Kim Basinger biography 2022
Kim Basinger biography Kim Basinger is the beautiful model turned Oscar-winning actress born and raised in Athens, Georgia, to a jazz musician father and a champion swimmer/model/water ballet performer mother. Kim was so shy as a child that her parents tested her to see if she was autistic. One thing was for sure; even with her bashfulness, Kim knew she would be an actress, and she always told her parents so. Since performing is in her parents' genes, this was not so hard to believe. Kim Basinger took diving, dancing, and gymnastics lessons in high school. She was sixteen when she entered the Athens Junior Miss contest and won by singing a number from My Fair Lady. She later won the Junior Miss Georgia title and moved on to compete in the national Junior Miss pageant held in the Big Apple. In New York, Eileen Ford of the Ford Modeling Agency met Kim Basinger and offered her a modeling contract. At first, she refused the offer since her heart was in singing or acting, but she immed