Real Name : Kimila Ann Basinger
Birth : 8 December 1953, Athens, Georgia, USA
Height : 5' 7 1/2"
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Kim Basinger was born December 8, 1953, in Athens, Georgia, the third of five children. Both her parents had been in entertainment, her dad had played big-band jazz, and her mother had performed water ballet in several 'Esther Williams (I)' (qv) movies. Kim was introspective, from her father's side. As a schoolgirl, she was very shy. To help her overcome this, her parents had Kim study ballet from an early age. By the time she reached sweet sixteen, the once-shy Kim entered the Athens Junior Miss contest. From there, she went on to win the Junior Miss Georgia title and traveled to New York to compete in the national Junior Miss pageant. It was in 1969 when she did her first modeling job, for a shampoo ad. Kim, who had blossomed to a 5' 7" beauty, was offered a contract on the spot with the Ford Modeling Agency. At the age of 20, Kim was a top model, commanding $1,000 a day. Throughout the early 1970s, she appeared on dozens of magazine covers and in hundreds of ads, most notably as the Breck girl. Kim took acting classes at the Neighborhood Playhouse, performed in various Greenwich Village clubs, and sang under the stage name Chelsea. In 1976, Kim moved to Los Angeles, ready to conquer Hollywood. Kim broke into television doing episodes of such hit series as _"Charlie's Angels" (1976)_ (qv). During this time period, she met 'Ron Snyder (I)' (qv), who would later become her husband from 1980 to 1989. She gained some attention by playing a prostitute in _"From Here to Eternity" (1979)_ (qv), but it was her role as Domino in the James Bond film _Never Say Never Again (1983)_ (qv) with 'Sean Connery' (qv) that made her famous. Kim gave a Golden Globe-nominated performance opposite 'Robert Redford (I)' (qv) in _The Natural (1984)_ (qv), which led to roles in high-profile films like _Nine 1/2 Weeks (1986)_ (qv), _Blind Date (1987)_ (qv), _Nadine (1987)_ (qv) and _My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988)_ (qv). She starred as photojournalist Vicki Vale in _Batman (1989)_ (qv), which was a blockbuster hit and took her to a career high. With perhaps too much disposable income, Kim headed up an investment group that purchased the entire town of Braselton, in her native Georgia, for $20 million (she would later have to sell it). In 1993, Kim married 'Alec Baldwin' (qv), and in 1995 they had a daughter, Ireland Eliesse. Kim took some time off to stay at home with her child. Kim, who loves animals and is a strict vegetarian, devoted energy to animal rights issues and PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), even posing for some ads. Her personal life made headlines in 2001 she filed for divorce from Baldwin, and a long custody battle followed. Kim gave an Oscar-winning performance as a sophisticated call girl in _L.A. Confidential (1997)_ (qv). Her salary for _I Dreamed of Africa (2000)_ (qv) was $5,000,000, putting her firmly in the category of big-name movie star. She later played 'Eminem' (qv)'s mom in the hit film _8 Mile (2002)_ (qv). More recently, Kim has starred in the thrillers _Cellular (2004)_ (qv), and _The Sentinel (2006)_ (qv), and there are still many great things ahead, in the career of cover girl turned Oscar-winning actress Kim Basinger.
