- Her agoraphobia could keep her housebound for up to six months at a time, before she received therapy to combat it.
- When she reneged on her verbal agreement to star in Boxing Helena (1993) in 1993, the producers sued her for breach of contract and a jury ordered her to pay over $8 million, which ultimately forced Basinger to declare bankruptcy. Her appeal was ultimately accepted.
- Generally shuns talk shows due to social anxiety, rarely turns up at Hollywood parties, spurned many invitations to present at the Oscars (she said no 6 years in a row before making her first appearance in 1990), and has even been absent from some of her own premieres.
- As a school child, she suffered from crippling shyness preventing her from reading aloud or answering questions in class.
- Turned down the role in Basic Instinct (1992) that later went to Sharon Stone.
- Cosmetics firm Revlon severed their contract with her in early 1983 for violating a no-nudity clause. Several months later, when Kim was getting a lot of publicity for the Bond film, Revlon came back to her and she turned them down flat.
- Brother-in-law Gary Guyer, a stockbroker who is married to Kim's sister Barbara, recommended Basinger buy the bulk of the privately owned land in the small town of Braselton, Georgia, some 1,691 acres in 1989, for $20 million, to establish it as a tourist attraction with movie studios and a film festival. However, she encountered financial difficulties and started to sell parts of it off in 1995. The town is now owned by developer Wayne Mason. In a 1998 TV interview, Basinger stated that "nothing good came out of it" because a rift resulted within her family. Mom Ann and brothers Skip and Mick sided with the Guyers in the dispute, while dad Don and sister Ashley sided with Kim.
- As of 2002 Kim was estranged from her mother, Ann, and all except one of her four siblings. Her father Don and youngest sister Ashley were the only family members invited to her wedding in 1993, and the only family members she thanked in her acceptance speech at the Academy Awards in 1998. A week before Christmas in 2015, however, Ann told RadarOnline that Kim would be home for the holidays, indicating they had apparently reconciled without making a public show of it.
- Is allergic to sunlight and is rarely seen out and about during the day without either a hat or parasol.
- Her father was an introspective, classically trained trumpeter, while mom was a flamboyant, extroverted housewife Kim describes as "Lucy-like".
- In the early 1980s she had to re-teach herself how to drive after experiencing panic attacks while shopping. Enrolled in a behavior-modification program overseen by Malibu psychologist Dr. Ronald Doctor, who is interviewed with Basinger in the documentary Panic: A Film About Coping (2001).
- The tiger print one-piece she wears in Never Say Never Again (1983)'s final scene was given to her by the Playboy organization.
- Soon after arriving in Hollywood in 1976, Kim stayed at the Bel-Air home of Johnny Carson's ex Joanne Carson. (The same house where, years later, author Truman Capote died.) But Kim moved out rather quickly after she and Joanne - whom Kim said was sad, doped and drunk at the time - were skinny dipping in the pool one day and Kim interpreted Joanne's actions and conversations as coming on to her.
- Began dating Mitchell Stone in 2014. Just like her first husband coincidentally, Mitch was Kim's hairstylist on a movie set when they met. The couple, who wear matching gold bands, knew each other for 16 years prior to becoming an item and have since moved in together.
- According to celebrity trainer Kathy Kaehler (whose clients also include Drew Barrymore, Kim Kardashian and Julia Roberts), "Kim Basinger is the most committed workout gal around. She pushes hard at every workout and when she is not with me she works out on her own. Her drive and focus to keep fitness and nutrition her top priority is truly extraordinary." The star reportedly exercises at least four times a week, often swimming 100 laps at a time to stay in shape, and is particularly keen on the glute blaster machine.
- Directors she works with often enjoy working with her so much that they use her multiple times: Blake Edwards for The Man Who Loved Women (1983) and Blind Date (1987); Robert Altman for Fool for Love (1985) and Ready to Wear (1994); and Curtis Hanson for L.A. Confidential (1997) and 8 Mile (2002).
- Very self-conscious about the back of her hands, her feet and her legs. At the peak of her influence she had it written in her contracts that they are never filmed.
- Bought her own town, Braselton, in her home state of Georgia.
- Her last name is often mispronounced, so when she appeared with husband Alec Baldwin on Saturday Night Live (1975) on NBC, he asked her during the opening monologue how to pronounce it. In seriousness, she answered "BAY-sing-ger," with the final syllable used with a hard "g" as in "go".
- Daughter, with Alec Baldwin, Ireland born. (October 23, 1995)
- Studied ballet from age of 3 to mid-teens.
