Kim Basinger is an American actress who made her television debut as Sheila in "Night Train to Dallas", an episode of the action/adventure drama series Gemini Man that aired on NBC in 1976. She starred in two canceled series as well as several made-for-TV films, including a remake of From Here to Eternity (1979). Her feature film debut was in 1981 drama Hard Country. Basinger came to prominence playing Bond girl Domino Petachi in the 1983 film Never Say Never Again, opposite Sean Connery, and went on to receive a Golden Globe nomination for her role as Memo Paris in The Natural (1984). She also starred as Elizabeth in the controversial erotic romantic drama 9½ Weeks (1986) with Mickey Rourke, as the title character in Nadine with Jeff Bridges (1987) and as Vicki Vale in Tim Burton's blockbuster Batman (1989), which remains the highest-grossing film of her career.
In 1991, she played a glamorous singer in the comedy The Marrying Man alongside her future husband, Alec Baldwin. They then both starred in the remake The Getaway in 1994. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Lynn Bracken in the 1997 film L.A. Confidential; as well as, the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress and the SAG Award for Best Supporting Actress.
She played the role of Kuki Gallmann, an Italian who moved to Kenya to start a new life, in the 2000 film I Dreamed of Africa. Her other films include 8 Mile (2002), The Door in the Floor (2004), Cellular (2004), and The Nice Guys (2016).
Film +Key Denotes films that have not yet been released Year Title Role Director Notes 1981Hard Country Jodie 1982Mother Lode 1983Never Say Never Again The Man Who Loved Women 1984 1985Fool for Love May 19869½ Weeks No Mercy 1987Blind Date Nadine 1988My Stepmother Is an Alien 1989Batman 1991The Marrying Man 1992Final Analysis Cool World 1993The Real McCoy Wayne's World 2 1994The Getaway Ready to Wear (Prêt-à-Porter) 1997L.A. Confidential 2000I Dreamed of Africa Bless the Child 20028 Mile People I Know 2004The Door in the Floor Elvis Has Left the Building Cellular 2006Even Money The Sentinel 2008The Burning PlainGina While She Was Out Also executive producerThe Informers 2010Charlie St. Cloud 2012Black November Kristy 2013Third Person Grudge Match 20144 Minute Mile Maria 2016The Nice Guys 2017Fifty Shades Darker 2018Fifty Shades Freed Unrated version only 2021Back Home Again Mother Bear Michael Mankowski Voice; short film
Television Year Title Role Network Notes1976 Gemini Man Sheila NBC Episode: "Night Train to Dallas" Charlie's Angels Linda Oliver ABC Episode: "Angels in Chains"1977 McMillan & Wife Janet Carney NBC Episode: "Dark Sunrise" The Six Million Dollar Man Lorraine StengerABC Episode: "The Ultimate Imposter" Dog and Cat Officer J.Z. Kane Television series1978 The Ghost of Flight 401 Prissy FrasierNBC Television movie based on a true story Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold Katie McEvera Television movie Vega$ Allison Jorden ABC Episode: "Lady Ice" 1979 From Here to EternityLorene RogersNBC TV miniseries 1980 From Here to Eternity TV series spin-off 1981 Killjoy Laury Medford CBS Television movie 1992 Dame Edna's Hollywood HerselfNBC Episode: "1.2" 1994 Saturday Night Live Host Episode: "Alec Baldwin & Kim Basinger/UB40" 1998 The Simpsons Herself FOX Voice; episode: "When You Dish Upon a Star" 2003 Rita Narrator Turner Classic Movies Documentary 2006 The Mermaid Chair Jessie Sullivan Lifetime Television movie 2010 Mystery of the Hope Diamond Narrator Smithsonian Channel Documentary2017 Comrade Detective Sally Smith Amazon Prime Video Voice; episode: "The Invisible Hand"
Music videos
Year Title Performer Album 1992 "Shake Your Head" Was (Not Was) featuring Kim Basinger & Ozzy Osbourne Hello Dad... I'm in Jail 1993 "Mary Jane's Last Dance" Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Greatest Hits
See also List of awards and nominations received by Kim Basinger
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