DO YOU KNOW: Sharon Stone is a Golden Globe and Emmy winner.
Sharon Stone (Sharon Vonne Stone) is an american actress, producer, and former fashion model. At the age of 17 she was crowned Miss Pennsylvania beauty contest. She also became a successful Ford model in TV commercials as well as in print ads. In 1980, Sharon made her debut in Woody Allen's Stardust Memories as "pretty girl on train."
She accepted the breakthrough role in Basic Instinct in 1992 as a sociopath novelist, "Catherine Tramell." The interrogation scene became a classic in film industry. Her performance captivated everyone. MTV viewers honored her as Most Desirable Female and Best Female Performance Awards. At Golden Globe, she was nominated for Best Actress.
Personal Profile (Personal Biography)
- - Date of Birth: March 10, 1958
- - Place of Birth: Meadville, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- - Spouse George Englund Jr., Phil Bronstein (1998-2004), Michael Greenburg (1984-1987)
- - Alternate Names: Sharon Vonne Stone
- - Genre(s): Actress
- - Height: 5' 8½" (1.74 m)
Academy Awards
- - Nominated - Best Actress (1995; Casino)
Emmy Awards
- - Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series (2003; The Practice)
- - Golden Globe Awards
- - Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama (1996; Casino)
Filmography
- - 2008 Dirty Tricks, Rocket
- - 2007 If I Had Known I Was a Genius, When a Man Falls in the Forest, Alpha Dog
- - 2006 Bobby, Basic Instinct 2
- - 2005 Broken Flowers
- - 2004 Catwoman, A Different Loyalty
- - 2003 Cold Creek Manor
- - 2000 Beautiful Joe, Picking Up the Pieces, If These Walls Could Talk 2
- - 1999 Simpatico, The Muse, Gloria
- - 1998 The Mighty, Antz, Sphere
- - 1996 Last Dance, Diabolique
- - 1995 Casino, The Quick and the Dead
- - 1994 The Specialist, Intersection
- - 1993 Sliver 1992 Basic Instinct
- - 1991 Where Sleeping Dogs Lie, Diary of a Hitman, Year of the Gun, Scissors, He Said, She Said
- - 1990 Total Recall
- - 1989 War and Remembrance, Blood and Sand, Beyond the Stars
- - 1988 Above the Law, Action Jackson, Tears in the Rain
- - 1987 Cold Steel, Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold, Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
- - 1985 King Solomon's Mines
- - 1984 Irreconcilable Differences, The Vegas Strip War, Calendar Girl Murders
- - 1983 Bay City Blues 1982 Not Just Another Affair
- - 1981 Deadly Blessing, Les Uns et les autres
- - 1 980 Stardust Memories
Notable Roles
- - 2006 "Stars Are Blind" - (June 11)
- - 2006 "Turn It Up" - (August 15)
- - 2006 "Nothing in this World" - (September 12)
- - Signed Modeling Agencies
- - Catherine Tramell in Basic Instinct
Sharon StoneWhat Sharon Quoted
When she was asked to pay tribute to troops fighting in Iraq: "I know it's a difficult time for you to come out to party during such a time of strife in our world. My feeling is that I hope everyone will be safe and protected and taken care of, and our prayers are with the people around the world who will be affected by this."
In 1994 she says, "I dress up to show that I am happy.".
Whe she was asked on the benefits of being famous: "I find I get to torture a higher class of men."
Trivia
- - She has been chosen by Empire magazine as one of the "100 Sexiest Stars in Film History" (#49). [1995]
- - She was ranked No. 24 in Playboy Magazine's "100 Sexiest Stars of the Century" . [1999]
- - She has been ranked No.77 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]
- - She was one of People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People." [1992]
- - She was also one of People Magazine's "25 Most Intriguing People" of 1992.
