#Fact1She and Isabelle Huppert are the only actresses to have won the Best Actress in a Drama Golden Globe Award and not been nominated for the Best Actress Screen Actors Guild Award for the same performance.2Was roommates with Angela Robinson Witherspoon, when they were models.3After Basic Instinct (1992) her only box office success was The Specialist (1994).4She turned down the role of Lilly Raines in In the Line of Fire (1993) that went to Rene Russo.5She auditioned for the role of Chris Parker in Adventures in Babysitting (1987) that went to Elisabeth Shue.6She was considered for the role of Emma Peel in The Avengers (1998).7She was considered for the role of Dr. Claire Lewicki in Days of Thunder (1990) that went to Nicole Kidman.8She auditioned for the role of Rebecca Howe in Cheers (1982).9She was considered for the role of Sonja Blade in Mortal Kombat (1995) that went to Bridgette Wilson-Sampras.10She wanted Kristin Scott Thomas' roles in The English Patient (1996) and The Horse Whisperer (1998).11She auditioned for the role of Alex Owens in Flashdance (1983) that went to Jennifer Beals.12She was originally cast as Stacy Mansdorf in Blue Ice (1992), but dropped out in order to do Basic Instinct (1992). Sean Young replaced her.13Stone was hospitalized on September 29, 2001 for a subarachnoid hemorrhage, which was diagnosed as a vertebral artery dissection rather than the more common ruptured aneurysm, and treated with an endovascular coil embolization.14She was meant to play a character called Sharon Stone in The Flintstones (1994). When she dropped out to The Specialist (1994), the character was renamed Rosetta Stone and Halle Berry replaced her.15She auditioned for the role of Evelyn Nesbit in Ragtime (1981) that went to Elizabeth McGovern.16She was considered for the role of Sarah Connor in The Terminator (1984).17She was considered for the role of Bobby Duran in Havana (1990) that went to Lena Olin.18Was considered for the role of Michelle in Elle (2016).19She was considered for the role of Rose in Titanic (1997).20She was considered for the role of Breathless Mahoney in Dick Tracy (1990).21She was considered for the role of Vicki Vale in Batman (1989).22She was considered for the role of Virginia Hill in Bugsy (1991) that went to Annette Bening.23She turned down the role of Madison in Splash (1984).24She was considered for the starring role in Point of No Return (1993) that went to Bridget Fonda.25She was considered for the role of Elektra King in The World Is Not Enough (1999) that went to Sophie Marceau.26She auditioned for the role of Alex Forrest in Fatal Attraction (1987).27She auditioned for the role of Crystal Connors in Showgirls (1995) that went to Gina Gershon.28In 2001, Stone was linked to a biopic of the German film director Leni Riefenstahl. Prospective director, Paul Verhoeven, and Riefenstahl herself, favoured Stone to portray Riefenstahl in the film. Verhoeven, with whom Stone had worked previously, pulled out of the project, reportedly because he wanted to hire a more expensive screenwriter than the producers did.29Was up for the role of "Baby Houseman" in Dirty Dancing (1987) but lost out to Jennifer Grey.30She was the first choice to play Grace McKenna in U Turn (1997), but salary negotiations fell through. Jennifer Lopez replaced her.31She was considered for the role of Elvira Hancock in Scarface (1983).32Was considered for the role of "Jade Butterfield" in Endless Love (1981) but director Franco Zeffirelli believed she was too old to play a 15-year-old girl.33She auditioned for the role of Willie Scott in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984). She did appear in the Indiana Jones-insipred King Solomon's Mines (1985) and Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986).34As an elementary grade student at Brookhauser Elementary in the Saegertown Schools, Sharon was one of seven students chosen based on individually administered intelligence exams to enter a gifted program. That 1966-67 school year was the first time gifted programs were offered to rural elementary school students in Northwest Pennsylvania. To qualify, students had to possess an IQ in the upper 3%. Sharon surpassed that 130 IQ threshold with an IQ that placed her in the upper one half of one per cent, above 150 IQ.35She was considered for the role of Poison Ivy in Batman & Robin (1997).36Has 3 adopted sons: Roan Joseph Bronstein (b.May 22, 2000) with her now ex-2nd husband Phil Bronstein' and Laird Vonne Stone (b.May 7, 2005) & Quinn Kelly Stone (b.June 8, 2006) as a single parent.37She was originally set to co-star in So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993). She actually wanted to play both female roles, but studio executives at Sony did not like