Claim: Sharon Stone is an actress.

Catherine Tramell is a fictional character and main antagonist in the film Basic Instinct -LRB- 1992 -RRB- and its sequel , Basic Instinct 2 -LRB- 2006 -RRB- . Catherine , created by writer Joe Eszterhas , is played by Sharon Stone in both films . In Basic Instinct , Tramell is a serial killer and love interest of washed-up detective Nick Curran ; Basic Instinct 2 pairs her with the similarly troubled British psychologist Michael Glass .   One European critic defined Catherine Tramell as `` a mix between the classic femme fatale and the new psycho killers , one of the most evil characters ever created , on Hannibal Lecter 's level '' . She was nominated to be a member of the American Film Institute 's `` Best Villains '' list . She was also included as one of the best 250 fiction villains ever created . In June 2010 , Entertainment Weekly named her one of the 100 Greatest Characters of the Last 20 Years .