Biography written by: kdhaisch@aol.com
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- 1992 MTV Movie Awards (1992) (TV) [Herself - Presenter]
- 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (2000) (TV) [Herself]
- 5th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (1999) (TV)
- 8 Mile (2002) [Stephanie Smith] <4>
- A Century of Cinema (1994) [Herself]
- A True Ensemble: The Cast of L.A. Confidential (2008) (V) [Herself] <3>
- Batman (1989) [Vicki Vale] <3>
- Batman Heroes: Batman (2005) (V) [Herself] <10>
- Batman Heroes: Vicki Vale (2005) (V) (also archive footage) [Herself] <2>
- Beyond Batman: Visualizing Gotham - The Production Design of Batman (2005) (V) [Herself]
- Bless the Child (2000) [Maggie O'Connor] <1>
- Blind Date (1987) [Nadia Gates] <1>
- Celebrity Naked Ambition (2003) (TV) (archive footage)
- Cellular (2004) [Jessica Martin] <3>
- Charlie St. Cloud (2010) [Louise St. Cloud]
- Cool World (1992) [Holli Would] <1>
- De Superman à Spider-Man: L'aventure des super-héros (2002) (V) (archive footage) [Vicky Vale]
- Dennis Pennis R.I.P. (1997) (V) [Herself]
- Dialing Up 'Cellular' (2004) (V) [Herself]
- Die Geschichte des erotischen Films (2004) (TV) (archive footage)
- Dog and Cat (1977) (TV) [Officer J.Z. Kane] <2>
- Elvis Has Left the Building (2004) [Harmony Jones] <1>
- Even Money (2006/I) [Carolyn Carver] <1>
- Final Analysis (1992) [Heather Evans] <2>
- Fool for Love (1985) [May] <2>
- Frame on the Wall: The Making of 'The Door in the Floor' (2004) (V) [Herself]
- Hard Country (1981) [Jodie] <2>
- Hollywood's Hottest (2003) (V)
- I Dreamed of Africa (2000) [Kuki Gallmann] <1>
- Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold (1978) (TV) [Katie McEvera] <1>
- Killjoy (1981) (TV) [Laury Medford] <1>
- L.A. Confidential (1997) [Lynn Bracken] <5>
- L.A. Confidential: Off the Record... (1998) (V) [Herself - 'Lynn Bracken'] <5>
- Mother Lode (1982) [Andrea Spalding] <3>
- MTV's 10th Anniversary Special (1991) (TV) [Herself]
- My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988) [Celeste Martin] <2>
- Nadine (1987) [Nadine Hightower] <2>
- Never Say Never Again (1983) [Domino Petachi] <2>
- Nine 1/2 Weeks (1986) [Elizabeth] <2>
- No Mercy (1986) [Michel Duval] <2>
- Oscar, que empiece el espectáculo (2008) (TV) (archive footage) (uncredited) [Herself]
- People I Know (2002) [Victoria Gray] <2>
- Playboy: Celebrity Centerfolds (2006) (TV) [Herself]
- Premiere: Inside the Summer Blockbusters (1989) (TV) [Herself]
- Prêt-à-Porter (1994) [Kitty Potter] <4>
- Rita (2003) (TV) (voice) [Narrator]
- Sean Connery Close Up (1997) (V) [Herself]
- Sean Connery, an Intimate Portrait (1997) [Herself] <10>
- Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003) (V) (archive footage) (uncredited) [Elizabeth]
- Sex Symbols; Past, Present and Future (1987) (TV) (archive footage) [Herself]
- Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight - The Gathering Storm (2005) (V) [Herself] <12>
- Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight - The Legend Reborn (2005) (V) [Herself] <19>
- Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential' (2008) (V) [Herself] <4>
- The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1998) (TV) [Herself/Winner]
- The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (1990) (TV) [Herself - Presenter: 'Dead Poets Society' Film Clip]
- The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (1991) (TV) [Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Original Score]
- The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998) (TV) [Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Supporting Role]
- The 71st Annual Academy Awards (1999) (TV) [Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Supporting Role]
- The 9th Annual Genesis Awards (1995) (TV) [Herself - Presenter]
- The Burning Plain (2008) [Gina] <2>
- The Door in the Floor (2004) [Marion Cole] <3>
- The Getaway (1994) [Carol McCoy] <2>
- The Ghost of Flight 401 (1978) (TV) [Prissy Frasier] <4>
