Kim Basinger

Kim Basinger Kimila Ann “Kim” Basinger (born December 8, 1953) is an American actress and former fashion model.

She came to prominence in the 1980s with roles as Bond girl Domino Petachi in Never Say Never Again (1983), her Golden Globe-nominated role as Memo Paris in The Natural (1984), Elizabeth in Nine 1/2 Weeks (1986), and Vicki Vale in Batman (1989).

In 1997, she won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in L.A. Confidential.

Other movies in which Basinger has starred include I Dreamed of Africa (2000) as Kuki Gallmann, 8 Mile (2002), and Cellular (2004).

Film

Year	Film	Role	Awards and nominations
1981	Hard Country	Jodie
1981	Killjoy	Laury Medford
1982	Mother Lode	Andrea Spalding
1983	Never Say Never Again	Domino Petachi
1983	The Man Who Loved Women	Louise Carr
1984	The Natural	Memo Paris	Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
1985	Fool for Love	May
1986	9½ Weeks	Elizabeth
1986	No Mercy	Michele Duval
1987	Blind Date	Nadia Gates
1987	Nadine	Nadine Hightower
1988	My Stepmother Is an Alien	Celeste Martin	Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Actress
1989	Batman	Vicki Vale	Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress
1991	The Marrying Man	Vicki Anderson	aka Too Hot to Handle
1992	Final Analysis	Heather Evans
1992	Cool World	Holli Would
1993	The Real McCoy	Karen McCoy
1993	Wayne’s World 2	Honey Horné
1994	The Getaway	Carol McCoy
1994	Ready to Wear (aka Prêt-à-Porter)	Kitty Potter	National Board of Review Award for Best Cast
1997	L.A. Confidential	Lynn Bracken	Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2000	I Dreamed of Africa	Kuki Gallmann
2000	Bless the Child	Maggie O’Connor
2002	8 Mile	Stephanie Smith
2002	People I Know	Victoria Gray
2004	The Door in the Floor	Marion Cole
	Elvis Has Left the Building	Harmony Jones
	Cellular	Jessica Martin	Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress
2006	The Sentinel	1st Lady Sarah Ballentine
	The Mermaid Chair	Jessie Sullivan
	Even Money	Carol Carver
2008	While She Was Out	Della Myers
	The Informers	Laura Sloan
	The Burning Plain	Gina
2010	Charlie St. Cloud	Claire St. Cloud
2013	Third Person	Elaine
2013	Grudge Match	Sally Rose

They Said…

Joanne Delargy: I don’t like any of them but I love 1940s actresses.

Melissa Camire: Loved Basinger in the natural as well as Batman but haven’t really seen many of her other work.

Elfrieda Carroll: She’s always a bit wooden to me.

Alvean Jones (tv presenter): Kim Basinger was an A list actress back in her day, but now? I wonder if many people under the age of 25 would know her.