– Is using body doubles for her sex scenes in BASIC INSTINCT 2. (July 2, 2005)
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– Denies claims she left her young son in a hot car while she dined at a London restaurant. (June 24, 2005)
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– Led a celebrity charity function at the Cannes film festival which raised more than $3 m for AIDS research. (May 24, 2005)
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– Encourages single women to adopt children. (May 21, 2005)
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– Has adopted a baby boy that Stone's publicist says was born to unknown and unrelated parents in Texas. (May 12, 2005)
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– Is the 2005 recipient of the Humanitarian of the Year award form Harvard Foundation.
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– Says her character will have a bisexual relationship in the upcoming film BASIC INSTINCT 2: RISK ADDICTION. (February 26, 2005)
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– Is joining forces with socialite music producer Denise Rich to produce the all-star charity single Come Together Now to benefit victims of the Dec. 26 tsunami disaster in Asia. (February 15, 2005)
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– Raised $1 million in five minutes from business tycoons at the Davos World Economic Forum to fund bed nets to protect African children from malaria-carrying mosquitoes. (2005)
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– Sued a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon, saying he falsely claimed to have given her a facelift. (2004)
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– Is honored at Project Angel Foods 11th Annual Angel Awards in Los Angeles for her commitment to the Project Angel Food mission (delivering free nutritious meals to over 1,200 seriously ill LA residents every day) and her ongoing contributions to the fight against AIDS. (August 2004)
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– Has quit smoking and drinking after suffering a brain aneurysm in 2002.
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– Is heading to a Los Angeles court to fight for lost cash she claims she's owed after producers of a BASIC INSTINCT sequel scrapped the project. (June 17, 2004)
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– Was awarded the National Center for Lesbian Rights Spirit Award her support of gay and lesbian civil rights. (April 26, 2004)
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– Her romp with Joe Pesci in Martin Scorsese's 1995 movie CASINO has been voted the worst love scene of all time by readers of American magazine Film. (December 31, 2003)
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– Is so thrilled with her guest turn on hit drama THE PRACTICE, she wants to make a return to the show. (October 17, 2003)
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– Stone and David Letterman kissed and made up on Wednesday night's The Late Show in America ? Stone had turned down appearances on the talk show for nine years after Letterman upset her on a previous show but she eventually agreed to return because she could no longer recall why she originally thought he was a stinker. (September 15, 2003)
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– Stone was forced to pull out of press interviews to promote her movie COLD CREEK MANOR on Thursday, when a close pal fell ill and had to be rushed to hospital. (September 8, 2003)
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– Stone hasn't dated at all since she and her husband separated ? she says she wants to take it kinda slow and do it in a way that's fun and gentle. (September 6, 2003)
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– Stone passionately kissed fan Joni Rimm for charity and Rimm had paid $50,000 for the pleasure -- The star auctioned the kiss in aid of Project Angel Foods, a Los Angeles charity providing meals for homeless people. (August 12, 2003)
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– Stone has been spotted drinking with Oscar-winning actor Adrien Brody just days after her husband Phil Bronstein filed for divorce ? The two were at the Four Seasons hotel in Los Angeles until two in the morning but Stone?s spokesperson insists the pair are nothing more than good friends. (July 9, 2003)
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– Stone revealed the secret of her marital happiness just days before husband Phil Bronstein filed for divorce --Telling an American magazine, Sharon said, The only marriages that last are the ones that you don't leave. Make the commitment and stick to it. (July 8, 2003)
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– Stone is cheating on her husband with Internet giant America Online's speedy new symbol ? She features in the brand new AOL TV ads wearing just a skimpy and lacy slip, pretending she has just made love to the little yellow stick man, gushing, That was the most amazing experience I've ever had! (April 1, 2003)
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– Stone wept as she told a network this week how she spent a week fighting for her life after being rushed to hospital with a torn artery in the base of her skull last year. (November 28, 2002)
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– Decided not to make a sequel to her 1992 hit BASIC INSTICT after the project went through numerous directors and male leads.
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– Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#49). (1995)
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– Playboy Magazine's 100 Sexiest Stars of the Century Number 24 (1999)
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– Suffered a brain aneurysm, and was hospitalized for a while. (October 2001)
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– Is looking at a possible resting place in Europe while she recovers from her bleeding on the brain trauma.
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– As a child, Sharon once said she would become the next Marilyn Monroe.
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– Grew up as a bookworm in a large family.
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– Admitted she's not a member of Mensa - to the genius organization's immense relief.
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– Highly intelligent in addition to being a local beauty pageant queen, she won a scholarship to Pennsylvania's Edinboro University when she was fifteen.
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– IQ of 154 (Source: The Times, March 25th, 1998)
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– Owns her own production company, Chaos.
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– Stone and Michelle Yeoh will be among the eight jury members joining jury president David Lynch to judge Cannes Festival.
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– She has a visible scar on her neck that is usually covered by clothing.
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– She is allergic to caffeine and asthmatic.
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– Spent many long workdays in agony while filming scenes for CASINO (1995). She has back trouble due to an old injury, and the gold & white beaded gown she wears during a casino scene weighed 45 pounds.
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– Madonna was considered for the role of Ginger CASINO (1995), but Stone convinced director Martin Scorsese to give her the role.
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– Was rumored to be in the running for the part of Poison Ivy in BATMAN & ROBIN (1997), before Uma Thurman was cast.
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– A sex scene in THE QUICK AND THE DEAD (1995) between Ellen (Stone)and Cort 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.
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– During TOTAL RECALL (1990) filming, she complained to Verhoeven that she wasn't sure whether her character really was married to Doug.
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– She was one of the top choices for the role of Willie Scott in INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM (1984) before Kate Capshaw auditioned.
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– Made a teenage ballet star's dreams come true by giving her $ 75,000 for tuition fees.
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– Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical at Golden Globe Awards for THE MUSE (2000)
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– Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture at Golden Globe Awards for THE MIGHTY (1999)
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– Nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role at Academy Awards for CASINO (1996)
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– Nominated for Best Female Performance at MTV Movie Awards for CASINO (1996)
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– Nominated for Most Desirable Female at MTV Movie Awards for THE SPECIALIST (1995)
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– Nominated for Most Desirable Female at MTV Movie Awards for SLIVER (1994)
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– Nominated for Best On-Screen Duo at MTV Movie Awards for BASIC INSTINCT (1993) - shared with Michael Douglas
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