There's no doubt that becoming a mother was the greatest thing I'll ever do.

A. In a 1998 interview with Barbara Walters Basinger admitted that "nothing good came out of it" because a rift resulted within her family. She received a Golden Globe nomination for her performance in Barry Levinson's The Natural (1984) opposite Robert Redford.

A. Basinger received a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture nomination for her work in The Natural (1984). Basinger also acted in the movies 9½ Weeks (1986) I Dreamed of Africa (as Kuki Gallmann) and 8 Mile (2002).