Kim Basinger

Kim Basinger is an American actress who rose to prominence in the 1980s, known for roles in *9½ Weeks* and *L.A.

Confidential*, for which she won an Academy Award.

Her name occasionally surfaces in discussions of Hollywood beauty standards and tabloid celebrity of that era.

career

actress

Female stage performer

  • HollywoodAmerican film industry center
  • starLuminous astronomical object
  • celebrityWidely recognized public figure

film · cinema · blockbuster · studio · producer · director · casting · premiere · agent · talent

filmography

L.A. Confidential

Ellroy crime novel

8 Mile · Nadine

appearance

blonde

Fair-haired person

elegance · allure · iconic · stunning · striking · fair-haired · golden · blue-eyed · fashion · style

Oscar

Academy Award

Top Hollywood honor

statuette · trophy · acceptance speech · red carpet · gown · recognition · prestige · honors · achievement · L.A. Confidential

personal

Georgia

Name shared by country and state

Alec Baldwin · reclusive · anxiety · agoraphobia · privacy · divorce · custody

Categories
Opposites
screen persona and image

Kim BasingerKathy Bates

Whoopi Goldberg · Tilda Swinton · Frances McDormand · Meryl Streep · Linda Hunt

public persona and stability

Kim BasingerDolly Parton

Betty White · Reese Witherspoon · Drew Barrymore · Julia Roberts · Jennifer Aniston

public persona/accessibility

Kim BasingerMadonna

Christ's mother, or pop icon

Cher · Joan Rivers · Sharon Osbourne · Kris Jenner · Paris Hilton

Family

Kim

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G