20 Things You Didn't Know About Clueless

9. Stacey Dash Was Almost 30 Years Old At The Time Of Filming

Clueless Alicia Silverstone
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Though it's fair to say that most of the movie's young cast are at least a few years older than the characters they're playing - as is the tradition where American coming-of-age films are concerned - there's one member of the cast who takes that disparity to frankly ridiculous ends.

Stacey Dash plays Cher's best friend Dionne Davenport, and was either 27 or 28 years old at the time of filming - reports vary on her precise year of birth - making her by far the oldest member of the principal high school cast.

Despite playing someone more than a decade her junior, you'd never guess it just by looking at her.

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