking of the Bard's comedy | |
2001 | Executive produced and voiced the character of Sharon Spitz in the Fox Family Channel animated series "Braceface" | |
2002 | Appeared in crime comedy "Scorched" with Woody Harrelson; screened at Cannes | |
2002 | Made Broadway debut as Elaine Robinson in the stage adaptation of "The Graduate" | |
2003 | Starred in the Darren Star series "Miss Match"; received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy (2003) | |
2004 | Appeared opposite Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. in "Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed" | |
2005 | Appeared in the comedy "Beauty Shop" opposite Queen Latifah | |
2006 | Cast in "Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker" based on Stormbreaker, the first novel in the Alex Rider series | |
2006 | Starred in the CBS movie drama "Candles on Bay Street" | |
2008 | Cast in a featured role in the ABC comedy film "Bad Mother's Handbook" | |
Awards
1994 | MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance in The Crush |
1994 | MTV Movie Award for Best Villain in The Crush |
1994 | MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Female in The Crush |
1995 | National Board of Review Award for Breakthrough Performance - Female in Clueless |
1996 | MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance in Clueless |
1996 | MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance in Clueless |
1996 | MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Female in Clueless |
2003 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Miss Match |