Kimila Ann Basinger (/besr/ BAY-sing-r; born December 8, 1953) is an
American actress, singer and former fashion model. Following a
successful modeling career in New York, Basinger moved to Los Angeles
where she began her acting career on television in 1976. She starred
in several made-for-television films, including a remake of From Here
to Eternity (1979), before making her feature debut in the drama Hard
Country (1981).Hailed as a sex symbol of the 1980s and 1990s, Basinger
came to prominence for her performance of Bond girl Domino Petachi in
Never Say Never Again (1983). She subsequently received a Golden Globe
Award nomination for her role in The Natural (1984), starred in the
erotic cult classic 9 Weeks (1986), and played Vicki Vale in Tim
Burton's blockbuster Batman (1989), which remains the highest-grossing
film of her career. For her femme fatale portrayal in L.A.
Confidential (1997), Basinger won the Golden Globe and the Academy
Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her other films include Blind Date
(1987), Prt--Porter (1994), I Dreamed of Africa (2000), 8 Mile (2002),
The Door in the Floor (2004), Cellular (2004), The Sentinel (2006),
Grudge Match (2013) and Fifty Shades Darker (2017).Basinger was born
in Athens, Georgia, on December 8, 1953. Her mother, Ann Lee (ne
Cordell; 19252017), was a model, actress and swimmer who appeared in
several Esther Williams films. Her father, Donald Wade Basinger
(19232016), was a big band musician and loan manager; as a U.S. Army
soldier, he landed in Normandy on D-Day. The middle of five children,
she has two older brothers, Skip (b. 1950) and Mick (b. 1951), and two
younger sisters, Barbara (b. 1956) and Ashley (b. 1959). Basinger's
ancestry includes English, German, Swedish, and Ulster Scots. She was
raised a Methodist. Basinger has described herself as extremely shy,
which had a major effect on her during her childhood and young
adulthood. She has said that her shyness was so extreme that she would
faint if asked to speak in class.Basinger studied ballet from about
age three to her mid-teens. By her mid-teens, she grew in confidence
and successfully auditioned for the school cheerleading team. At 17,
she entered America's Junior Miss Scholarship Pageant, won at the city
level and was crowned Athens Junior Miss. While she didnt win at the
state level, her beauty was profiled in the national program. She had
competed at the state level for the Breck Scholarship and was featured
in an ad for Breck in a joint portrait with her mother.
American actress, singer and former fashion model. Following a
successful modeling career in New York, Basinger moved to Los Angeles
where she began her acting career on television in 1976. She starred
in several made-for-television films, including a remake of From Here
to Eternity (1979), before making her feature debut in the drama Hard
Country (1981).Hailed as a sex symbol of the 1980s and 1990s, Basinger
came to prominence for her performance of Bond girl Domino Petachi in
Never Say Never Again (1983). She subsequently received a Golden Globe
Award nomination for her role in The Natural (1984), starred in the
erotic cult classic 9 Weeks (1986), and played Vicki Vale in Tim
Burton's blockbuster Batman (1989), which remains the highest-grossing
film of her career. For her femme fatale portrayal in L.A.
Confidential (1997), Basinger won the Golden Globe and the Academy
Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her other films include Blind Date
(1987), Prt--Porter (1994), I Dreamed of Africa (2000), 8 Mile (2002),
The Door in the Floor (2004), Cellular (2004), The Sentinel (2006),
Grudge Match (2013) and Fifty Shades Darker (2017).Basinger was born
in Athens, Georgia, on December 8, 1953. Her mother, Ann Lee (ne
Cordell; 19252017), was a model, actress and swimmer who appeared in
several Esther Williams films. Her father, Donald Wade Basinger
(19232016), was a big band musician and loan manager; as a U.S. Army
soldier, he landed in Normandy on D-Day. The middle of five children,
she has two older brothers, Skip (b. 1950) and Mick (b. 1951), and two
younger sisters, Barbara (b. 1956) and Ashley (b. 1959). Basinger's
ancestry includes English, German, Swedish, and Ulster Scots. She was
raised a Methodist. Basinger has described herself as extremely shy,
which had a major effect on her during her childhood and young
adulthood. She has said that her shyness was so extreme that she would
faint if asked to speak in class.Basinger studied ballet from about
age three to her mid-teens. By her mid-teens, she grew in confidence
and successfully auditioned for the school cheerleading team. At 17,
she entered America's Junior Miss Scholarship Pageant, won at the city
level and was crowned Athens Junior Miss. While she didnt win at the
state level, her beauty was profiled in the national program. She had
competed at the state level for the Breck Scholarship and was featured
in an ad for Breck in a joint portrait with her mother.
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