Editing Kim Basinger (section)

{{short description|American actress (born 1953)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Kim Basinger
| image              = Kim Basinger (1990).jpg
| caption            = Basinger at the [[62nd Academy Awards]] in 1990
| alt                = Basinger smiling
| birth_name         = Kimila Ann Basinger
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1953|12|8}}
| birth_place        = [[Athens, Georgia]], U.S.
| alma_mater         = [[University of Georgia]]
| occupation         = {{flat list|
*Actress
*singer
}}
| years_active       = 1976–present
| spouse             = {{plain list|
*{{marriage|Ron Snyder<br />|October 12, 1980|December 23, 1989|end=divorced}}
*{{marriage|[[Alec Baldwin]]<br />|August 19, 1993|September 3, 2002|end=divorced}}
}}
| partner            = Mitchell Stone <br>(2014–present)
| children           = [[Ireland Baldwin]]
| works              = [[Kim Basinger filmography|Full list]]
| awards             = [[List of awards and nominations received by Kim Basinger|Full list]]
}}

'''Kimila Ann Basinger'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/basinger-and-baldwin-marry|title=On this day in history August 19, 1993 Basinger and Baldwin marry|work=History Channel}}</ref> ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|eɪ|s|ɪ|ŋ|ər}} {{respell|BAY|sing-ər}}; born December 8, 1953) is an American actress. She has garnered acclaim for her [[Kim Basinger filmography|work in film]], for which she has received [[List of awards and nominations received by Kim Basinger|various accolades]] including an [[Academy Award]], a [[Golden Globe Award]], a [[Screen Actors Guild Award]], and [[List of stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame|a star]] on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]]. Initially a TV starlet, she shot to fame as a [[Bond girl]] in 1983 and enjoyed a long heyday over the next two decades. In 2011 ''[[Los Angeles Times Magazine]]'' ranked her third on the "50 Most Beautiful Women In Film".<ref>{{cite news|author=Spencer, Kathleen|date=February 9, 2011|title=L.A Times Magazine Names Their 50 Most Beautiful Women In Film|url=https://www.momtastic.com/home/125894-la-times-magazine-names-their-50-most-beautiful-women-in-film}}</ref>

Basinger began her career as a model and switched to acting in 1976. She appeared in several television productions, including a remake of ''[[From Here to Eternity (miniseries)|From Here to Eternity]]'' (1979), before making her feature debut in the rural drama ''[[Hard Country (film)|Hard Country]]'' (1981). Basinger first gained widespread attention for her performance of [[Domino Petachi]] in the [[James Bond]] entry ''[[Never Say Never Again]]'' (1983). She went on to receive a Golden Globe nomination for her role in ''[[The Natural (film)|The Natural]]'' (1984), starred in the erotic drama ''[[9½ Weeks]]'' (1986), and played [[Vicki Vale]] in [[Tim Burton]]'s ''[[Batman (1989 film)|Batman]]'' (1989), which remains the highest-grossing film of her career. For her [[femme fatale]] portrayal in ''[[L.A. Confidential (film)|L.A. Confidential]]'' (1997), Basinger won the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]].

Her other films include ''[[No Mercy (1986 film)|No Mercy]]'' (1986), ''[[Blind Date (1987 film)|Blind Date]]'' (1987), ''[[My Stepmother Is an Alien]]'' (1988), ''[[Cool World]]'' (1992), ''[[The Real McCoy (film)|The Real McCoy]]'' (1993), ''[[I Dreamed of Africa]]'' (2000), ''[[8 Mile (film)|8 Mile]]'' (2002), ''[[The Door in the Floor]]'' (2004), ''[[Cellular (film)|Cellular]]'' (2004), ''[[The Sentinel (2006 film)|The Sentinel]]'' (2006), ''[[The Burning Plain]]'' (2009), ''[[Grudge Match]]'' (2013), and ''[[Fifty Shades Darker (film)|Fifty Shades Darker]]'' (2017). Basinger's portrayal of [[Elena Lincoln]] in the lattermost earned her a [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress]] after five previous nominations.

Divorced from makeup artist Ron Snyder and actor [[Alec Baldwin]], Basinger cohabitates with her longtime hairdresser, Mitch Stone. She had a high-profile relationship between marriages with musician [[Prince (musician)|Prince]], with whom she recorded an album, ''Hollywood Affair'', and is the mother of social media influencer [[Ireland Baldwin]] from her marriage to Baldwin.