0) choose a new name with a common first name and a common last name in a combination with many existing people, but preferably no particularly notable celebrities. If your first name is already common, great. Start using that name in situations where you don't need to prove identity (this establishes a common law name change)
a) research name change laws in the 50 states and the territories to determine which states don't require publication or allow for a confidential name change in the relevant circumstances.
b) reside in a state chosen from that list for at least the minimum time
c) go through the procedure to change your legal name to your (new) common law name
d) establish a residency somewhere else
e) open new bank etc accounts in your new legal name and close out old ones
f) if your old name comes up again, say "yeah, people always asked me if I was the famous X, and I didn't want to deal with it"
Where's the part when she gets a new face? Not only is she very well known to the general public, you may have heard of some amazing new technology called "facial recognition".
0) choose a new name with a common first name and a common last name in a combination with many existing people, but preferably no particularly notable celebrities. If your first name is already common, great. Start using that name in situations where you don't need to prove identity (this establishes a common law name change)
a) research name change laws in the 50 states and the territories to determine which states don't require publication or allow for a confidential name change in the relevant circumstances.
b) reside in a state chosen from that list for at least the minimum time
c) go through the procedure to change your legal name to your (new) common law name
d) establish a residency somewhere else
e) open new bank etc accounts in your new legal name and close out old ones
f) if your old name comes up again, say "yeah, people always asked me if I was the famous X, and I didn't want to deal with it"
Maybe cultivate a new style as well.