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Sharon Vonne Stone
March 10, 1958 Meadville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1976–present |
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| Partner(s) | William MacDonald (1992–1994) Bob Wagner (1994–1995) |
| Children | 3 |
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Sharon Vonne Stone (born March 10, 1958) is an American actress. She is well-known for her roles in many movies and TV shows, especially in the 1990s. She has won several important awards, including a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award. She was also nominated for an Academy Award. In France, she was honored with the title "Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters" in 2005.
Sharon Stone started her career by modeling in TV commercials and print ads. Her first movie role was as an extra in Stardust Memories (1980). She then had her first speaking part in the horror film Deadly Blessing (1981). During the 1980s, she appeared in films like Irreconcilable Differences (1984), King Solomon's Mines (1985), and Above the Law (1988).
Her role in Martin Scorsese's crime drama Casino (1995) brought her a Golden Globe Award. She also received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress for this role.
On television, Stone has appeared in the ABC miniseries War and Remembrance (1987). She was also in the HBO TV movie If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000). Later, she starred in Steven Soderbergh's Mosaic (2017) and Ryan Murphy's Ratched (2020). She won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her guest role in The Practice (2004). She also appeared in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2010).
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Early Life and Education
Sharon Vonne Stone was born on March 10, 1958. Her birthplace was Meadville, Pennsylvania. Her mother, Dorothy Marie, was an accountant. Her father, Joseph William Stone II, was a tool and die manufacturer. Sharon has three siblings: Michael, Kelly, and Patrick Joseph. Her family has some Irish background. She once shared that her Irish ancestors came to the United States during the Great Famine.
Sharon Stone was a very smart child. She reportedly has an IQ of 154. She started second grade when she was only five years old. At 14, she had a neck injury while training a horse. The animal bucked and charged towards a washing line.
She finished high school at Saegertown High School in Saegertown, Pennsylvania, in 1975. At 15, Stone was accepted into Edinboro State College. She received a scholarship for creative writing. However, she left college to move to New York City and become a fashion model. In 2016, she went back to Edinboro University of Pennsylvania to finish her degree.
Career Highlights
Starting in Modeling and Acting (1976–1989)
While studying at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Sharon Stone won the title of Miss Crawford County, Pennsylvania. In 1976, she was a candidate for Miss Pennsylvania. A judge at the pageant told her to leave college and move to New York City to become a fashion model. Stone followed this advice. She moved to New Jersey to live with an aunt. By 1977, she had signed with Ford Modeling Agency in New York City.
She then moved to Europe, living in Milan and Paris for a year. While there, she decided to stop modeling and try acting. She returned to New York. At 20, Stone got a small role in Woody Allen's movie Stardust Memories (1980). A year later, she had a speaking part in the horror film Deadly Blessing (1981).
French director Claude Lelouch cast Stone in the musical Les Uns et les Autres (1982). She was on screen for only two minutes and was not listed in the credits. She then appeared as a guest on TV shows like Silver Spoons (1982) and Magnum, P.I. (1984). In 1984, she played a starlet in the drama Irreconcilable Differences. She also starred in the action films King Solomon's Mines (1985) and Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986). These films were not well-liked by critics.
Stone got the role of Janice Henry in the ABC miniseries War and Remembrance (1987). This was a sequel to The Winds of War. In the late 1980s, she played a reporter in Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987). She also appeared in the crime film Above the Law (1988).
Becoming a Star (1990–1992)
In Paul Verhoeven's science fiction action film Total Recall (1990), Stone played the wife of a construction worker. The film was successful, earning $261.2 million worldwide. This movie greatly helped Stone's career. She was then cast in five movies released in 1991. These included the romantic comedy He Said, She Said and the psychological thriller Scissors.
In another Verhoeven film, the thriller Basic Instinct (1992), she played a character named Catherine Tramell. This role made her a big star. Critics praised her "star-making performance." For this part, Stone received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress. The film was also a huge financial success, making US$352.9 million worldwide.
