Met her close friend Mimi Craven on the set of _Deadly Blessing (1981)_ . They subsequently worked together on the film Last Dance (1996) in 1996.

Member of the Jury at Cannes Festival in 2002 alongside David Lynch, Christine Hakim, Claude Miller, Michelle Yeoh, Raoul Ruiz, Régis Wargnier, Walter Salles and Bille August (full-length films category).

Daughter of Joseph Stone and Dorothy Stone.

Irish-American

Member of the Jury at Cannes Festival in 2002 alongside David Lynch, Christine Hakim, Claude Miller, Michelle Yeoh, Raoul Ruiz, Régis Wargnier, Walter Salles and 'Bill August' (full-length films category).

Son, Roan Joseph Bronstein, born May 22, 2000 (adopted).

Playboy Magazine's "100 Sexiest Stars of the Century," Number 24. [1999]

Ranked #77 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]

Son, Quinn Kelly Stone, born June 2006 (adopted).

One of People Magazine's "25 Most Intriguing People" of 1992.

Speaks Italian

One of People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People." [1992]

Adopted a three weeks old baby boy named Quinn [June 2006]

Has one adopted son, Roan Joseph Bronstein, born on 22 May 2000.

Jan. 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.

Moved to New York City (1977).

Spent 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.

Chosen by Australian men magazine Zoo weekly as one of the "Top 50 Hottest Babes Ever". [March 2006]

Measurements: 35B-24-35 (as Ford model-1980), 36B-25-35 (self-described in 1993 as wearing a 36B bra), (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)

Graduated from the Edinboro State University of Pennsylvania with a degree in creative writing & fine arts

Reported to be dating Columbia Pictures production boss, Barry Josephson. [November 1996]

adopted a son, Laird Vonne Stone, who was born "to unknown and unrelated parents" in Texas on May 7, 2005. [11 May 2005]

14 March 2005: for the past 10 years a dedicated foundraiser and advocate for AIDS research, she received the Harvard Foundation's 2005 Humanitarian Award at the Memorial Church.

Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the "100 Sexiest Stars in Film History" (#49). [1995]

Engaged to producer William J. MacDonald. [1993-1994]

Felt offended when Gwyneth Paltrow portrayed her on "Saturday Night Live" (1975) (1999).

After Richard Gere introduced her to the Dalai Lama, she converted to Buddhism.

For 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.

Son, Laird Vonne Stone, born May 7, 2005 (adopted).

Her aunt, Vonne Stone, was a painter and writer.

Mother of Roan Joseph Bronstein, Laird Vonne Stone and Quinn Kelly Stone.

Daughter of Joseph Stone, a tool and die manufacturer, and Dorothy Stone, an accountant and homemaker.

Her publicist is Cindi Berger.

Owns a ranch in New Zealand.

She donated many items to Rocky Stone to be given to less fortunate kids as part of the Toy Mountain Campaign.

Is good friends with singer Christina Aguilera and attended Aguilera`s November 19, 2005 wedding to music producer Jordan Bratman in Napa Valley, California.

A dedicated fundraiser and advocate for AIDS research for the past 10 years, she received the Harvard Foundation`s 2005 Humanitarian Award at the Memorial Church. [14 March 2005]

Created 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.

Member of the Jury at Cannes Festival in 2002 alongside David Lynch, Christine Hakim, Claude Miller, Michelle Yeoh, Raoul Ruiz, Régis Wargnier, Walter Salles and `Bill August` (full-length films category).

January 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.

As 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.

Won the Miss Crawford County (Pennsylvania) beauty pageant and was also queen of her high school`s spring festival (1975).

Appeared as spokesmodel contestant on the pilot for the syndicated series "Star Search" (1983); won the competition (1983).

Entered the Miss Pennsylvania Pageant at age 17.

Her famous "leg crossing" scene in Basic Instinct (1992) was voted "Sexiest Leg Moment on Screen" in a poll for Veet.

Is a big supporter of the AIDS research organization AMFAR.

Her 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.

Is diabetic.

Received the Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters from the French government in 1995.

A 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.

Met her close friend Mimi Craven on the set of Deadly Blessing (1981). They subsequently worked together on the film Last Dance (1996) in 1996.

June 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.

During Total Recall (1990) filming, she complained to director Paul Verhoeven that she wasn`t sure whether her character really was married to Doug.

Made a teenage ballet star`s dreams come true by giving her $ 75,000 for tuition fees.

She passionately kissed fan Joni Rimm for charity after he 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)

Spent 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.

Is a close friend of Jeanne Moreau. Presented a 1998 American Academy of Motion Pictures life tribute to her.

Former daughter-in-law of Cloris Leachman and George Englund.

Suffered a brain aneurysm and was hospitalized for a while. [October 2001]

Dated Dwight Yoakam in the early 1990s, and was rather famously quoted as saying, "Kissing Dwight is like eating a dirt sandwich."

Sharon was granted a restraining order against Agostino P`omata, who allegedly had made threats of violence against her. [27 March 2001]

As a child, Sharon once said she would become the next Marilyn Monroe.

Stone`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 L.A. home two months earlier. [2 March 2000]

Received 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) (TV), in which she plays the lover to Ellen DeGeneres, with whom she wants to raise a child. [2000]

Ex-husband Phil Bronstein is one of the editors of the San Francisco Examiner.

Is asthmatic.

Speaks Italian.

Turned down the role in Exit to Eden (1994) that later went to Rosie O`Donnell.

Auditioned for the Madonna role in Dick Tracy (1990).

Auditioned for the Kim Basinger role in Batman (1989).

Auditioned for the Glenn Close role in Fatal Attraction (1987).

Is allergic to caffeine.

As a teenager worked part-time as a McDonald`s countergirl.

Auditioned for the Cathy Moriarty role in Raging Bull (1980).

Has one older brother (Mike Stone), one younger brother (Patrick Stone), and a younger sister (Kelly Stone).

Has a visible scar on her neck that is usually covered by clothing.

Went to school at Saegertown High School, Saegertown, Pennsylvania.

Lives in Beverly Hills.

Owns her own production company, Chaos.

Former model for the Eileen Ford Model Agency.

Entered Pennsylvania`s Edinboro University at age 15.

Sharon and husband Phil Bronstein, a newspaperman, adopted a child they named Roan Joseph Bronstein, born 22 May 2000 in Texas. He weighed 5 pounds, 6 ounces, and was adopted by Stone and Bronstein a week after birth. His first name is Celtic for "seal" and his middle name is a tribute to Stone`s father. [July 2000]