theOscarSite Facts:
Birth Name:
  • Kimila Ann Basinger
Birthplace:
  • Athens, GA
Education:
  • Neighborhood Playhouse in New York, NY
Quote:
  • "...I'm not actively competetive with other women in the business ... I've never had someone in my life, agent or otherwise, fighting for me." -- quoted in Movieline, January-February 1994
Significant Other(s):
  • Husband: Alec Baldwin, actor; met while filming THE MARRYING MAN in 1990; married 19 August, 1993; divorced February 2002
  • Husband: Ron Britton, makeup artist; married 1980; sued Basinger for divorce, asked for $12,000 per month in alimony; divorced 1988
Family:
  • Mother: model
  • Father: Don, musician, landed at Normandy on D-Day
  • Brother: Mick, marketing director
  • Siblings: Has another brother and two sisters; siblings nicknamed Basinger "Dodo" as a child
  • Daughter: Ireland Eliesse Baldwin; born 23 October, 1995
Factoids:
  • Received the Hollywood Women's Press Club's Sour Apple Award in 1991
  • When she reneged on her verbal agreement to star in BOXING HELENA in 1993, the producers sued her for breach of contract and a jury ordered her to pay over $8 million, which ultimately forced Basinger to declare bankruptcy. Her appeal was ultimately accepted.
Feature Film
Acting Credits:
  • 2009: The Burning Plain
    2008: The Informers, While She Was Out
    2006: The Sentinel, Even Money
    2004: Cellular, Elvis Has Left the Building, The Door in the Floor
    2002: People I Know, 8 Mile
    2000: I Dreamed of Africa, Bless the Child
    1997: L.A. Confidential
    1994: The Getaway, Ready to Wear (Prêt-a-Porter)
    1993: The Real McCoy, Wayne's World 2
    1992: Final Analysis, Cool World
    1991: The Marrying Man
  • 1989: Batman
    1988: My Stepmother Is An Alien
    1987: Nadine, Blind Date
    1986: 9½ Weeks, No Mercy
    1985: Fool for Love
    1984: The Natural
    1983: Never Say Never Again, The Man Who Loved Women
    1982: Mother Lode
    1981: Hard Country, Killjoy
    1978: The Beauty Dream, Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold
    1977: Dog and Cat
    1976: Charlie's Angels - Angels in Chains
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