Performer
A performer whose catalogue work here is strong, with the fuller case still to be made.
Nutevio rank
#531
of 909177 performers
Top 1%
Sharon Stone represents the rare performer whose career became more ambitious with every decade — 46 years in, and Sharon is still choosing the harder script.
The essay
Our editors on the work, the patterns and the reason this body of work holds together.
Sharon Stone appears in 45 films in the Nutevio catalogue, and none of them would work the same way without Sharon. Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale is the clearest case: a film rated 8.3 by our editors, where the performance carries weight the script only implies.
The recognisable elements are versatility, transformation, quiet performance. Watch two of these films back to back and the method separates from the material — the same instrument, tuned differently for comedy, drama, documentary. It is a style built on what is withheld as much as what is played.
Working with Rob Burnett, Sam Levinson, Timo Tjahjanto and others, Sharon Stone helped set a standard other performers now audition against. Awards bodies have been slower than the work, which is usually the sign of a career built on choices rather than campaigns.
Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale (2021) as Self · Casino (1995) as Ginger McKenna · Total Recall (1990) as Lori Quaid
Career snapshot
Ranked #531 of 909177 performers tracked in the Nutevio library.
Films in Nutevio
45
1980–2026
Career length
46 yrs
Measured across our catalogue
Academy Awards
—
Unknown
Oscar nominations
—
Unknown
Highest Nutevio score
8.3
Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale
Average Nutevio score
5.7
Across catalogue work
Highest IMDb rating
8.3
Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale
Most frequent director
Martin Scorsese
2 films together
Longest collaboration
2×
With Martin Scorsese
Most common genre
Drama
17 titles
Average runtime
1h 40m
Across catalogue work
Golden Globe wins
—
Unknown
Nutevio metric
Ten weighted categories, applied identically to everyone we cover.
Nutevio Performer Score
6.9
out of 10
A performer whose catalogue work here is strong, with the fuller case still to be made.
Nutevio metric
Cultural impact and legacy, measured separately from craft — how far the work travelled once it left the cinema.
Nutevio Influence Score
6.6
out of 10
A quieter influence — felt inside the films rather than across the industry.
How far the work travelled past the people who saw it first.
What survives once the release-week conversation has burned off.
Institutional acknowledgement, weighted but never decisive.
Years of chosen, relevant work rather than years merely employed.
Statuettes, read as evidence rather than verdict.
Roles named without needing the film named alongside them.
Directors who wrote parts because this performer existed.
The reading other performers now have to answer.
Actor DNA
A fingerprint derived from the roles themselves — register, range and the kind of film they carry.
The shape of a career
Every performance plotted in time. Hover a point to read the title behind it.
Peak years
Where the scores, the awards and the sheer volume of work agree with each other.
Best decade
1990s
6.4 average MV
The 1990s are where the work and the material meet. Gloria, The Muse, Sphere — the run our editors reach for first when the argument is about range rather than fame.
Highest average Nutevio score
1990s
6.4
Across 13 catalogue films in this decade, our scores never drop below the level a career is judged on.
Highest average IMDb rating
1990s
6.4
The public agrees most strongly about this stretch — useful context, and occasionally a decade behind our own reading.
Most awarded era
1980s
0 Academy Awards
Statuettes for the films themselves, which is the honest way to read an ensemble career. Above the Law, Action Jackson, Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol.
Most productive era
1990s
13 films
The busiest stretch of the catalogue — volume that reads as appetite rather than availability.
Range, mapped
Genres down the side, decades across the top. Warmer cells mean stronger titles.
| Genre | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drama | 6.62 films | 6.65 films | 6.73 films | 6.33 films | 3.24 films |
| Action | 5.54 films | 6.74 films | 4.61 film | 5.82 films | 6.91 film |
| Thriller | 5.92 films | 6.36 films | 5.73 films | 5.82 films | 6.91 film |
| Comedy | 5.75 films | 6.34 films | 6.91 film | 6.33 films | 4.63 films |
| Crime | 6.02 films | 7.02 films | 5.43 films | 6.01 film | — |
| Romance | 6.91 film | 5.22 films | 6.91 film | — | 2.92 films |
| Horror | 5.51 film | 5.51 film | — | — | — |
Chronology
Firsts and peaks
The turning points, in the order they happened.
First film in Nutevio
Where our catalogue meets this career, as Pretty Girl on train.
Career peak
1995Casino
Weighing billing against the film's own quality, this is the point where everything aligned at once.
Highest rated performance
2021Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale
8.3 on the Nutevio scale, the top of the catalogue for this performer.
Most recent film
The current state of the argument, as Self.
Our order
Every performance in the catalogue, ordered by Nutevio Score.
Every title
Filter by genre or decade, and compare any two titles side by side.
45 of 45 films
as Ginger McKenna
Directed by Martin Scorsese
as Gwen Dillon
Directed by Unknown
as Lori Quaid
Directed by Paul Verhoeven
as Catherine Tramell
Directed by Paul Verhoeven
From the library
Every movie and TV credit stored for this name in the Nutevio catalogue — filter by media, role or sort by rating.
