Kim Basinger

Joined an ensemble cast for "The Informers"; based on a collection of short stories by Bret Easton Ellis

Co-starred in Mark Rydell's "Even Money," a series of intertwining stories on how gambling and drugs destroy people's lives

Starred opposite Kiefer Sutherland in the thriller, "The Sentinel"

Starred in the thriller "Cellular"

Starred opposite Jeff Bridges in "The Door in the Floor"

Co-starred with Al Pacino in "People I Know"

Re-teamed with director Curtis Hanson to play the drug-addled mother of an aspiring rap singer (played by Eminem) in "8 Mile"

Portrayed conservationist Kuki Gallmann in "I Dreamed of Africa"

Returned to features to play a call girl made to look like Veronica Lake in Curtis Hanson's "L.A. Confidential"

Played fashion reporter Kitty Potter in Altman's "Prêt-à-Porter"

Re-teamed with Gere for "Final Analysis"

Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Co-starred with future husband Alec Baldwin, playing lovers in "The Marrying Man"

Replaced the injured Sean Young in the role of Vicki Vale, love interest to "Batman"

First screen pairing with Richard Gere in "No Mercy"

Starred opposite Mickey Rourke in the erotic "9 1/2 Weeks"

First screen collaboration with Robert Altman, "Fool for Love"

Had breakout role playing Bond girl, Domino Petachi in "Never Say Never Again" opposite Sean Connery

Posed nude for Playboy magazine to promote her role in the Bond film

Made feature acting debut in "Hard Country"

Cast as Lorene Rogers in the NBC miniseries adaptation of "From Here to Eternity"; reprised role for a short-lived spin-off the following year

Played the title role in the NBC TV-movie, "Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold"

First starring role as J Z Kane in ABC's police drama, "Dog and Cat" (a pilot TV-movie and then a short-lived series)

Made TV debut in an episode of "Starsky and Hutch" (ABC)

At age 16, won the Athens Junior Miss contest

Won the Junior Miss Georgia contest

Won the national Miss Breck competition and appeared with her mother in an advertisement for the shampoo

Appeared in campaigns for Breck shampoo, Maybelline, Clairol and Revlon

Dropped out of college and moved to NYC to pursue modeling career

Signed by Eileen Ford to a modeling contract