Sharon Stone Filmography and Major Movie Roles
Sharon Stone is an American actress and producer known for a filmography spanning several decades. Her most recognized movie role is as Catherine Tramell in the 1992 erotic thriller Basic Instinct, which grossed over $350 million worldwide and became a cultural reference point in 1990s cinema. The film was produced by Carolco Pictures and distributed by TriStar Pictures, a Sony Pictures Entertainment subsidiary. Stone received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress and a Golden Globe nomination for the role. She later starred in films such as Casino (1995), where she played Ginger McKenna opposite Robert De Niro, earning a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama. The film was directed by Martin Scorsese and produced by Barbara De Fina for TriStar Pictures and others. Stone also appeared in action and thriller titles including Sliver (1993), The Specialist (1994), and Broken Arrow (1996), which were distributed by studios including Paramount Pictures and 20th Century Fox. Her later films include The Family Man (2000), Catwoman (2004), and Running Wild (2017). According to box office tracking sources, her films have collectively grossed billions of dollars globally, with Casino frequently cited among her highest-grossing titles. For detailed box office data, you can refer to resources like The Numbers or Box Office Mojo. View Sharon Stone box office data on Box Office Mojo.
In television, Sharon Stone has taken on leading and guest roles in several series. She starred as the lead in the NBC drama The Practice from 2004 to 2008, playing Senior Partner Shirley Schmidt, a role that earned her an Emmy nomination and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. She later appeared as a series regular in the CBS legal drama The Good Wife from 2010 to 2015, playing the high-powered attorney Patti Nyholm. The show, produced by Scott Free Productions for CBS Television Studios, ran for seven seasons and received multiple Emmy and Golden Globe nominations. Stone also had a recurring role in the HBO series The Undoing (2020), a limited series created by David E. Kelley and starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant. The series was produced by HBO Entertainment and was among the most-watched HBO Max titles during its premiere window. In 2023, she appeared in the Peacock limited series The Girlfriend Experience, an adaptation of the Steven Soderbergh film, produced by Anonymous Content. Her television work has been associated with major studios and networks including NBC, CBS, HBO, and Peacock, and has contributed to her sustained presence in the industry.
Sharon Stone Television Career and Awards
Stone's television career includes both drama and limited-series formats. Her role in The Practice, created by David E. Kelley, ran for eight seasons on NBC and was one of the network's flagship legal dramas during its run. The series won multiple Emmy Awards and was produced by 20th Century Fox Television and David E. Kelley Productions. Her performance as Shirley Schmidt was widely noted for its mix of wit and gravitas, and she remained a central cast member through the show's final season. In The Good Wife, Stone's character Patti Nyholm was a recurring antagonist and occasional ally to the lead, played by Julianna Margulies. The series was produced by Scott Free Productions, King Size Productions, and CBS Television Studios, and aired on CBS from 2009 to 2016. It received critical acclaim and multiple awards, including the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress for Margulies. Stone's involvement in the show was noted in industry coverage of its ensemble cast.