Kim Basinger is a person.
Kimila Ann Basinger ( [ ˈbeɪsɪŋər ] ; born December 8 , 1953 ) 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 ( 1979 ) , 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 . 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 .