- The Informers (2008) [Laura Sloan] <11>
- The Man Who Loved Women (1983) [Louise Carr] <3>
- The Marrying Man (1991) [Vicki Anderson] <1>
- The Mermaid Chair (2006) (TV) [Jessie Sullivan] <1>
- The Natural (1984) [Memo Paris] <4>
- The Precious One (2011) [Mrs. Whitworth]
- The Real McCoy (1993) [Karen McCoy] <1>
- The Sentinel (2006) [1st Lady Sarah Ballentine] <6>
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Playback (1995) (V) (archive footage) [The Corpse]
- Warner Bros. Celebration of Tradition, June 2, 1990 (1990) (TV) [Host]
- Wayne's World 2 (1993) [Honey Horneé] <35>
- Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential' (2008) (V) [Herself] <8>
- While She Was Out (2008) [Della Myers] <1>
- "20 to 1" (2005) {Scandals & Sensations (#5.2)} (archive footage) [Herself]
- "80s" (2005) {(#1.3)} (archive footage) [Elizabeth]
- "80s" (2005) {(#1.4)} (archive footage) (uncredited) [Vicki Vale]
- "America Undercover" (1993) {Panic: A Film About Coping} [Herself]
- "Biography" (1987) {Alec Baldwin} (archive footage) (uncredited) [Herself]
- "Charlie's Angels" (1976) {Angels in Chains (#1.4)} [Linda Oliver] <9>
- "Cinema 3" (1984) {(1987-10-14)} [Herself]
- "Cinema 3" (1984) {(1992-04-29)} [Herself]
- "Cinema mil" (2005) {(#1.2)} (archive footage) [Herself]
- "Corazón de..." (1997) {(2005-10-03)} (archive footage)
- "Dame Edna's Hollywood" (1991) {(#1.2)} [Herself]
- "Dog and Cat" (1977) [Officer J.Z. Kane (1977)] <2>
- "Días de cine" (1991) {(2004-10-21)} [Herself]
- "E! True Hollywood Story" (1996) {Jack Nicholson} (archive footage) [Herself] <9>
- "E! True Hollywood Story" (1996) {The Baldwin Brothers} (archive footage) [Herself]
- "Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show" (2003) {(2006-09-08)} [Herself]
- "Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show" (2003) {(2006-09-09)} [Herself]
- "Entertainment Tonight" (1981) {(2005-10-22)} (archive footage) [Herself]
- "Entertainment Tonight" (1981) {(2007-04-20)} [Herself]
- "Film '72" (1972) {(2004-09-20)} [Herself]
- "From Here to Eternity" (1979) [Lorene Rogers] <6>
- "From Here to Eternity" (1980) {Aftermath (#1.11)} [Lorene Rogers]
- "From Here to Eternity" (1980) {Crossroads (#1.8)} [Lorene Rogers]
- "From Here to Eternity" (1980) {Homecoming (#1.7)} [Lorene Rogers]
- "From Here to Eternity" (1980) {Images (#1.5)} [Lorene Rogers]
- "From Here to Eternity" (1980) {Maneuvers (#1.3)} [Lorene Rogers]
- "From Here to Eternity" (1980) {Pearl Harbor (#1.1)} [Lorene Rogers]
- "From Here to Eternity" (1980) {Revenge (#1.10)} [Lorene Rogers]
- "From Here to Eternity" (1980) {Secrets (#1.9)} [Lorene Rogers]
- "From Here to Eternity" (1980) {The Arrest (#1.2)} [Lorene Rogers]
- "From Here to Eternity" (1980) {The Departure (#1.4)} [Lorene Rogers]
- "From Here to Eternity" (1980) {The Island (#1.6)} [Lorene Rogers]
- "Gemini Man" (1976) {Night Train to Dallas (#1.4)} [Sheila]
- "HBO First Look" (1992) {I Dreamed of Africa: On Location (#7.6)} [Herself]
- "Inside the Actors Studio" (1994) {(#5.12)} [Herself]
- "La nuit des Césars" (1976) {19ème nuit des Césars (#1.19)} [Herself]
- "Late Show with David Letterman" (1993) {(#1.8)} [Herself]
- "McMillan & Wife" (1971) {Dark Sunrise (#6.2)} [Janet Carney]
- "Mundo VIP" (1996) {Show nº80 (#2.45)} [Herself]
- "Primer plano" (1990) {(1992-04-10)} [Herself]
- "Rank" (2001) {25 Sexiest Movie Moments} [Herself]
- "Saturday Night Live" (1975) {Alec Baldwin & Kim Basinger/UB40 (#19.13)} [Herself - Co-Host]
- "Saturday Night Live" (1975) {Alec Baldwin/Shakira (#31.8)} (archive footage) (uncredited) [Herself]
- "Sexes" (2005) {Fantasies (#1.7)} (archive footage) [Elizabeth]
- "The Crusaders" (1993) [Herself (1994)]
- "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" (1996) {(1997-09-18)} [Herself]
- "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" (1996) {(2000-05-04)} [Herself]
- "The Simpsons" (1989) {Gump Roast (#13.17)} (voice) (archive footage) [Herself]
- "The Simpsons" (1989) {When You Dish Upon a Star (#10.5)} (voice) [Herself]
