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Kimila Ann Basinger (born December 8 , 1953 ) is an Academy Award -winning American film Actress of German , Irish , Swedish and one-eighth Cherokee descent. She was born in Athens , Georgia . Her last name is pronounced .

Entering the acting profession after great success as a Model , her most prominent appearances include '' 9½ Weeks '' ( 1986 ), '' Batman '' ( 1989 ), and '' L.A. Confidential '' ( 1997 ) for which she received an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress .

From 1993 to 2002 , she was married to actor Alec Baldwin , with whom she later engaged in a long legal custody battle (still ongoing) regarding their daughter, Ireland. He says that the case is classic Parental Alienation Syndrome and has spent more than $1m trying to maintain contact. She says he should amend his acting shedule to fit in with hers.

The small town of Braselton, Georgia , was bought by Basinger in 1989 for $20 million, with the hopes of establishing the town as a tourist attraction with movie studios and a film festival, but she met financial difficulties and sold it in 1993 . The town is now owned by developer Wayne Mason .


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  Title Academy Award For Best Supporting Actress
  Years 1997<br>'''for '' LA Confidential '' '''
  Before Juliette Binoche <br>for '' The English Patient ''
  After Judi Dench <br>for '' Shakespeare In Love ''



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