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Biography of Kimila Ann Basinger (a.k.a.: Kim Basinger)
 Kimila Ann "Kim" Basinger (born December 8, 1953) is an American
film actress and former fashion model.
Following her role as a Bond girl in Never Say Never Again (1983), Basinger
received a Golden Globe nomination for her work in The Natural (1984). She won
an Academy Award, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Award as best supporting
actress for her performance in L.A. Confidential (1997). Her film work includes
major roles in Batman (1989) and 8 Mile (2002).
Basinger was born in Athens, Georgia. Her father, Don Basinger, was a big band
musician and loan manager who landed in Normandy on D-Day. Her mother, Ann, was
a model, actress, and swimmer who appeared in Esther Williams films. The third
of five children, she has two brothers, Mick and Skip, and two sisters, Ashley
and Barbara. Basinger has German, Swedish and Cherokee ancestry and was raised
Methodist.
When Basinger was sixteen, she started her modeling career by winning the Athens
Junior Miss contest. She followed that by winning the title “Junior Miss
Georgia”. Basinger then competed in the national Junior Miss pageant.
It was there that Basinger was offered a modeling contract with Ford Modeling
Agency. Initially turning down the offer in favor of singing and acting, Basinger
reconsidered and went to New York to become a Ford model. Full name: Kimila Ann Basinger
Birthdate: December 8, 1953
Birthplace: Athens, Georgia, USA
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