Claim: Kim Basinger is a person who acts.

Kimila Ann Basinger -LRB- -LSB- ˈbeɪsɪŋər -RSB- ; born December 8 , 1953 -RRB- is an American actress , singer and former fashion model . Following a successful modeling career in New York during the 1970s , Basinger moved to Los Angeles where she began her acting career on television in 1976 . She starred in several made-for-TV films , including a remake of From Here to Eternity -LRB- 1979 -RRB- , before making her feature debut in the 1981 drama Hard Country . She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Lynn Bracken in the 1997 film L.A. Confidential .   Basinger came to prominence playing Bond girl Domino Petachi in the 1983 film Never Say Never Again , opposite Sean Connery , and went on to receive a Golden Globe nomination for her role as Memo Paris in The Natural -LRB- 1984 -RRB- . She starred as Elizabeth in the controversial erotic romantic drama 9 1/2 Weeks -LRB- 1986 -RRB- with Mickey Rourke , and as Vicki Vale in Tim Burton 's blockbuster Batman -LRB- 1989 -RRB- , which remains the highest-grossing film of her career . For her role in L.A. Confidential , she also won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress and the SAG Award for Best Supporting Actress . Her other films include I Dreamed of Africa -LRB- 2000 -RRB- , 8 Mile -LRB- 2002 -RRB- , The Door in the Floor -LRB- 2004 -RRB- , Cellular -LRB- 2004 -RRB- , The Nice Guys -LRB- 2016 -RRB- , and Fifty Shades Darker -LRB- 2017 -RRB- .