We need to talk about Sharon Stone for a second
Oscar-nominated screen star Sharon Stone turns 64 today, and what can we say? We’re in love.For the uninformed, Stone has made a career out of playing bombshell, sexually liberated characters, including a few queers (more on that in a moment).
Off-camera, she’s proven herself a staunch and devoted ally to the LGBTQ community, having raised tens of millions of dollars for AIDS research.Now, that’s what we call a friend!In honor of Ms.
Stone’s 64 circles around the sun, we’ve put together five essential moments from her career, on-screen and off, that encapsulates her power and appeal as an actress and activist.Stone rocketed to the top of the showbiz heap with her role in the erotic thriller Basic Instinct.
The actress took the role after a litany of A-list stars turned the part down. Stone, by contrast, had no reservations about playing a bisexual serial killer or about going full-frontal nude on camera.