- Alec Baldwin joined Co-Dependents Anonymous to get over her. The divorce, initiated by Basinger in January 2001, was bitter and messy, and the custody disputes over their daughter went on for years. In his memoir "A Promise to Ourselves" (2008), Baldwin contended that his ex-wife spent more than $1.5 million in her efforts to deny him parental access.
- Studied voice at the Vocal Arts Foundation in Manhattan while taking acting lessons from Stella Adler. Somebody wanted her to be an opera singer, but she was more interested in black soul music. As a budding lyricist she entered 12 songs in the American Song Festival and in 1989, recorded a 9-track pop album (produced by then-boyfriend Prince) entitled "Hollywood Affair", which she later decided against releasing.
- Is a celebrity investor in West L.A. restaurant Carmine's along with Tony Danza.
- Replaced Sean Young for the role of Vicki Vale in Batman (1989).
- Went to high school with Keith Strickland of the The B-52's.
- She and Alec Baldwin met and fell in love in 1990 on the set of the trouble-plagued movie The Marrying Man (1991).
- Almost didn't appear in L.A. Confidential (1997) because she was tired of playing prostitutes.
- Loved the movie My Fair Lady (1964) and the "Loverly" song in it, which prompted her dad to encourage her to enter local Junior Miss pageant and sing the song as her "talent." She didn't win, but later did succeed in national Miss Breck competition and appeared with her mother in an advertisement for the shampoo. This led to career as Ford model, then to acting.
- First "Bond Girl" (she played Domino in Never Say Never Again (1983)) to win an Oscar (won for L.A. Confidential (1997)).
- Her character in 8 Mile (2002), Stephanie Smith, is a direct representation of Eminem's mom Deborah R. Nelson. Debbie was upset with the film, claiming Kim portrayed her falsely.
- Underwent surgery to remove slipped discs and fuse together damaged vertebrae in her lower back. (August 2002)
- For the Washington D.C. premiere of My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988), she was accompanied by President-elect George Bush and First Lady-to-be Barbara Bush. Guarded by Secret Service agents, the trio ate dinner at Duke Zeibert's restaurant afterwards. Kim, who is actually a staunch Democrat, said being with the Bushes "is like going home" and called them "a real Christmas card family".
- Turned down leading role in Sleepless in Seattle (1993) which went to Meg Ryan.
- Self-opines her performance in 9½ Weeks (1986) as the best work of her career, albeit only in its unseen entirety. Unfortunately, Adrian Lyne's potential masterpiece lost crucial scenes and became incomprehensible because of the rating battle which necessitated extensive editing in order to avoid an X. Before the film got cut to shreds, producer Keith Barish said he would probably get picketed by women's groups if it came out. Kim criticized MGM's decision to censor the controversial material and revealed that she squirreled away 14 hours of videotaped scenes for her own private use. For years, fans have longed for the original version to be made available for public viewing. The Unrated DVD edition contains just under 6 minutes of extra footage, with no additional features.
- Credits Playboy with stopping her from being a hermit.
- Now-forgotten first hubby Ron, a makeup artist, changed his surname from Snyder to Britton after Basinger demanded he choose "something with a B" so it matched the initials monogrammed on her luxury luggage set. He also quit his job and kept a low profile so as not to hamper the status-conscious actress' image. When they split up, Ron received a multimillion-dollar settlement plus $9,000 monthly alimony for the next eight years, equal to the length of their marriage. Publicly, Kim hasn't acknowledged his existence in well over two decades.
- First actress to win an Oscar after posing naked for Playboy magazine.
- Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#40). (1995)
- Was a cheerleader at Athens High School.
- Daughter Ireland Baldwin appears briefly in flashbacks as the younger version of Kim's character Sally in Grudge Match (2013).
- Took the role of Elena in Fifty Shades Darker (2017) after Michelle Pfeiffer rejected it.
- She was to have starred with Prince in Graffiti Bridge (1990), but their split precluded that casting choice.
- To win the coveted role of Elizabeth in 9½ Weeks (1986), she beat out Kathleen Turner, who interviewed for the part, and Isabella Rossellini.
- Kim has English, and a smaller amount of German, Scottish, and Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), ancestry, as well as remote French roots. She is also often attributed as having Swedish and Cherokee Native American ancestry, but it is not clear if these lineages have been verified/documented.
- She holds the distinction of being the only actress who has both posed nude for Playboy and won an Academy Award (Jane Fonda and Charlize Theron also appeared nude in Playboy, both those photos were snapped privately and both actresses sued the magazine for publishing without consent).
- Her movie 9½ Weeks (1986) was the third-highest-grossing 1986 release in Italy even though it flopped at the U.S. box office.
- Her Malibu home was destroyed by the catastrophic Woolsey fire. (November 2018)
- Was originally cast in Kansas City (1996) as Carolyn.
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