Facts about Kim Basinger

• Real Name: Kimila Ann Basinger.
• Kim Basinger was born on December 8, 1953 in Athens, Georgia, United States.
• Kim studied ballet from age of three to mid-teens.
• Kim Basinger was considered to play Jody in Pulp Fiction.
• Parents: Don and Ann Basinger.
• The actress suffers from agoraphobia (fear of open spaces).
• Kim Basinger was born on the same day as the late Sam Kinison.
• Kim Basinger is of Swedish, German and Cherokee Indian ancestry.
• The actress won an Academy Award, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in L.A. Confidential (1997).
• Basinger was the first actress to win an Oscar after appearing naked in Playboy magazine.
• Kim Basinger is a vegetarian.
• Kim is an animal rights supporter.
• Kim Basinger turned down the role in the movie Basic Instinct that later went to the actress Sharon Stone.