What is Kim Basinger’s net worth?
The actor has amassed a net worth of $20 million.
| Net Worth: | $20 million |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: | December 8, 1953 (70 years old) |
| Gender: | Female |
| Height: | 171 cm |
| Profession: | Actor, Fashion Model, Film Producer, Singer |
| Nationality: | American |
Biography – A Short Wiki
Kim Basinger is an American model and actress who has a net worth of $20 million dollars. She is best known for her role in films like “Never Say Never Again” (1983), “The Natural” (1984), “Batman” (1989), and “L.A. Confidential” (1997).
Career
Kimila Ann Basigner was born in Athens, Georgia, on December 8, 1953. Her mother, Ann Lee (née Cordell), was a model and actress, and her father, Donald Wade Basinger, was a loan manager and big band musician, as well as a U.S. Army Veteran. She has four siblings. From when she was three years old to her mid-teens, Basinger studied ballet. When she was seventeen years old, she competed in America’s Junior Miss Scholarship Pageant, and was crowned Athens Junior Miss. Ford Modeling Agency offered her a modeling contract which she turned down in favor of pursuing a career in acting and singing, and she enrolled at the University of Georgia instead. However, she later changed her mind and moved to New York to work as a Ford model. Throughout the 1970s, she appeared in many, many advertisements; one of her most recognizable ads was as the Breck Shampoo girl. She also studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse and the William Esper Studio for the Performing Arts.
Personal Life
Basinger has been married twice. She and her first husband, Ron Synder-Britton, wed in 1980 and divorced in 1989. The marriage became the subject of Britton’s book “Longer than Forever” (1988), in which he speculates about her purported extramarital affairs. For eight years after the divorce, Basinger paid Britton alimony payments of $9,000 a month.
Quotes
“I just thank God that I didn’t grow up with so much money or privilege because you had to create ways to make it happen.”
— Kim Basinger
“My hand still shakes when I sign autographs. I still go and sit in the movies like everyone else and look up there and go ‘God! Movie stars! Wow!’ And I’m in this business. I walk out there just fascinated, and I always want to stay like that. I’m just a little kid going to these movies, and I don’t ever want to change.”
— Kim Basinger
“Clarity keeps you from boredom.”
— Kim Basinger
“I’m a very determined person.”
— Kim Basinger
“I remember that Jack Lemmon, who is one of my favorite actors of all time, says that the day he stops being nervous is the day he should leave the business.”
— Kim Basinger
