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Born in Pennsylvania
March 10, 1958
Stone was born in Meadville, Pennsylvania. The second of four children, she is the daughter of Dorothy (nee Lawson), an accountant and homemaker, and Joseph Stone, a tool and die manufacturer. She has Irish ancestry, with roots in Galway.
Worked at McDonald's
March 10, 1971 - August 31, 1973
Went to College at 15
September 3, 1973
When she was a young woman her IQ was tested at 154 points. After skipping a grade in school, she was involuntarily transferred from Saegertown High School to Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, enrolling at the age of fifteen years.
Won Miss Crawford County Pageant
September 1, 1975
Stone won the title of Miss Crawford County in Meadville in 1975. One of the pageant judges said she should quit school and move to New York to become a fashion model. When her mother heard this, she agreed, and,
in 1977 Stone left Meadville, moving in with an aunt in New Jersey.
Signed by Ford Modeling Agency
September 5, 1977
Within four days of her arrival in New Jersey, she was signed by Ford Modeling Agency in New York. It was at this time that her name was linked with Peter Glaze, of BBC TV's Crackerjack fame. After signing with Ford, Stone spent a few years modeling, and appeared in TV commercials for Burger King, Clairol, and Maybelline, but she did not enjoy her work.
Quit Modeling to Become an Actress
January 5, 1980
Movie Debut
September 26, 1980
While living in Europe she decided to quit modeling and become an actress. "So I packed my bags, moved back to New York, and stood in line to be an extra in a Woody Allen movie," she later recalled. While auditioning, she met Michelle Pfeiffer, recognized her from the pageant she competed in, and the two began a friendship that lasts to this day. Stone was cast for a brief but memorable role in Allen's Stardust Memories (1980)
First Speaking Role (Deadly Blessings)
September 5, 1981
Deadly Blessings was Sharon Stone's second movie and the first in which she has a speaking role.
Married to Television Producer
April 19, 1984 - April 19, 1987
Stone married television producer Michael Greenburg in 1984 on the set of The Vegas Strip War, a TV movie he produced and she starred in, along with Rock Hudson and James Earl Jones. They separated three years later, and their divorce was finalized in 1990.
Above the Law
January 12, 1988
In Above the Law, a CIA agent seeks to bring down a drug ring. It is probably best-known for being the film debut of Steven Seagal.
Parents Divorced
October 14, 1989
Total Recall
September 5, 1990
Her appearance in Total Recall (1990) with Arnold Schwarzenegger gave Stone's career a much-needed jolt.
Posed Nude for Playboy
September 5, 1990
To coincide with Total Recall's release, Stone posed nude for Playboy magazine, showing off the buff body she developed in preparation for the movie (she pumped iron and learned Tae Kwon Do). In 1999, she was rated among the 25 sexiest stars of the century by Playboy.
Mom Remarried to Olympian
October 14, 1991
Kim's mom, Kris Houghton, married former Olympian Bruce Jenner in 1991.
First Starring Role (Basic Instinct)
September 5, 1992
The role that made her a star was that of Catherine Tramell, a brilliant, bisexual serial killer in Basic Instinct (1992). The part reportedly was offered to 13 other actresses before being offered to her.) In the movie's most notorious scene, Tramell is being questioned by the police and uncrosses her legs, revealing that she is not wearing anything beneath her dress.
People's 50 Most Beautiful
September 5, 1992
Following the Basic Instinct film, she was listed by People magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world.
Father is O.J. Simpson's lawyer
June 14, 1994 - April 20, 1995
Robert Kardashian, best known for being O.J. Simpson's lawyer during his murder trial, died on September 30, 2003. The O.J. Simpson murder case was a highly publicized U.S. criminal trial in which O. J. Simpson, former American football star for the National Football League (NFL) and actor, was accused of murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. Simpson was acquitted after a lengthy criminal trial.
Worked for Father's Company
September 1, 1994 - June 20, 1998
While attending an all-girls Catholic high school in Los Angeles, Kardashian worked at her father's music marketing firm, Movie Tunes.
