The role of the ma- nipulative, bisexual murder suspect in Basic Instinct (1992), which other more established actresses turned down, finally brought Stone the recognition she's been after for years. The former model and musician made her film debut in a fleeting appearance at the beginning of Woody Allen's Stardust Memories (1980), but got her first good part in Irreconcilable Differences (1984). She became a full-fledged leading lady in the campy action-adventure films King Solomon's Mines (1985) and Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1987). Action Jackson (1988) and Total Recall (1990) boosted her name value. Stone consoled herself by racking up other high-profile projects for 1994, including Intersection opposite Richard Gere, and The Specialistopposite Sylvester Stallone. She coproduced and donned Western duds for The Quick and the Dead then teamed up with Martin Scorsese and Robert DeNiro for Casino (both 1995). Other films include: 1981: Deadly Blessing, Bolero 1987: Cold Steel, Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol 1988: Above the Law 1989: Blood and Sand 1992: Diary of a Hitman.