Sharon Stone

Sharon Vonne Stone is an American actress. Known for primarily playing femme fatales and women of mystery on film and television, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1990s. She is the recipient of various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a nomination for an Academy Award. She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1995 and was named Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters in France in 2005. After modeling in television commercials and print advertisements, Stone made her film debut as an extra in Woody Allen's dramedy Stardust Memories and played her first speaking part in Wes Craven's horror film Deadly Blessing. In the 1980s, she appeared in such pictures as Irreconcilable Differences, King Solomon's Mines, Cold Steel, and Above the Law.

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