Kim Basinger
Actor
Kim Basinger went from beauty pageants to modelling, then from Playboy magazine to television and the movies. She had parts in Never Say Never Again (1983) and The Natural (1984, with Robert Redford), but it was her starring role in 9 1/2 Weeks that gained her an audience. Basinger made headlines when she bought the small town of Braselton, Georgia in 1989; she was forced to sell it when she declared bankruptcy in 1993. She proved her acting chops in the 1997 drama L. A. Confidential (opposite Russell Crowe) and won an Oscar. Her other films include 8 Mile, in which she played Eminem's mother, The Door in the Floor (2004) and Cellular (2004).Extra credit: Basinger and actor Alec Baldwin were married in 1994, but split up in 2001; they have a daughter, Ireland, born in 1995.
Basinger appears in our loop on famous animal supporters, Critter Defenders... Her appearance with Sean Connery in Never Say Never Again earns her a passing mention in the loop Played Bond.
Blog posts mentioning Kim Basinger:
Alec Baldwin is 50
The Third (and Final?) Bourne
Four Good Links
Yahoo Movies
A short bio, plus her filmography and other factual tidbits
The Kim Basinger Site
Fan site with plenty of information on her career
Jam! Showbiz: Kim Basinger
Small archive of news stories going back to 1997
The Kim Basinger Site
Fan site that's a bit out-of-date, but with many photos
Vital Stats
Birth
8 December 1953
(age 54)
Birthplace
Death
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Best Known As
Oscar-winning blonde star of L.A. Confidential

