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My Take
Kim Basinger's career is a lesson in outlasting the box people put you in. She arrived as a Bond girl and a screen beauty, the kind of casting that usually expires quickly in Hollywood, yet she kept working until the industry had to take her seriously — culminating in that Oscar for L.A. Confidential, where her performance carried a wounded stillness few glamour stars ever reach. What I admire is the stubbornness underneath the Georgia softness: she fought studios, took risks, and absorbed the bruises of fame without losing her presence. To me she represents the quiet endurance that separates icons from mere moments.
Overview
Kimila Ann Basinger ( BAY-sing-ər; born December 8, 1953) is an American actress. She has garnered acclaim for her work in film, for which she has received various accolades including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and 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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kim Basinger
- Name (Japanese)
- キム・ベイシンガー
- Reading
- きむ・べいしんがー
- Born
- December 8, 1953 (age 72)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Snake
- Origin
- Athens, Georgia, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 171 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film actor / singer / voice actor / stage actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Clarke Central High School
- University
- University of Georgia
Awards & achievements
- 1998 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
- 1997 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
- 1997 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Jupiter Awards
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Film actor — see all → · Singer — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.