- "The Six Million Dollar Man" (1974) {The Ultimate Imposter (#4.12)} [Lorraine Stenger]
- "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992) {(1998-01-06)} [Herself]
- "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992) {(1998-03-06)} [Herself]
- "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992) {(2006-04-18)} [Herself]
- "The Ultimate Hollywood Blonde" (2004) (archive footage) [Herself]
- "This Morning" (1988) {(2004-09-22)} [Herself]
- "Télé Caroline" (1988) {(1989-09-08)} [Herself - Guest]
- "Vega$" (1978) {Lady Ice (#1.6)} [Allison Jorden]
- "Étoiles et toiles" (1982) {Kim Basinger} [Herself]
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- 'Alec Baldwin' (qv) (19 August 1993 - 3 September 2002) (divorced); 1 child
- 'Ron Snyder (I)' (qv) (12 October 1980 - 1 December 1988) (divorced)
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- _I Dreamed of Africa (2000)_ (qv) -> $5,000,000
- _No Mercy (1986)_ (qv) -> $1,000,000
- _The Marrying Man (1991)_ (qv) -> $2,500,000
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- "TV Guia" (Portugal), 1997, Iss. 979, pg. 110-111, by: João Antunes
- "Cinema" (Hungary), June 1996, Iss. 55, pg. 68-69, by: Scott Orlin, "Az igazi McCoy"
- "Empire" (UK), 1994, Iss. 62, pg. 92-99, by: Lawrence Grobel
- "Starlog" (USA), July 1989, Iss. 144, pg. 48-53, by: Adam Pirani, "Kim Basinger: Love of a Dark Knight"
- "Playboy" (USA), May 1986, Vol. 33, Iss. 5, pg. 112-113+182-184, by: David Rensin, "20 Questions"
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- "Cleo" (Australia), January 1994, "The Trouble With Kim"
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- "De Botlek" (Netherlands), 9 September 2009, by: Loc Film Distribition, "Oog&Oor"
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- "Celebrity Skin" (USA), September 2004, Vol. 28, Iss. 132, pg. 6, by: staff, "Top 100 Sexiest Stars: #99 Kim Basinger"
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- "Playboy" (USA), January 2004, Vol. 51, Iss. 1, pg. 218, by: staff, "Golden Memories"
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- "Cinema" (Hungary), January 1998, Iss. 74, pg. 9, "Comeback"
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- "Vimagazino" (Greece), 23 February 2003, Iss. 124
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- Ron Britton. _Kim Basinger: Longer Than Forever._ London, England: Blake, 1999.
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- (1971) TV commercial: National Airlines
- (1997) TV commercial: Peugeot autos
- CD: Vocals on "Let's Go to Bed" by 'Was Not Was' (qv)
- CD: Vocals on "Scandalous Sex Suite" by 'Prince (I)' (qv).
- (1993) Music video Appeared in 'Tom Petty' (qv) & The Heartbreakers' video "Mary Jane's Last Dance"
- (1972) TV commercial: Bright Side shampoo
- (1997) Book: "Kim's Kitchen: Tempting Lowfat and Delicious Vegetarian Dishes", General Pub Group. ISBN 1575440393
- (2003) TV commercial: Diet Pepsi
- TV commercial (voiceover): Nestle's Drumsticks ice cream
- TV commercial (voiceover): Merrill Lynch stockbrokers
- (1978) TV commercial: Body on Tap shampoo
- (1969) Print ads: Breck shampoo
- (1993) TV commercial (Spain only): "Freixenet" cava (
- (2007) Print and online ads: Baume & Mercier watches
- (1992) TV commercial: Golden Lady pantyhose
- (2009) TV commercial: DirecTV
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- In her later films, she has often played sexy older women who pursue sexual relationships with younger men (L.A. Confidential, I Dreamed of Africa, 8 Mile, The Door In the Floor, The Informers).
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- I work in a strange business, and trust is a word that's not even in the vocabulary.
- I think any girl who comes to Hollywood with sex symbol or bombshell hanging over her has a rough road.
- I feel there are two people inside me - me and my intuition. If I go against her, she'll screw me every time, and if I follow her, we get along quite nicely.
