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Alicia Silverstone: class-act actress. (fun fearless females 2002).(Brief Article)(Interview)

Cosmopolitan

| February 01, 2002 | Mackenzie, Jillian | COPYRIGHT 2002 Hearst Communications, reprinted with permission of Hearst. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Actress Alicia Silverstone burst onto the scene as an Aerosmith video vixen and as Clueless's fluffy-and-frivolous Cher. But Alicia went from Clueless to fearless in one gutsy move: She started the young-female producing trend (later followed by the likes of Drew Barrymore and Sandra Bullock) with her 1997 film Excess Baggage. And over the past five years, instead of opting for sure-thing successes on the big screen, she has picked smaller projects she's passionate about, such as Blast From the Past and Love's Labour's Lost. Now this 25-year-old, who's also an animal-rights activist, is about to make her most fearless leap yet--to Broadway.

How do you feel about your Broadway debut?

I'm going to be off the film market for a long time while doing The Graduate on Broadway this spring. The whole experience will be nine months. I'm moving to New York City--my life is going to change. I have six dogs, and I have a life in Los Angeles. It's really overwhelming. I'm excited and proud of my decision, but I'm also like, ...

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