Alicia
Silverstone was born on October 4, 1976
in San Francisco, California, United States. She attended Crocker
Middle School and then San
Mateo High School. Whenever the Silverstones had time during the
summer, they went to England with to visit relatives (mother --Didi--
was a airline stewardess so they got discounts). Alicia's father,
Monty, saw how beautiful Alicia was and he started to take pictures,
which started a modeling career at the age of eight. Alicia got
modeling jobs for YSL, Levis' Dockers, and Marshall's. She also
took some ballet classes and won 4th place at a contest. Alicia
said modeling was a easy way to make money, but it wasn't what
she wanted to do. Alicia wanted to act.
Alicia Silverstone took
an intensive acting class at the age of twelve (sources range from
twelve to thirteen) from
Judi
O'Neill.
While in Los Angeles
for a showcase, Carolyn Kessler saw her and became her agent and
later a good friend. She then moved to Los Angeles, where she attended
Beverly Hills High School for a short time (Alicia later received
her GDE).
Marty Callner, the director of the Aerosmith
videos, saw Alicia in The Crush and wanted her for the Aerosmith
video, Cryin'. Marty
liked Alicia so much, he signed her for two more Aerosmith videos:
Crazy and Amazing. Between Cryin' and Crazy Alicia shot another television
movie The Cool & The Crazy.Wasting no time, Alicia went back
to work in 1995, which ended up to be very busy. She did Hideaway,
Babysitter, True Crime, Le Nouveau
Monde, and the surprise hit Clueless.
During the filming of True Crime, Alicia
Sliverstone found a dog that was hit by a car and was ill. Alicia took in the
dog,
Samson, and now it's
part of the family. Alicia is a avid animal rights activist. She
is involved with several animal rights groups such as The Ark Trust
(gives out the Genesis Awards), PETA (People For The Ethical Treatment
of Animals), and Last Chance for Animals. Before Alicia got her start
in the entertainment industry, she waitressed for a time at a restaurant
where she is remembered for her daily feedings of all the birds and
squirrels who hung out there.
Clueless was an unexpected hit, which catapulted Alicia's career.
Alicia won numerous awards for the movie Clueless. After Clueless,
Barry Josephon of Columbia Pictures signed Alicia to a two picture
deal for $7 million. Alicia took less money so she could produce
the films as well.
The first film on the Columbia Pictures deal was Excess Baggage,
which she produced with her First Kiss Production Company. Excess
Baggage was a success if you ask Alicia, but wasn't a huge hit at
the box office. She has also nabbed the role of Batgirl in the fourth
Batman movie, Batman And Robin. Batman And Robin also wasn't as huge
as some would hope, but did farely well with the box office numbers.
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Anna Paquin
Actress
It was in New Zealand in 1991 that
Anna Paquin became an actress by chance. Director Jane
Campion was looking for a little girl to play a key role
in The Piano, set to film in New Zealand, and a newspaper
advertisement was run announcing an open audition.
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Claire
Danes Movie Actress
When she is not working, Claire Danes likes
spending time on her school studies, especially the humanities and science.
She tries to keep up her interest in dance, and wants to continue with
her new enthusiasm for surfing while she's living in Los Angeles.
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Cobie
Smulders Television Actress
As a child Cobie Smulders wanted to be either a doctor or a marine biologist
but started to gain an interest in acting in high school, appearing in
several school productions. Discovered by a modelling agency in her teens,
she started to model internationally, including in locations such as Paris,
Japan, Milan, Greece, and Germany.
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Courtney
Thorne Smith TV Actress
Courtney Thorne Smith first appeared as Stacy Hamilton on Fast Times, the
television series spin-off of the successful teen movie Fast Times at Ridgemont
High.
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Jennifer
Aniston Movie and Television Actress
In 2000, after a widely publicized
battle with NBC, Aniston and her fellow cast members negotiated
a salary of $750,000 per episode. The show won its first
Emmy for its 8th season in 2002. That same year, Aniston
received a Best Actress Emmy for her role as Rachel. Jennifer
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Eva Mendes
Model and Actress
Eve Mendes attended California State
University, Northridge and majored in marketing. Her debut
in acting came because she needed a little extra spending
money and appeared as an extra on various films. One day
she caught the eye of an agent who convinced her to pursue
acting more steadily. Eva
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Movie
Actress Keira Knightley
She was born in Teddington, south-west
London. Her name would become Keira as her Hollywood career
took off, the change shamelessly breaking the golden rule
of "I before E except after C" but making the
name more easily pronounceable on a worldwide basis. Keira
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