Kim Basinger
![Basinger at the [[62nd Academy Awards]] in 1990](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/Kim_Basinger_%281990%29.jpg)
Basinger began her career as a model and switched to acting in 1976. She appeared in several television productions, including a remake of ''From Here to Eternity'' (1979), before making her feature debut in the rural drama ''Hard Country'' (1981). Hailed as a sex symbol of the 1980s and 1990s, Basinger first gained widespread attention for her performance of Domino Petachi in the James Bond entry ''Never Say Never Again'' (1983). She went on to receive a Golden Globe nomination for her role in ''The Natural'' (1984), starred in the erotic drama ''9½ Weeks'' (1986), and played Vicki Vale in Tim Burton's ''Batman'' (1989), which remains the highest-grossing film of her career.
For her femme fatale portrayal in ''L.A. Confidential'' (1997), Basinger won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her other films include ''No Mercy'' (1986), ''Blind Date'' (1987), ''My Stepmother Is an Alien'' (1988), ''Cool World'' (1992), ''The Real McCoy'' (1993), ''I Dreamed of Africa'' (2000), ''8 Mile'' (2002), ''The Door in the Floor'' (2004), ''Cellular'' (2004), ''The Sentinel'' (2006), ''The Burning Plain'' (2009), ''Grudge Match'' (2013), and ''Fifty Shades Darker'' (2017). Basinger's portrayal of Elena Lincoln in the lattermost earned her a Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actress after five previous nominations.
Divorced from makeup artist Ron Snyder and actor Alec Baldwin, Basinger cohabitates with her longtime hairdresser, Mitch Stone. She had a high-profile relationship between marriages with musician Prince, and is the mother of social media influencer Ireland Baldwin from her marriage to Baldwin. Provided by Wikipedia