Leading Roles and Recognition (1993–1999)
In 1993, Stone played a leading role in Sliver. The film was not liked by critics but was a commercial success. It earned US$116.3 million at the box office. She also had a small appearance in Last Action Hero (1993), with Arnold Schwarzenegger. In 1994, Stone appeared in the drama Intersection with Richard Gere. She also starred with Sylvester Stallone in the action thriller The Specialist. The Specialist made US$170.3 million worldwide.
In The Quick and the Dead (1995), Stone played a gunfighter. She also helped produce the film. She chose director Sam Raimi and co-star Russell Crowe. She even paid Leonardo DiCaprio's salary herself to have him in the movie. The Quick and the Dead made a modest profit.
Stone starred with Robert De Niro in Martin Scorsese's crime drama Casino (1995). She played Ginger McKenna, a clever wife. The film was highly praised by critics and earned US$116.1 million globally. For her role, she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama. She also received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. In 1996, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. This star is located at 6925 Hollywood Blvd. She also received the Crystal Award.
Stone also acted in the psychological thriller Diabolique (1996) and the drama Last Dance (1996). She was in the suspense film Sphere (1998). These films were not successful. In 1998, Stone lent her voice to the animated film Antz. She also played a mother in the drama The Mighty, which was well-received. Stone was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her role in The Mighty.
Her role in Gloria (1999) was not a success. In 1999, she played a main role in the comedy The Muse. Critics had mixed feelings about this film. She received a nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical for this role.
Taking a Break and New Roles (2000–2004)
In 2000, Stone starred in the HBO television film If These Walls Could Talk 2. She played a woman trying to start a family. She also starred in the comedy Beautiful Jo. While she received another award from Women in Film for If These Walls Could Talk 2, Beautiful Jo was released on TV instead of in theaters.
In September 2001, Stone was hospitalized for a brain hemorrhage. She took a break from acting to recover. She felt that she had to "figure herself out all over again" after this. She returned to acting in 2003. She had a three-episode role as an attorney named Sheila Carlisle in The Practice. For this role, she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series.
Stone tried to return to major films with roles in Cold Creek Manor (2003) and Catwoman (2004). In Cold Creek Manor, she played a woman terrorized by the former owner of her new home. In Catwoman, she played the CEO of a cosmetic company. Both films did not do well at the box office.
Independent Films and Group Dramas (2005–2017)
Her next film was Jim Jarmusch's dramedy Broken Flowers (2005). Stone played a woman who reconnects with an old friend. This film was highly praised by critics. It won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2005, she was honored again in France.
After legal issues, Basic Instinct 2 was released in 2006. It did not do well at the box office. Stone appeared in Nick Cassavetes's crime drama Alpha Dog (2006). She played Olivia Mazursky. She also was part of a group cast in Emilio Estevez's drama Bobby (2006). This film was about the hours before the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy. Stone received good reviews for her performance. She was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. She won the Hollywood Film Festival Award for Best Ensemble Cast.
Stone played a woman with depression in the independent drama When a Man Falls in the Forest (2007). This film premiered at the 57th Berlin International Film Festival. Many of her films in the late 2000s were released directly to DVD. In 2010, Stone guest-starred in four episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. She played Jo Marlowe, a former police officer turned prosecutor. Critics praised her "great presence" in the show.
She took a leading female role in the French action sequel Largo Winch II (2011). She played a United Nations investigator. In 2012, she starred as a journalist in the thriller Border Run.
In 2013, Stone played in the biographical drama Lovelace. In 2014, she starred in the Italian dramedy A Golden Boy. She also played America's first female Vice President in the TNT series Agent X. This show only aired for one season. Stone played an adoptive mother in the drama Mothers and Daughters (2016). She was also in the action film Life on the Line (2016). Stone played a rich billionaire in the drama Running Wild (2017). James Franco's biographical comedy The Disaster Artist (2017) was a success. Stone played Iris Burton, an actor's agent, in this film.
