Kim Basinger

Name:
Kim Basinger
Age:
70
Date of Birth:
Dec 8, 1953
Place of Birth:
Athens, Georgia, United States
Occupation:
Actress, Model, Singer, Producer, Animal Rights Activist
Spouse:
Ron Snyder, (m. 1980; Div. 1989), Alec Baldwin, (m. 1993; Div. 2002)
Children:
Ireland Baldwin
Years active:
1971-present
Height:
5 Ft 7.5 In (1.71 M)

Kim Basinger - Biography Summary


Kimila Ann Basinger ( BAY-sing-ər; born December 8, 1953) is an American actress, singer and former fashion model. Following a successful modeling career in New York during the 1970s, Basinger moved to Los Angeles where she began her acting career on television in 1976. She starred in several made-for-TV films, including a remake of From Here to Eternity (1979), before making her feature debut in the 1981 drama Hard Country. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Lynn Bracken in the 1997 film L.A. Confidential.

Basinger came to prominence playing Bond girl Domino Petachi in the 1983 film Never Say Never Again, opposite Sean Connery, and went on to receive a Golden Globe nomination for her role as Memo Paris in The Natural (1984). She starred as Elizabeth in the controversial erotic romantic drama 9½ Weeks (1986) with Mickey Rourke, and as Vicki Vale in Tim Burton's blockbuster Batman (1989), which remains the highest-grossing film of her career. For her role in L.A. Confidential, she also won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress and the SAG Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her other films include I Dreamed of Africa (2000), 8 Mile (2002), The Door in the Floor (2004), Cellular (2004), The Nice Guys (2016), and Fifty Shades Darker (2017).



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