Sharon Stone
She’s one of the most stunning actresses who has ever lived. That interrogation scene from Basic Instinct did not just catapult her to the A-list, it also remains as one of the 1990’s most iconic big-screen moments. But a decade later resulted in a decade of flops, as the 21st century brought audiences such anemic roles as the villain in Catwoman and, of course, her reviled performance in Basic Instinct 2 (which earned her a Razzie for Best Actress). How the mighty star of The Mighty hath fallen.
You may think that Sharon Stone had all but vanished from show business, even if you were one of the few who saw Lovelace this summer. In the biopic, Stone portrayed Linda Lovelace’s mother – and the actress is barely recognizable underneath red dye, frumpy clothes and wrinkled skin. She used to be unafraid to show skin; now, she is unafraid to show scars. Even amidst an absence from the big screen, her classic performances, including her Oscar-nominated turn in Casino, remain bracing and alive in wildly censored TV cuts.
She has aged wonderfully and her sensual power as an actress still drives audiences mad. If a cable series needs a game actress who can do gritty, glib or glamorous – and is unafraid of baring all to fit the standards of most cable dramas – Stone seems like a natural fit (or a basic instinct) for TV producers.
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