Alicia Silverstone born October 4, 1976) is an
American actress, producer, author, and activist. Silverstone made her
film debut in The Crush, earning the 1994 MTV Movie Award for Best
Breakthrough Performance, and gained further prominence as a teen idol
when she appeared in three music videos for the band Aerosmith. She
starred in the 1995 sleeper hit Clueless (which earned her a
multi-million-dollar deal with Columbia) and in the big-budget 1997 film
Batman & Robin, in which she played Batgirl. She has continued to
act in film and television and on stage. A vegan, Silverstone endorsed
PETA activities and published a book titled The Kind Diet.