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Kim Basinger
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Kamila Ann Kim Basinger is a 67-year-old American actress and singer. She is globally known for her eminent bodywork for over four decades now. Being a bond girl from “Never Say Never Again” to Elana Lincoln in “Fifty shades Darker”. Kim is well known for her stunning looks and fabulous modeling stint. She came into Hollywood in the 1970s and now she is one of the most versatile actors to date with more than 40 films and countless awards.
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Full Name | Kamila Ann Kim Basinger |
Date of Birth | December 8th, 1953 |
Birth Place | Athens, Georgia, USA |
Nationality | American |
Parent(s) | Donald Wade Basinger, Ann Cordell |
Occupation | Actress, Singer |
Age | 67 years |
Height | 5 feet 7 inches |
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) | Ron Snyder Britton(1980-1989), Alec Baldwin(1993-2002) |
Children | Ireland Baldwin |
Net worth | $20 Million |
Kim’s Early Life and Bio
Kim Basinger was born on December 8th, 1953 in Athens, Georgia, USA. Her mother Ann Cordell was an actress and swimmer and her father Donald Wade Basinger was a musician and loan manager in The US Army. She had four siblings, James Michael, Skip, Ashley, and Barbara.
Kim Basinger joined Ballet from a very small age, 3 till her mid-teens. Later in her school, she got a chance on the cheerleading team.
She was asked to do modeling for various brands like Ford, she was not that interested in modeling although she was offered $1000 a day. Although, she became a Ford model, and she got opportunities from different magazines and later followed by “Breck shampoo” girl.
Kim did a debut in television with the hit series “Charlie’s Agent-1976”, which made her dreams for Hollywood came true.
Kim’s Nationality and Physical Stats
Kim Basinger is 67 years old 5’7” tall weighing 57KG with a body measurement of 32-26-32. She has an oval face with a perfect nose, brown eyes along with medium brown hair, medium in length. She is of English, Swedish, German, and Scot-Irish origin born in The United States of America. Her zodiac sun sign is Sagittarius.
Career
Movies
Kim Basinger played in several movies and some of the top-rated movies are “LA Confidential 1997”, “The Natural 1984”, “Batman 1989”, “The Nice Guys 2016”, “8 Mile 2002”, “The Burning Plain 2008”, “Never Say Never Again 1983”, “Mother Lode 1982”, “The Door in the Floor 2004”, “Hard Country 1981”.
Hard Country
The film “Hard Country” is an American Drama Western movie which is directed by “David Greene”. Jan-Michael Vincent, Michael Parks, and Kim performed in the starring role. The movie is written by Michael Kane and Michael Martin Murphy. The IMDb rating of the film is 5.9/10.
From Here to Eternity
In 1979, the remake of “From Here to Eternity 1953” is a three-part, six-hour tv mini-series which is based on the noble with the same title. The movie concludes with the attack on Pearl Harbor. The stars Natalia Wood, William Devane, Steve Railsback, Joe Pantoliano, and Kim herself have taken the starring role in the movie. It is directed by Buzz Kulik and written by Harold Gast, Don McGuire, and Daniel Taradash. The movie was released on 14th February 1979.
The IMDb rating of the movie is 7.6/10.
Batman 1989
Back in 1989, Kim starred with Jack Nicholson, Michael Keaton, Robert Wuhl, Pat Hingle, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Gough, and Jack Palance. In this movie, Kim presented herself as Vicki Vale in the movie. The movie was directed by Tim Burton.
The IMDb rating of the movie is 7.5/10.
L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential is an American neo-noir crime movie which is created, directed, and produced by “Curtis Hanson”. The movie is about the stories of LAPD officers in 1953 which is interrupted by corruption and Hollywood celebrity. The stars in the movie are Kelvin Spacey, Russel Crowe, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell, David Strathairn, Danny DeVito, and Kim herself. The budget for the movie was $35 Million and Box Office earned $126.2 Million.
The IMDb rating of the movie is 8.2/10.
Trivia
In her singing career, Kim performed under “Chelsea Stage”. Also, she was included under “100 Sexiest Stars in the history of films” in Empire Magazine.
She suffered from agoraphobia which kept her home bounded for more than 6 months.
Awards and Achievements
Kim Basinger was nominated and still is being nominated for various roles and movies, in 1997, she even won “Best Supporting Actress” for the film “L.A. confidential”. She has also won “Best International Actress” for movies “Blind Date, Nadine, and No Mercy”.
In 1999, she won “Athena award for achievement in cinematic arts”.
Recently, she won “Worst Supporting Actress” in the film “Fifty Shades of Grey”.
Personal Life: Relationships and Children
At the age of 26, she met Ron Snyder Britton and they got married in 1980. Although, they got divorced in 1988. After some months, she fell for Jon Peters who is the producer of “Batman”, the relationship ended in 1989.
Again, in 1993, she married Alec Baldwin and they had a daughter in 1995 October, Ireland Eliesse Baldwin. They although separated in the year 2000 and divorced in 2002.
What is Kim’s Net worth?
The net worth of Kim Basinger is approximately $20 Million. Kim prefers listening to music like the latest movie songs, Gujrati food, and in sports, she likes Aerobics. Currently, Kim lives in Athens, Georgia.
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