- My hand still shakes when I sign autographs. I still go and sit in the movies like everyone else and look up there and go "God! Movie stars! Wow!" And I'm in this business. I walk out there just fascinated and I always want to stay like that. I'm just a little kid going to these movies and I don't ever want to change.
- You have to be a little unreal to be in this business.
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- (1995) Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#40).
- Studied ballet from age of 3 to mid-teens.
- She describes her father as an introspective, classically trained trumpeter, her mother as a flamboyant, extroverted "Lucy-like" housewife.
- Loved the movie _My Fair Lady (1964)_ (qv) and the "Loverly" song in it, which prompted her dad to encourage her to enter local Junior Miss pageant and sing the song as her "talent." She didn't win, but later did succeed in competition to become the 'Breck (shampoo) Girl." This led to career as Ford model, then to acting.
- Went to high school with 'Keith Strickland (I)' (qv) of 'The B-52's' (qv).
- (October 23, 1995) Daughter, Ireland, with 'Alec Baldwin' (qv), born.
- (1984) Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1984" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 36.
- When she reneged on her verbal agreement to star in _Boxing Helena (1993)_ (qv), the producers sued her for breach of contract. A jury ordered her to pay over $8 million, which forced Basinger to declare bankruptcy. The decision was reversed on appeal.
- Ex-sister-in-law of 'Daniel Baldwin (I)' (qv), 'Chynna Phillips' (qv), 'William Baldwin (I)' (qv) and 'Stephen Baldwin (I)' (qv). Ex-cousin-in-law of 'Joseph Baldwin' (qv).
- Her last name is often mispronounced. The writers on _"Saturday Night Live" (1975)_ (qv) made fun of this fact when she and her husband, 'Alec Baldwin' (qv), hosted the show. In his opening monologue, he asks her how to pronounce her name. She answers (correctly) "Bay-sing-ger," with a hard 'g' in the final syllable.
- First "Bond Girl" (she played Domino in _Never Say Never Again (1983)_ (qv) to win an Oscar (won for _L.A. Confidential (1997)_ (qv)). The only other actress to do so is 'Halle Berry' (qv).
- Was a cheerleader at Athens High School.
- Measurements: 35 1/2C-24-35 1/2 (but mostly wears a 34C bra) (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine).
- Recreated 'Molly Peters (I)' (qv)'s massage scene from _Thunderball (1965)_ (qv) in _Never Say Never Again (1983)_ (qv).
- She and 'Alec Baldwin' (qv) met and fell in love in 1990 on the set of the trouble-plagued movie _The Marrying Man (1991)_ (qv).
- Born on the same day as the late 'Sam Kinison' (qv).
- Her grandmother was part Cherokee Indian. She is also of German, Swedish and Irish ancestry.
- Almost didn't appear in _L.A. Confidential (1997)_ (qv) because she was tired of playing prostitutes.
- Was originally cast in _Kansas City (1996)_ (qv) as Carolyn.
- Daughter of Don, a jazz musician, and Ann, a former model and champion swimmer.
- Sister of Mick, Skip, Ashley and Barbara.
- Had relationships with 'Richard Gere' (qv) and 'Prince (I)' (qv) in the late '80s.
- Met and married 'Ron Snyder (I)' (qv) on the set of her film _Hard Country (1981)_ (qv).
- Wanted to play Donna in _Mamma Mia! (2008)_ (qv) but the role went to 'Meryl Streep' (qv).
- Born at 11:04 AM.
- First actress to win an Oscar after appearing naked in Playboy magazine. The second to do so was 'Charlize Theron' (qv). ('Goldie Hawn' (qv) also appeared in Playboy, but for a fully clothed cover shot and a lengthy interview).
- Was ranked #3 in a poll for MovieFone's top ten sexiest Bond girls, behind 'Ursula Andress' (qv) and 'Halle Berry' (qv).
- Was considered for the role of Louise in _Thelma & Louise (1991)_ (qv) that went to 'Susan Sarandon' (qv).
- Was considered for the role in _Ghost Busters (1984)_ (qv) that went to 'Sigourney Weaver' (qv).
- Her first husband, 'Ron Snyder (I)' (qv), wrote a memoir entitled "Longer Than Forever," published in 1998, about their ten-year marriage.
- Had a long-term relationship with model 'Dale Robinette' (qv) in the 1970s. They lived together in New York, and he moved with her to Los Angeles when she decided to become an actress.
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