Alicia Silverstone first shot to fame in 1995 as the star of Clueless, a teen drama which unexpectedly became a sleeper hit with critical acclaim.
Prior to Clueless, Alicia had worked on the TV show
The Wonder Years and made a breakthrough with
The Crush, which earned her two MTV Movie Awards.
Throughout the rest of the 1990s Alicia worked closely with Columbia Pictures who allowed her to work with her own production company, and
she also starred in the commercially successful Batman and Robin with George Clooney.
In 2002 Alicia made her first appearance on Broadway as the star of
The Graduate with Kathleen Turner and Jason Biggs, and then went on to continue her stage career with
Speed The Plow and
Boston Marriage, before
gaining acclaim for her role in Time Stands Still in 2010. Alicia is also a noted philanthropist and animal rights activist, and set up a sanctuary for rescued pets in Los Angeles.
She created the website called
The Kind Life which aims to promote living a healthy and happy life, and she has written several books which accompany the website, including
The Kind Diet. In 2005 Alicia married her long term partner Christopher Jarecki. The pair have one son, Bear Blu.