The lead actor of the 1995 cult classic *Clueless* is **Alicia Silverstone**, who played the iconic Cher Horowitz. If you feel like you have seen her before, it is likely because she has had a prolific career spanning from 1990s teen blockbusters to modern independent thrillers and Netflix hits.
Below is a detailed list of the other films Alicia Silverstone has appeared in, categorized by era to help you pinpoint where you might recognize her.
### **The 1990s: Breakthrough and "It Girl" Status**
Silverstone became a household name in the 90s, often playing the "girl next door" or the "femme fatale."
* **The Crush (1993):** Her film debut. She played **Adrian Forrester**, a 14-year-old who becomes dangerously obsessed with an older journalist. This role earned her the MTV Movie Award for Best Villain.
* **Hideaway (1995):** A supernatural thriller where she played **Regina**, the daughter of a man (Jeff Goldblum) who returns from the dead with a psychic link to a killer.
* **The Babysitter (1995):** She played **Jennifer**, a babysitter whose presence triggers dark fantasies and obsession in the people around her.
* **Batman & Robin (1997):** One of her most famous (and scrutinized) roles. She played **Barbara Wilson / Batgirl** alongside George Clooney and Chris O'Donnell.
* **Excess Baggage (1997):** She played **Hope Burne**, a rich girl who fakes her own kidnapping to get her father's attention, only to be accidentally stolen by a car thief (Benicio del Toro).
* **Blast from the Past (1999):** She played **Eve Rustikov** in this romantic comedy, starring opposite Brendan Fraser, who plays a man who grew up in a nuclear fallout shelter.
### **The 2000s: Versatile Roles & Family Favorites**
In the 2000s, Silverstone moved into more comedic and character-driven roles.
* **Love's Labour's Lost (2000):** A musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s play directed by Kenneth Branagh, where she played **The Princess of France**.
* **Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004):** A very likely place you've seen her. She played **Heather Jasper Howe**, an investigative reporter who is critical of Mystery Inc.
* **Beauty Shop (2005):** A spin-off of *Barbershop*, where she played **Lynn**, a naive country girl and talented hair stylist working in Queen Latifah's salon.
* **Stormbreaker (2006):** Based on the Alex Rider novels, she played **Jack Starbright**, the housekeeper and guardian to the teen spy.
* **Tropic Thunder (2008):** She had a brief, uncredited **cameo** as herself (acting in a movie-within-a-movie).
### **The 2010s to Present: Indie Films and Horror**
Recently, she has reinvented herself as a staple in independent cinema and the horror/thriller genre.
* **The Art of Getting By (2011):** Played **Ms. Herman**, a teacher.
* **Butter (2011):** Played **Jill Emmet** in this political satire about competitive butter carving.
* **The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017):** A dark psychological thriller where she played the **mother of Martin**, a teenager who begins terrorizing a surgeon’s family.
* **Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (2017):** She took over the role of **Susan Heffley** (the mom) in this installment of the family franchise.
* **The Lodge (2019):** A chilling horror film where she played **Laura Hall**, the mother of the two main children.
* **Senior Year (2022):** She appeared in this Netflix comedy as **Deanna Russo**, the grown-up version of the high school rival to Rebel Wilson’s character.
* **Reptile (2023):** She reunited with Benicio del Toro in this Netflix crime thriller, playing **Judy Nichols**, the supportive and sharp wife of the lead detective.
* **Scream (2022) / Scream VI (2023):** While not in the film itself, her *Clueless* character's name "Cher" is often referenced as a password or Easter egg, though she also made a brief cameo in a 2022 commercial reprising her Cher role.
### **Why else might she look familiar?**
If none of these films click, you almost certainly recognize her from:
* **Aerosmith Music Videos:** She was the "Aerosmith Girl" in the famous videos for **"Cryin'," "Amazing,"** and **"Crazy"** (alongside Liv Tyler). These videos were on constant rotation on MTV and essentially launched her career.
* **Television:** She starred in the legal drama **Miss Match** (2003), played the lead's mother in the Netflix reboot of **The Baby-Sitters Club** (2020), and voiced the main character in the cartoon **Braceface**.