Sharon Stone has an estimated net worth of net worth of $60 million. Screen siren, opinionated diva, and one of the few actresses in Hollywood who can claim to be both a Paul Verhoeven muse and a MENSA member, Sharon Stone is nothing if not a legend in her own right. Beginning with her notorious disinclination to wear underwear during a police interrogation in Basic Instinct, Stone went on to become one of the most talked about actresses of the '90s, earning both admiration and infamy for her on- and off-screen persona. Almost as famous as Stone's glamorous image are her working-class roots.

Born in the Northwest Pennsylvania town of Meadville on March 10, 1958, Stone grew up as a bookworm in a large family. Highly intelligent, in addition to being a local beauty pageant queen, she won a scholarship to Pennsylvania's Edinboro University when she was 15 years old. After studying creative writing and fine arts, she decided to pursue a modeling career, and after moving to New York, she signed on with the Eileen Ford agency. Stone became a successful model in the late '70s, appearing in print and television ads for Clairol, Revlon, and Diet Coke.

In 1980, Stone branched out into acting, making her screen debut as the "pretty girl on train" in Woody Allen's Stardust Memories. Following this role, she spent the '80s appearing in one forgettable film after another, often cast as the stereotypical blonde bimbo. She finally got a break in 1990, when she appeared as Arnold Schwarzenegger's kickboxing secret-agent wife in Verhoeven's Total Recall.

Salary according to IMDB:

Basic Instinct 2 (2006) $13,600,000

Last Dance (1996) $6,000,000

Diabolique (1996) $6,000,000

Casino (1995) $2,000,000

The Specialist (1994) $5,000,000

Intersection (1994) $5,000,000

Sliver (1993) $2,500,000

Basic Instinct (1992) $500,000

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