Sharon Yvonne Stone (born March 10, 1958) is an American actress,
film producer, and former
fashion model. She first achieved international recognition for her performance in the
erotic thriller Basic Instinct. She was nominated for an
Academy Award for Best Actress and won a
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama for her role in
Casino.
Early life
Stone was born in
Meadville,
Pennsylvania. The second of four children, she is the daughter of Dorothy (
née Lawson), an accountant and homemaker, and Joseph Stone, a
tool and die manufacturer.
[Cigar Aficionado | People Profile | Sharon Stone][Sharon Stone Biography (1958-)] Stone graduated in 1975 from Saegertown High School in
Saegertown, Pennsylvania, graduating early in an accelerated study program in conjunction with
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. After graduating from high school, she briefly attended Edinboro.