the idea and upon realizing this she refused to accept the part. The roles went to Nancy Travis and Amanda Plummer.38Suffered a few miscarriages before adopting her 1st son Roan in 2000.39Attending the Shanghai International Film Festival in China. [June 2007]40In 2015 Stone was guest of honor at the Pilosio Building Peace Award in Milan. She began an impromptu auction on stage in front of a crowd of CEOs from the construction industry and other dignitaries. She gained enough pledges to build 28 schools in Africa.41Release of the biography, "The Sharon Stone Story", by Mike Munn. [1997]42She was considered for the role of Linda Brown in The Boost (1988) that went to Sean Young.43(September 23, 2012) Fainted at a fashion show in Milan, Italy after severe head pains.44She was considered for the title role in Jade (1995) that went to Linda Fiorentino.45(September 29, 2001) Suffered cerebral hemorrhage.46She was considered for the role of Sarah Tobias in The Accused (1988).47Suffers asthma and diabetes and is allergic to caffeine.48She turned down the role of Laura Alden in Wolf (1994) that went to Michelle Pfeiffer.49Former smoker.50Said that Rock Hudson was instrumental in helping her build up her confidence and skills as an actress early in her career (in the television movie The Vegas Strip War (1984)). She also became good friends with Hudson and became a lifelong crusader for AIDS research due to her friendship with him.51Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6925 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California in 1995.52Ranked #11 in Men's Health 100 Hottest Women of All Time (2011).53Lives in Beverly Hills, California.54Lost custody of her son, Roan Joseph Bronstein, to Phil Bronstein after their divorce.55Born at 4:52 PM (EST).56Auditioned for the role of Crystal Connors in Showgirls (1995).57Appeared as one of the celebrity models in a charity fashion show staged by Thierry Mugler to benefit AIDS Project Los Angeles. [April 1992]58Was considered for the role of Lana in Risky Business (1983).59Felt offended when Gwyneth Paltrow portrayed her on Saturday Night Live (1975) (1999).60After Richard Gere introduced her to the The Dalai Lama, she converted to Buddhism.61For her role on The Quick and the Dead (1995), she was trained by renowned Hollywood Gun Coach Thell Reed, who has also trained such actors as: Russell Crowe, Val Kilmer, Edward Norton, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ben Foster and Girard Swan.62Chosen by Australian men magazine Zoo weekly as one of the "Top 50 Hottest Babes Ever". [March 2006]63Daughter of Joseph Stone, a tool and die manufacturer, and Dorothy Stone, an accountant and homemaker. Her aunt, Vonne Stone, was a painter and writer.64Her publicist is Cindi Berger.65Owns a ranch in New Zealand.66She donated many items to Rocky Stone to be given to less fortunate kids as part of the Toy Mountain Campaign.67Good friends with singer Christina Aguilera and attended Aguilera's November 19, 2005 wedding to music producer Jordan Bratman in Napa Valley, California.68A dedicated fund-raiser and advocate for AIDS research for the past 10 years, she received the Harvard Foundation's 2005 Humanitarian Award at the Memorial Church. Her friend, Rock Hudson, died from AIDS. [March 2005]69Created Officer in France's Order of Arts and Letters by Festival President Gilles Jacob, 20 May 2005, on the sidelines of the 58th edition of the Cannes International Film Festival.70Member of the Jury at Cannes Festival in 2002, alongside David Lynch, Christine Hakim, Claude Miller, Michelle Yeoh, Raoul Ruiz, Régis Wargnier, Walter Salles and William August (full-length films category).71She attended Edinboro State University of Pennsylvania where she majored in creative writing and fine arts in the 1970s on a writing scholarship, but left the school before graduating to pursue a modeling career. However, she was later awarded a honorary Doctorate in Philosophy in public service by the school in 2007.72January 28, 2005, World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland - At the end of the debate on "funding the war on poverty", she stood up and pledged $10,000 and asked people to follow her. Within five minutes they raised nearly $100,000 - she wanted to raise at least one million. It's money that will go directly to the Global Fund to Fight Aids Tuberculosis and Malaria - to buy bed nets to stop deaths from malaria in the developing world.73As a child, put on theatrical productions in the family's two-car garage before an audience of neighbors seated at a picnic table; as one garage door went down, the other would go up, revealing a new Stone-created set.74Won the Miss Crawford County (Pennsylvania) beauty pageant and was also