Kim Basinger is an American actress who has garnered acclaim for her work in film, winning an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
She began her career as a model before transitioning to acting in the 1970s.
Basinger gained widespread attention for her performance as Domino Petachi in the James Bond film Never Say Never Again and went on to receive a Golden Globe nomination for her role in The Natural.
Her breakout role was as Vicki Vale in Tim Burton’s blockbuster Batman, which remains the highest-grossing film of her career.
Basinger won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Lynn Bracken in the 1997 film, L.A. Confidential.
In addition to her acting work, she is known for her high-profile relationships, including with musician Prince and her ex-husband, actor Alec Baldwin.
Basinger has also faced financial difficulties, including a bankruptcy filing and the sale of a town she had invested in.
Siblings
Basinger has four siblings. Two older brothers, Skip Basinger (born 1950) and Mick Basinger (born 1951), and two younger sisters, Barbara Basinger (born 1956) an Ashley Basinger (born 1959).
Basinger is the third of five children born to her parents, Donald Wade Basinger and Ann Basinger.
Her father was a big band musician and loan manager who landed in Normandy on D-Day, while her mother was a model, actress and swimmer who appeared in Esther Williams films.
Basinger was estranged from her mother and most of her siblings starting in the mid-1990s, with only her father Don and youngest sister Ashley remaining close to her.
However, she appeared to have reconciled with her mother by 2015.
Career
Basinger began her career as a model in the 1970s, appearing on magazine covers and in numerous ad campaigns, notably as the face of Breck Shampoo.
In 1976, she transitioned to acting, moving to Los Angeles and making guest appearances on TV shows like The Six Million Dollar Man and Charlie’s Angels.
Basinger’s breakthrough role came in 1977 when she played the title female role in the short-lived cop series1, Dog and Cat.
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She continued to land leading roles in TV movies like Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold and the miniseries remake of From Here to Eternity.
Basinger’s popularity spiked in 1983 when she posed nude for Playboy magazine and appeared in films like the James Bond movie Never Say Never Again alongside Sean Connery and The Man Who Loved Women with Burt Reynolds.
She received a Golden Globe nomination for her supporting role in The Natural with Robert Redford.
Her breakout film role was as Vicki Vale in the blockbuster Batman, which remains the highest-grossing movie of her career.
Basinger won an Academy Award, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Lynn Bracken in L.A. Confidential.
Despite some financial difficulties and estrangement from her family in the 1990s, Basinger continued to act in films like 8 Mile, The Door in the Floor and The Sentinel.
She is best remembered for her supporting roles in 9 1/2 Weeks, Batman and L.A. Confidential.
Awards and accolades
Basinger has received numerous awards and accolades throughout her acclaimed acting career.
She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the 1997 film L.A. Confidential.
Basinger also won a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award for the same role.
In addition, she has been nominated for 29 major awards, winning a total of 10.
Some of her other notable wins and nominations include a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress for The Natural, Saturn Award nominations for My Stepmother Is an Alien, Batman and Cellular, a People’s Choice Award nomination for Favorite Motion Picture Actress, and Razzie Award nominations for several films, including 91⁄2 Weeks, The Marrying Man and Fifty Shades Darker, with one Razzie win for Worst Supporting Actress for Fifty Shades Darker
Beyond her acting awards, Basinger has also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the Athena Award at the Kudzu Film Festival for her lifetime achievements in the cinematic arts.
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