Sharon Stone

Sharon Stone is one of Hollywood's most iconic actresses. She has starred in some of the most famous and critically acclaimed films of all time, including King Solomon's Mines, Cold Steel, Action Jackson, and Total Recall. Her knockout performance as Catherine Tramell in Paul Verhoeven's Basic Instinct is still considered one of the greatest female performances in film history. Sharon Stone was born on March 10, 1958, in St. Louis, Missouri. She is the daughter of Martha (née Vonne; 1928–2010), a secretary, and Larry Stone (1927–2006), a truck driver. Stone has two younger sisters, Jodie and Lisa. She was raised in the Catholic faith and attended parochial schools. Stone began her modeling career at the age of 16, when she was discovered by a photographer while she was walking down the street. Her first television commercial was for the soap opera As the World Turns. Stone's first major role was in Woody Allen's comedy-drama Stardust Memories (1980), as an extra. She then appeared in a number of small roles in films, including Irreconcilable Differences, King Solomon's Mines, Cold Steel, Action Jackson, and Total Recall. Stone became known to a wider audience when she starred as Catherine Tramell in Paul Verhoeven's science fiction action film Total Recall (1990). The film was a critical and commercial success, and earned Stone her first Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama. She also received nominations for an Academy Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Stone became a sex symbol and rose to international recognition when she starred as Catherine Tramell in Basic Instinct (1992). The film was a huge commercial success, and Stone won the Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. She followed up the success of Basic Instinct with roles in Martin Scorsese's epic crime drama Casino (1995), garnering the Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress, and the romantic drama The Mighty (1998), for which she received her second Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama. Stone has continued to appear in major films throughout the 1990s and 2000s, including Sliver (1993), The Specialist (1994), The Quick and the Dead (1995), Last Dance (1996), Sphere (1998), Catwoman (2004), Broken Flowers (2005), Alpha Dog (2006), Basic Instinct 2 (2006), Bobby (2006), Lovelace (2013), and Fading Gigolo (2013). In 1995, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and in 2005, she was named Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters in France. Stone has also appeared in the series Agent X (2015), Mosaic (2017), and The New Pope (2019). She is currently working on a new film, The Nun, which is set to be released in 2020. Sharon Stone is one of the most iconic and beloved actresses in Hollywood. She is known for her knockout performances in some of the most famous and critically acclaimed films of all time, and her influence on film and television is undeniable.