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Kim Basinger

Biography

Kim Basinger is an American actress who began as a model and moved into acting in 1976. Born in Athens, Georgia, she worked in television, including a 1979 remake of From Here to Eternity, before making her first feature, the rural drama Hard Country (1981). She gained wide attention as Domino Petachi in the James Bond film Never Say Never Again (1983), then earned a Golden Globe nomination for The Natural (1984). Other 1980s credits include Adrian Lyne's 9½ Weeks (1986) and Tim Burton's Batman (1989), where she played Vicki Vale. Her role as a femme fatale in L.A. Confidential (1997) brought her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, along with Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild awards. She later appeared in The Door in the Floor (2004), 8 Mile (2002), Grudge Match (2013), Cellular (2004), The Sentinel (2006) and Fifty Shades Darker (2017).

72years old

Turns 73 on December 8in 57 days

  • Born Athens
  • Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
  • Kimila Ann Basinger (birth name)Also credited as Kimila Ann

Movie Career

Films
39
Career span
36 years1982 to 2018

Genres

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  1. A role that slipped away

    Basinger made guest appearances on several television shows, including McMillan & Wife and Charlie's Angels, and she turned down a regular role in Charlie's Angels that eventually went to Cheryl Ladd.

  2. Early training

    Basinger took acting classes at the Neighborhood Playhouse while also modeling, and she sang in Greenwich Village clubs. She is also an alumna of the William Esper Studio, a performing arts school in Manhattan, New York City.

Kim Basinger movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. L.A. Confidential1997 Crime, Drama, Mysteryas Lynn Bracken

    IMDb rating 8.2664K votes

  2. 8 Mile2002 Drama, Musicas Stephanie Smith

    IMDb rating 7.2355K votes

  3. Batman1989as Vicki Vale

    IMDb rating 7.5436K votes

  4. Cellular2004as Jessica Martin

    IMDb rating 6.5110K votes

  5. Nine 1/2 Weeks1986as Elizabeth

    IMDb rating 5.948K votes

  6. Cool World1992as Holli Would

    IMDb rating 4.927K votes

  7. Blind Date1987as Nadia Gates

    IMDb rating 6.026K votes

  8. Never Say Never Again1983as Domino

    IMDb rating 6.179K votes

Most often with

Curtis Hanson directed two of these films, James Foley two and Blake Edwards two. Raynor Scheine appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Kim Basinger's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$2.4 billion

35 of the 39 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 39 films: 35 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 3 figure not found.

  • 35Worldwide figure
  • 1US gross only
  • 3Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 78% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Batman1989as Vicki Vale
    $411M17.4% of the total
  2. 2
    Fifty Shades Darker2017as Elena Lincoln
    $382M16.2% of the total
  3. 3
    Fifty Shades Freed2018as Elena Lincoln
    $372M15.8% of the total
  4. 4
    8 Mile2002as Stephanie Smith
    $243M10.3% of the total
  5. 5
    $160M6.8% of the total
  6. 6
    L.A. Confidential1997as Lynn Bracken
    $126M5.4% of the total
  7. 7
    The Sentinel2006as 1st Lady Sarah Ballentine
    $79M3.3% of the total
  8. 8
    The Nice Guys2016as Judith Kuttner
    $71M3.0% of the total
Cellular (2004), $57.7 millionCharlie St. Cloud (2010), $48.2 millionWayne's World 2 (1993), $48.2 millionThe Natural (1984), $48.0 millionGrudge Match (2013), $44.9 millionBless the Child (2000), $40.4 millionBlind Date (1987), $39.3 millionThe Getaway (1994), $30.1 millionFinal Analysis (1992), $28.6 millionI Dreamed of Africa (2000), $14.4 millionCool World (1992), $14.1 millionMy Stepmother Is an Alien (1988), $13.9 millionThe Marrying Man (1991), $12.5 millionNo Mercy (1986), $12.3 millionReady to Wear (1994), $11.3 millionThe Man Who Loved Women (1983), $11.0 million

$514 millionfrom the other 27 films with a worldwide figure, 22% of the total

Awards

Five awards and honors from 1997 to 1998, three of them major.

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Kim Basinger's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Academy Awards
1998Best Supporting ActressL.A. ConfidentialWon
Golden Globes
1997Best Supporting Actress – Motion PictureL.A. ConfidentialWon
SAG Awards
1997Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting RoleL.A. ConfidentialWon
Other honors
Jupiter AwardsWon
Star on Hollywood Walk of FameHonored

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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