Recent Film and Television Work (2018–Present)
Stone returned to television in 2018. She played a murdered children's book author in Steven Soderbergh's HBO mystery Mosaic. This was released as an interactive app and a TV drama. She received positive reviews for her performance. She won the Satellite Award for this role.
In Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese (2019), Stone played an exaggerated version of herself. This film was released on Netflix. She worked with Soderbergh again for The Laundromat (2019). She played a realtor in this film, alongside Meryl Streep.
In Netflix's psychological thriller series Ratched (2020), Stone played a wealthy heiress. She hires a hit man to hurt a doctor. Stone found the character very interesting. The series was watched by 48 million people in its first four weeks. In 2020, Stone appeared as herself in an episode of The New Pope.
In 2021, she appeared as herself in the dramedy Here Today. She was also cast in the romantic drama Beauty, for Netflix.
Personal Life
Sharon Stone is a Tibetan Buddhist. She became interested in Buddhism after Richard Gere introduced her to the Dalai Lama. She has also stated that she believes in God. On September 29, 2001, Stone was hospitalized for a type of brain bleed. She recovered from this health challenge.
Relationships and Family
In 1984, Sharon Stone met TV producer Michael Greenburg. They met on the set of The Vegas Strip War, a TV film he produced and she starred in. They married the same year. They separated three years later and divorced in 1990.
Stone and comedian Garry Shandling were friends and dated briefly. She appeared on his show The Larry Sanders Show. They remained close friends until Shandling's death in 2016.
In 1993, Stone met filmmaker William J. MacDonald on the set of Sliver. They became engaged but separated one year later in 1994. While working on The Quick and the Dead in 1994, Stone met Bob Wagner, an assistant director, and they became engaged.
On February 14, 1998, Stone married Phil Bronstein, an editor for newspapers. Stone experienced several miscarriages and was unable to have biological children. They adopted a son, Roan Joseph Bronstein, in 2000. Bronstein filed for divorce in 2003, and it was finalized in 2004. A judge ruled that Roan would live mainly with Bronstein, and Stone would have visitation rights.
Stone adopted her second son, Laird Vonne, in 2005. She adopted her third son, Quinn Kelly Stone, in 2006. As of 2018, Stone lives with her three sons in West Hollywood, California. Their home was once owned by actor Montgomery Clift.
Activism and Charity Work
In March 2006, Stone traveled to Israel. She promoted peace in the Middle East with Nobel Peace Prize winner Shimon Peres. In 2013, she called Peres her "mentor." On October 23, 2013, Stone received the Peace Summit Award. This was for her work helping people with HIV/AIDS.
In 2015, Stone was a special guest at an award ceremony in Milan. She started an unplanned auction on stage. She raised enough money to build 28 schools in Africa.
Selected Films and Awards
Sharon Stone has acted in over one hundred films and TV shows. Her career spans more than four decades. She has won 10 awards from 41 nominations. These include one Golden Globe Award (for Casino), one Primetime Emmy Award (for The Practice), and two MTV Movie Awards (for Basic Instinct). Her most notable films include:
- Irreconcilable Differences (1984)
- King Solomon's Mines (1985)
- Above the Law (1988)
- Action Jackson (1988)
- Total Recall (1990)
- Basic Instinct (1992)
- Sliver (1993)
- The Specialist (1994)
- The Quick and the Dead (1995)
- Casino (1995)
- Antz (1998)
- Sphere (1998)
- Catwoman (2004)
- Broken Flowers (2005)
- Basic Instinct 2 (2006)
- Alpha Dog (2006)
- Bobby (2006)
- The Disaster Artist (2017)
- Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese (2019)
- The Laundromat (2019)
In December 2024, Sharon Stone was included on the BBC's 100 Women list.
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In Spanish: Sharon Stone para niños
