SHARON STONE became one of Hollywood’s most sought-after leading ladies following her performance as Catherine Tramell in Paul Verhoeven’s Basic Instinct, a blockbuster hit in both the U.S. and internationally. The portrayal earned Ms. Stone her first Golden Globe Award nomination. She is reprising the iconic role in Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction, which is currently filming under the direction of Michael Caton-Jones.
She received an Academy Award nomination, and won a Golden Globe Award, for Best Actress for her performance in Martin Scorsese’s Casino, in which she starred opposite Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci. She was subsequently a Golden Globe Award nominee for her performances in Peter Chelsom’s The Mighty (which she also executive-produced) and Albert Brooks’ The Muse.
Ms. Stone recently won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, for her three-episode appearance on The Practice. Her other television work includes a starring role opposite Ellen DeGeneres, in the segment of If These Walls Could Talk 2 directed by Anne Heche.
Born in Meadville, Pennsylvania, Ms. Stone pursued her interest in acting throughout her schooling, studying privately with a drama teacher. After winning several local beauty pageants and a writing scholarship to Edinboro College (where she majored in creative writing and fine arts, and minored in art history), she went on to international success as a model, working for the prestigious Eileen Ford Agency.
Her first (albeit fleeting) film appearance was in Woody Allen’s Stardust Memories. She would later star opposite the latter filmmaker in two movies, Eric Darnell and Tim Johnson’s animated feature Antz (in voiceover); and Alfonso Arau’s Picking Up the Pieces.
Ms. Stone’s first major film role was opposite Ryan O’Neal in Charles Shyer’s Irreconcilable Differences. In Paul Verhoeven’s Total Recall, she memorably starred opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger. Among her numerous other film credits are Sam Raimi’s The Quick and the Dead (which she also co-produced); Luis Llosa’s The Specialist; Mark Rydell’s Intersection; Phillip Noyce’s Sliver; Matthew Warchus’ Simpatico; Sidney Lumet’s Gloria; and Bruce Beresford’s Last Dance.
She has completed filming Nick Cassavetes’ Alpha Dog (with Justin Timberlake and Emile Hirsch), and is executive-producing Larry Clark’s Wassup Rockers.
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