Sharon Stone, the most famous leg crossing
The actress rose to fame with 'Basic Instinct' and received a Golden Globe for 'Casino'
In 1992 she was considered by 'People' magazine as one of the most beautiful women in the world, and in 1995 Empire considered her as one of the 100 sexiest in the history of cinema. This is Sharon Stone, whose portrayal of her in 'Basic Instinct' put her in world orbit.
Sharon Vonne Stone, popularly known as Sharon Stone, was born in Meadville, Pennsylvania, USA on March 10, 1958. While studying at the University of Pennsylvania, Sharon won the title of Miss Crawford County and was a of the Miss Pennsylvania beauty pageant candidates. In 1977 she moved to New Jersey to try her luck as a model.
Two years later she travels through Europe, deciding then to abandon her successful career as a model and start a new one as an actress. She appears in a small non-speaking role in Woody Allen's 1980 film 'Stardust Memories' and a year later she has a more prominent performance in Wes Craven's horror film 'Deadly Blessing' (1981). That same year she briefly participated in the French film Claude Lelouch, 'Los uno y los otros', in which she only appears on stage for two minutes and is not included in the final credits. In 1982 she works in the first season of the television series 'Silver Spoons', and in 1983 she is part of the cast of the miniseries 'Bay City Blues', and in an episode of the popular series 'Remington Steele'.
On the big screen, he worked on 'Irreconcilable Differences' (1984), and as the protagonist in the versions of 'King Solomon's Mines' (1985) and 'Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold' (1986), produced by the Canon. In 1987 she works in the fourth installment of the 'Loca Police Academy' saga and in 1988 in 'Under the weight of the law', together with Steve Segal (1988).
In 1989, she made her debut in Spanish cinema when director Javier Elorrieta cast her in his film 'Sangre y arena', based on the homonymous novel by writer Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, together with Spanish actors José Luis Gómez and Ana Torrent. According to later statements by the filmmaker, during filming the actress had a torrid relationship with him, which she Stone has always denied.
Her international consecration came in 1990 when Paul Verhoeven claimed her to star in 'Total Challenge' alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger. After five minor films, Verhoeven called her back in 1992 to star alongside Michael Douglas in 'Basic Instinct'. Her character, full of sexuality and nuances, makes her one of the most desired women in Hollywood and catapulted her to international fame. Before Stone there were other actresses who rejected her role because of the large amount of nudity that it contained. The film opens the Cannes Festival and Stone achieves a nomination for best actress at the Golden Globes, while the famous scene of the crossing of legs during the interrogation at the police station to become part of cinema history, and since then, Sharon Stone happens to be considered an erotic myth.
After 'Basic Instinct', Sharon Stone stars in other commercial films with sexual overtones such as 'Harassed' or 'The Specialist'. At the height of his commercial pull, he stars in 'Intersection' with Richard Gere, the western 'Fast and deadly' with Sam Raimi as director and Gene Hackman and Leonardo DiCaprio as protagonists and 'Las diabolicas', an adaptation of the French classic of the same title, where he shares the limelight with Isabelle Adjani.
In 1996 she received an Oscar nomination for best actress for 'Casino', directed by Martin Scorsese, for which she was awarded the Golden Globe for best actress. And in 1998, Stone stars with Dustin Hoffman and Samuel L. Jackson, 'Sphere', directed and produced by Barry Levinson. A year later, she stars in 'Gloria', a remake of the film of the same name directed by John Cassavetes.
After being hospitalized in September 2001 for a stroke, Sharon took a break and reappeared on screen in 2003 in three episodes of the eighth season of the series 'The Practice', for which she received an Emmy Award for best actress in dramatic series. In 2004 she plunged into superhero movies with 'Catwoman', starring Halle Berry, playing the main antagonist, a cosmetics businesswoman obsessed with her age. And in 2005 she appears in 'Broken Flowers', by Jim Jarmusch.
After several years of litigation, in 2006 comes the second part of 'Basic Instinct'. One reason for the long delay in release was Stone's dispute with the filmmakers over the sex scenes in the film; the actress considered that there were not enough. A group sex scene is later filmed in order to achieve an R rating for the North American release. But the film, unlike its predecessor, was a huge box office flop. After her, the actress participates in minor films in Europe and America in which she does not raise her head. She returns to television in 2018 in the Steven Soderbergh series 'Mosaic', with a performance praised by critics.
This 2021 she has published the book 'In the Beauty of Living Twice', in which she recounts her efforts to rebuild her life after the serious health problem she suffered in 2001. The actress is now very active in the fight against AIDS, in for peace in the Middle East and participates in different charitable foundations.
