Kim Basinger

At the age of 26, Kim Basinger met makeup artist Ron Snyder Britton on the sets of ‘Hard Country’. The couple tied knots after a year of courtship in 1980.

Following a few episodes of intense agoraphobia, alleged extra marital affairs with co- stars and musicians (Richard Gere and Prince), the couple called it quits in 1988, when Kim fell for the producer of ‘Batman’ Jon Peters. They got divorced the following year in 1989.

Kim Basinger married co-star Alec Baldwin in 1993. They met while filming ‘The Married Man’ in 1990. The couple was blessed with a daughter on 23 October, 1995. They named her Ireland Eliesse Baldwin. They separated in 2000 and got divorced in 2002, after a bitter custody battle over their daughter Ireland.

Kim Basinger was born on 8th December 1953, in Athens, Georgia, to Ann Lee and Donald Wade Basinger. Her mother was an actress and swimmer, while her father was a soldier in the U.S Army and a big band musician.

Along with her siblings, James, Michael, Skip, Ashley and Barbara, she was raised a Methodist.

Born with an interesting lineage of English, Swedish, German, Scot- Irish influence, Kim Basinger owes her good looks to her genes.

An ardent student of ballet, Basinger had a decade long association with the dance form, right from the age of three.

Perceived as an introvert, Basinger averted social interactions in school. In an interview, she recalls how she almost “fainted” if asked to address the class. Her shyness had an enduring impact in her early teens.

After a few sporadic guest appearances on TV shows like ‘McMillan & Wife’ and ‘Charlie's Angels’, Basinger got her first big break in television with ABC television series 'Dog and Cat' (1977). Her role as Officer J.Z. Kane was much appreciated across audiences and show makers.

In 1978, she wowed the screen with a made-for-TV movie, 'Katie: Portrait of a Centrefold', in which she played a small- town girl whose ticket to Hollywood lands her to the centrefold of a Men's Magazine.

While 'From Here to Eternity'(1979) presented her with the opportunity to work with legendary artists like Natalie Wood, Willam Devane, Steve Railsback, 'Hard Country'(1981) was critically appreciated. In 1982, she ventured into the adventure genre with 'Mother Lode'

Meanwhile, her modelling career took a bold turn when she posed nude for the 1981 edition of the 'Playboy'

'Never Say Never Again' the 1983 Bond Movie remains one of her best performances till date. Starring opposite Sean Connery, Basinger played the coveted role of Bond Girl- Domino Petachi.

‘L.A Confidential’ stands out as the highlight of Kim Basinger’s long career. Loosely based on James Ellroy’s novel, the movie is a quintessential neo-noir crime film that revolves around LAPD officers of 1953. With crime, Hollywood, drama at the heart of it, the movie won her an Academy Award in 1997.