Kimila Ann "Kim" Basinger (pronounced /ˈbeɪsɪŋɚ/ bay-sing-er, often mispronounced /ˈbæsɪndʒɚ/bass-in-jer) (born December 8, 1953) is an Academy Award-winning American film actress and former fashion model.

Basinger married makeup artist Ron Snyder-Britton in 1980. They met on the film Hard Country, but the marriage ended in divorce in 1988. He would later write a memoir titled Longer than Forever, published in 1998, about their time together and about her rumored affair with actor Richard Gere, with whom she starred in No Mercy (1986) and Final Analysis (1992). She later had a relationship with Prince, Read more...

Not long after penning the deal, Basinger was on the cover of numerous magazines. She appeared in hundreds of ads throughout the early ‘70s, most notably appearing as the Breck shampoo girl. She achieved a top model status by age 20, earning a salary of $1,000 a day. In the meantime, she alternated between modeling work and attending acting classes at the prestigious Neighborhood Playhouse Read more...