The Quick and the Dead
September 5, 1995
Stone's stardom was such that she received top billing over Gene Hackman, Russell Crowe and Leonarddo DiCaprio when cast as a gunslinger for Sam Raimi's 1995 western The Quick and the Dead.
Hollywood Walk of Fame
November 5, 1995
In November 1995, Stone received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, located at 6925 Hollywood Blvd.
Golden Globe Award (Best Actress)
November 5, 1996
In 1996, she received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Dramatic Motion Picture for her role as "Ginger" in Martin Scorsese's Casino opposite Robert DeNiro. She also earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for the role.
Empire's 100 Sexiest in Film History
November 5, 1997
In 1997, Empire magazine chose her as one of the 100 sexiest stars in film history. She was also ranked among the top 100 movie stars of all time by Empire.
Married to Phil Bronstein
Feburary 14, 1998 - January 19, 2004
On February 14, 1998, she married Phil Bronstein, executive editor of the San Francisco Examiner and later San Francisco Chronicle. Stone and Bronstein were divorced in January 2004, after he had suffered a severe heart attack. They have an adopted son named Roan Joseph Bronstein, born on May 22, 2000. She also adopted her second son, Laird Vonne Stone on May 7, 2005. On June 28, 2006, Stone adopted her third son, Quinn Kelly.
Emmy Award (Outstanding Guest Actress)
April 19, 2003
In 2003, she appeared in three episodes from the 8th season of The Practice as Sheila Carlisle. For her performances, she received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series.
Father Died
September 30, 2003
Bisexuality
March 31, 2005 - Now
In 2005, during a television interview for her movie Basic Instinct 2, Stone hinted an interest in bisexuality, stating "Middle age is an open-minded period". Stone has said that in the past she's "dated" girls. While filming Basic Instinct, her best girlfriend was there to hold her hand out of camera range during some of the scenes. And in a biography, Naked Instinct, author Frank Sanello details a sexual liaison with a woman in the bathroom of the Beverly Hills Hotel. In January 2008, she was quoted as saying, "Everybody is bisexual to an extent. Now men act like women and it's difficult to have a relationship because I like men in that old-fashioned way. I like masculinity and, in truth, only women do that now".
Nude in Basic Instinct 2
March 31, 2006
After years of litigation, Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction was released on March 31, 2006. A reason for a long delay in releasing the film was reportedly Stone's dispute with the filmmakers over the nudity in the movie; she wanted more, while they wanted much much less. A group sex scene was cut in order to achieve an R rating from the MPAA for the U.S. release; the controversial scene remained in the U.K. version of the London-based film.
Alpha Dog
January 12, 2007
The film is based on the true story of the kidnapping and subsequent events of 15-year-old Nicholas Markowitz in 2000, and the alleged involvement of Jesse James Hollywood, a young drug dealer in California. Sharon Stone stars in the film with Bruce Willis and Justin Timberlake.
Honorary Doctorate
March 7, 2007
Stone returned for a visit to her college in March 2007 for academic purposes, and there to her surprise she received an honorary doctorate from former university president Frank Pogue. The honorary doctor of philosophy in public service degree was given to recognize her humanitarian efforts.
Humanitarian efforts:
In April 2004, she was awarded the National Center for Lesbian Rights
Spirit Award in San Francisco for her support and involvement with
organizations that serve the lesbian, gay and HIV/AIDS community. In March 2006, Stone traveled to Israel to promote peace in the Middle East through a press conference with Nobel Peace Prize winner Shimon Peres.
Sex Tape Released
March 21, 2007
Kardashian was little known outside gossip circles until the launch of her pornographic home video she had made with then-boyfriend, rapper Ray J was announced. Vivid Entertainment was the distribution company against which Kardashian had pursued legal action for the ownership of the tape. Kardashian later dropped the suit and settled with Vivid Entertainment for five million dollars.
Star in Reality Show on E!
October 14, 2007 - Now
Keeping Up With the Kardashians is an American reality-based television series that debuted on E! on October 14, 2007. The series is a joint venture between Bunim-Murray Productions and Ryan Seacrest Productions. The series documents the daily lives of the Kardashian/Jenner family, the former of which consists of the ex-wife and children of attorney Robert Kardashian.
Nude in Playboy
October 14, 2007
