Although Stone has worked consistently over the past two decades, she's also been mostly out of the spotlight (perhaps by choice?). When she does pop up in the media, it's usually to discuss whether the infamous leg-opening scene was kosher. Or it's because director Paul Verhoeven is flapping his gums again about what she really agreed to do. But, in the background of all this, Stone has been quietly building a life, family, and a career for herself that's worth taking notice of, too.
She's played a variety of roles that toyed with her persona
She's also been taking aim at her sexpot persona. The year 2013 alone saw her playing a repressed mother in Lovelace, and a woman paying for sex out of desperation and loneliness in Woody Allen's Fading Gigolo. In a 2014 interview with The Independent, Stone waxed lyrical about her choice to play such roles, deadpanning that she feels the concept of shame was "invented by a man." Whether this was in reference to Basic Instinct, and the ensuing controversy, is open to interpretation but Stone is certainly unafraid of toying with the public's long-held idea of who she is.
She suffered a massive brain hemorrhage
She spent the next two years trying to piece back together who she was, a process Stone now credits with making her unafraid of the aging process because she knows "what the alternative is." The actress described it as a "humbling journey" that has forced her to work at everything in her life a bit harder as a result. She's made a habit of eating clean and works out four or five days a week, and she doesn't drink alcohol. But she hasn't lost her sense of humor, admitting, "People don't want to see a fat Sharon Stone, do they? I know my brand!"
She made a home for herself on TV
In particular, Stone headed up TNT show Agent X, playing none other than the President of the United States. She also proudly executive produced the show. Next up on her roster is the intriguing Mosaic, in which she plays popular children's author Olivia Lake. Considering the show is based around solving Lake's murder, it's fairly likely Stone will be front and center once more. She also found time to narrate children's TV show Harold and the Purple Crayon throughout its 13-episode run, a nod perhaps to her status as a quietly content single mother.
She's been a vocal proponent for women's rights
Back in 2015, Stone spoke out at a fashion event hosted by her sister Kelly about how "no one wanted to pay me" after Basic Instinct. Stone recalled sitting at her kitchen table with her manager, crying with frustration. And, even though she took a stand by refusing to work for free, Stone still got paid significantly less than her male co-stars.
The struggle to survive in a male-dominated industry is something Stone discussed again, in an interview with AARP, accompanied by fellow actresses Jane Fonda and Alfre Woodard. The three women discussed aging and the pressure to continue to be desirable in Hollywood. She also spoke to Luxury London about just how much strength it takes to survive in the business as a woman and how her strong characters represent that eternal fight.
She's been the chair of amFAR for 20 years
This impressive career as chair is detailed in all its glory on their official site, but suffice to say Stone's efforts have been more than exemplary over the years. Nothing she does is small, and from spreading awareness to fundraising, she's more than made her mark. In August 2000, she even hosted an auction at the starry Venice Film Festival that raised over half a million dollars. She won the Peace Summit Award in 2013 for her work.
She held an impromptu auction to build schools in Africa
As a guest of honor at the Pilosio Building Peace Award in Milan, Stone could have just smiled for the cameras and reveled in the moment. Instead, she took the opportunity, in front of a crowd of the most powerful and wealthy construction industry CEOs in the world, to raise both money and awareness.
Stone managed to gain enough pledges just from this one moment of spontaneity to build a whopping 28 schools in Africa. As it turned out, the idea was spurred on, Stone explained, from her meeting a businessman earlier who pledged to build two schools in exchange for a picture with her.
She adopted three sons
In her acceptance speech, Stone admitted that motherhood "didn't come easily" to her. Stone also told PEOPLE, in relation to life as a single mother, upon initially adopting Laird, "I have more love, help, friendship and kindness than at any other time in my life." Although they're mostly kept off social media and out of the public eye, Stone did post a fun snap sharing her 59th birthday with her kids to Twitter. Roan also broke with tradition and accompanied her to the 2018 Golden Globes.
She dabbles in music on the side
Stone revealed that the first song she ever had published was in aid of Hurricane Katrina, as part of a fundraising album (Come Together Now). Her song was actually the title track, which is no small feat. Elsewhere, she revealed, "I had a song come out in Argentina last year about a terrific writer and poet who was murdered in his car." Even further afield, Stone released a song in Sweden called "Let's Kiss."
Stone explained she went to college on a writing scholarship at just 15 and has "always been a person who's loved to write." She's even had several stories published in magazines over the years. This may be less of a hobby soon enough if the right project comes along.
She was the face of a high-fashion campaign
As detailed in an eye-catching spread and in-depth interview with Luxury London, Stone starred in Austrian label Airfield's S/S 2016 campaign. Clad in a variety of stunning, age-appropriate looks, Stone is the picture of assured confidence. She spends much of the interview discussing her seemingly everlasting sex appeal, noting, "Sexiness comes from deep inside. It's the feeling of being present, having fun and liking yourself enough."
She actually began her career as a model, as the interviewer notes, before moving forward with acting. So the campaign surely came easily to her. And it most likely won't be the last for a woman who doesn't let age get in the way.
She sent herself up as a bloodthirsty talent agent in The Disaster Artist
Almost upstaging James Franco himself in the sweet, true-life take on Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero's ultimate good-bad movie The Room, Stone appears as a bloodthirsty, platinum blonde talent agent. Called into the room by a subordinate who's visibly terrified of her, Stone turns her sights on Dave Franco's Greg, naively enthusiastic, grabs him in her claws and tells him simply "you're mine." It's a funny, Hollywood-skewering moment in a movie full of them. It also reaffirms Stone's standing as an icon, even if many people will struggle to think of what they've last seen her in.
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