Since making her motion picture debut opposite Robert Redford in Barry Levinson's The Natural, Kim Basinger has appeared in more than twenty feature films.

In 2004 Basinger starred in Door In The Floor for Focus Features and was also seen in Elvis Has Left The Building. In 2002, Basinger starred opposite Eminem in Universal’s 8 Mile and in Miramax’s People I Know, opposite Al Pacino and Tea Leoni.

In 1998, Basinger received an Academy Award for her role in Warner Brothers critically acclaimed film L.A. Confidential, based on the James Ellroy classic crime novel of the same title. The film, directed by Curtis Hanson earned nine Academy Award nominations and also earned Basinger a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and a BAFTA nomination.

In 2000, Basinger was seen in Paramount’s Bless the Child, directed by Chuck Russell and also starring Jimmy Smits and Rufus Sewell. Basinger also starred in Hugh Hudson's I Dreamed of Africa for Columbia Tri-Star. The film was shot entirely on location in Venice, Italy and South Africa and is based on the best-selling true story by Kenya activist Kuki Gallmann.

Basinger currently resides in Los Angeles.