queen of her high school's spring festival (1975).75Appeared as spokesmodel contestant on the pilot for the syndicated series Star Search (1983); won the competition (1983).76Moved to New York City (1977).77Entered the Miss Pennsylvania Pageant at age 17.78Her famous "leg crossing" scene in Basic Instinct (1992) was voted "Sexiest Leg Moment on Screen" in a poll for Veet.79Is a big supporter of the AIDS research organization AMFAR.80Her scar on her neck is from a childhood accident. She was riding a horse and she ran right into a clothes line and it ripped her neck open.81Received the Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters from the French government in 1995.82A sex scene in The Quick and the Dead (1995) between Ellen (Stone) and Cort (Russell Crowe) was shot, but Stone and director Sam Raimi decided that it wasn't a necessary part of the story. The scene was not included in the American release of the film, but international versions do include it.83Met her close friend Mimi Craven on the set of Deadly Blessing (1981). They subsequently worked together on the film Last Dance (1996) in 1996.84June 11, 2001: her husband, Phil Bronstein, underwent foot surgery after being attacked by a Komodo dragon during a private tour of the Los Angeles Zoo. The tour was arranged by Stone as a Father's Day gift for Bronstein, who had always wanted to see one of the Indonesian lizards up close. The attack occurred after Bronstein had removed his white shoes. Zookeepers later speculated the 5-foot-long lizard may have mistaken the shoes for white rats it ate regularly.85During Total Recall (1990) filming, she complained to director Paul Verhoeven that she wasn't sure whether her character really was married to Doug.86Made a teenage ballet star's dreams come true by giving her $75,000 for tuition fees.87She passionately kissed fan Joni Rimm for charity after she paid $50,000 for the pleasure. She auctioned the kiss in aid of Project Angel Food, a Los Angeles charity providing meals for homeless people. (August 12, 2003).88Spent many long workdays in agony while filming scenes for Casino (1995). She has back trouble due to an old injury, and the gold and white beaded gown she wore during a casino scene weighed 45 pounds.89Is a close friend of Jeanne Moreau. Presented a 1998 American Academy of Motion Pictures life tribute to her.90She has English, German, Scottish, and Irish ancestry.91Sharon was granted a restraining order against Agostino P'omata, who allegedly had made threats of violence against her. [March 2001]92As a child, Sharon once said she would become the next Marilyn Monroe.93Stone's former housekeeper Socorro Del Carmen Membreno pleaded not guilty to grand theft of $300,000 worth of jewelry and other valuables from Stone's Los Angeles home two months earlier. In June 2000, the former housekeeper was sentenced to 16 months in prison after she plead no contest to taking items from Ms. Stone. Judge Victoria Chavez ordered Socorro Del Carmen Membrano to pay Stone $50,000 in restitution after it was found that the maid had taken jewelry, handbags and other items from the home. Among the items taken were dozens of evening gowns worth over $20,000. [March 2000]94Received a humanitarian award from the Human Rights Campaign, a well-funded organization specializing in gay and lesbian rights, for her role in If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000), in which she plays the lover to Ellen DeGeneres, with whom she wants to raise a child. [2000]95Ex-husband Phil Bronstein is one of the editors of the San Francisco Examiner.96Speaks Italian.97Turned down the role in Exit to Eden (1994) that later went to Rosie O'Donnell.98Auditioned for the role of Alex Forrest in Fatal Attraction (1987), Vicki Vale in Batman (1989) and Breathless Mahoney in Dick Tracy (1990).99One of People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" and "25 Most Intriguing People". [1992]100As a teenager worked part-time as a McDonald's countergirl.101Auditioned for the Cathy Moriarty role in Raging Bull (1980).102Has one older brother (Mike Stone), one younger brother (Patrick Stone), and a younger sister (Kelly Stone).103Went to school at Saegertown High School, Saegertown, Pennsylvania.104Owns her own production company, Chaos.105Former model for the Eileen Ford Model Agency.106(1993-1994) Engaged to producer William J. MacDonald.107Ranked #77 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]108Entered Pennsylvania's Edinboro University at age 15.109Playboy Magazine's "100 Sexiest Stars of the Century," Number 24. [1999]110Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the "100 Sexiest Stars in Film History" (#49). [August 1995]

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