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The defining work
#1
Ginger McKenna
Casino (1995)
Performance score8.2
The performance the rest of the career is read through. Ginger McKenna gives Sharon Stone a structure to work against, and the film hands over its centre of gravity without hesitation.
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Self
Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale (2021)
Performance score8.0
Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale asks for something the previous films did not, and gets it. Self is played without a single line of pleading for the audience's sympathy — which is exactly why it lands.
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Gwen Dillon
The Mighty (1998)
Performance score7.9
The Mighty asks for something the previous films did not, and gets it. Gwen Dillon is played without a single line of pleading for the audience's sympathy — which is exactly why it lands.
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Lori Quaid
Total Recall (1990)
Performance score7.7
Total Recall asks for something the previous films did not, and gets it. Lori Quaid is played without a single line of pleading for the audience's sympathy — which is exactly why it lands.
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A guided path through the work, ordered so each film explains the next.
Best entry point
as Ginger McKenna
Start here. Casino is the clearest statement of what Sharon Stone does — accessible, 179 minutes, and rated 8.0 by our editors. No context required.
Our editors order this path by accessibility first and chronology second. You meet Sharon at the most legible performance, then move forward in time so each film reads as a response to the one before it rather than a repetition of it.
Total Recall (1990)
A deliberate change of key after Casino — same instrument, unfamiliar tuning, and the reason range gets mentioned.
Basic Instinct (1992)
Same director as Total Recall, different problem to solve. Watching them in order shows how much of the effect was the collaboration.
The Mighty (1998)
A deliberate change of key after Basic Instinct — same instrument, unfamiliar tuning, and the reason range gets mentioned.
Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale (2021)
Same director as The Mighty, different problem to solve. Watching them in order shows how much of the effect was the collaboration.
Company kept
The directors and performers this career keeps returning to.
Paul Verhoeven
Director
2 films together
Notably Total Recall
Martin Scorsese
Director
2 films together
Notably Casino
Woody Allen
Director
1 film together
Notably Stardust Memories
Wes Craven
Director
1 film together
Notably Deadly Blessing
J. Lee Thompson
Director
1 film together
Notably King Solomon's Mines
Gary Nelson
Director
1 film together
Notably Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
Jim Drake
Director
1 film together
Notably Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
Craig R. Baxley
Director
1 film together
Notably Action Jackson
Andrew Davis
Director
1 film together
Notably Above the Law
John McTiernan
Director
1 film together
Notably Last Action Hero
Mark Rydell
Director
1 film together
Notably Intersection
Luis Llosa
Director
1 film together
Notably The Specialist
Sam Raimi
Director
1 film together
Notably The Quick and the Dead
Jeremiah S. Chechik
Director
1 film together
Notably Diabolique
Eric Darnell
Director
1 film together
Notably Antz
Barry Levinson
Director
1 film together
Notably Sphere
Albert Brooks
Director
1 film together
Notably The Muse
Sidney Lumet
Director
1 film together
Notably Gloria
Mike Figgis
Director
1 film together
Notably Cold Creek Manor
Jim Jarmusch
Director
1 film together
Notably Broken Flowers
Michael Caton-Jones
Director
1 film together
Notably Basic Instinct 2
Emilio Estevez
Director
1 film together
Notably Bobby
Nick Cassavetes
Director
1 film together
Notably Alpha Dog
Jérôme Salle
Director
1 film together
Notably Largo Winch II
John Turturro
Director
1 film together
Notably Fading Gigolo
David Hackl
Director
1 film together
Notably Life on the Line
James Franco
Director
1 film together
Notably The Disaster Artist
Billy Crystal
Director
1 film together
Notably Here Today
Rob Reiner
Director
1 film together
Notably Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
Jeffrey Schwarz
Director
1 film together
Notably Commitment to Life
Timo Tjahjanto
Director
1 film together
Notably Nobody 2
Sam Levinson
Director
1 film together
Notably Euphoria: A Look Back
Rob Burnett
Director
1 film together
Notably In Memoriam
Behind the camera
Who casts this performer, how often, and what the pairing produces.
Martin Scorsese
Director
2 films together · 7.5 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 2 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
CasinoPaul Verhoeven
Director
2 films together · 7.3 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 2 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
Total RecallRob Reiner
Director
1 film together · 7.2 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Albert Brooks: Defending My LifeJames Franco
Director
1 film together · 7.1 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The Disaster ArtistBilly Crystal
Director
1 film together · 7.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Here TodayTimo Tjahjanto
Director
1 film together · 6.9 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Nobody 2Jim Jarmusch
Director
1 film together · 6.9 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Broken FlowersWoody Allen
Director
1 film together · 6.9 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Stardust MemoriesNick Cassavetes
Director
1 film together · 6.7 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Alpha DogSam Raimi
Director
1 film together · 6.6 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The Quick and the DeadJohn McTiernan
Director
1 film together · 6.6 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Last Action HeroEmilio Estevez
Director
1 film together · 6.4 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
BobbyBarry Levinson
Director
1 film together · 6.3 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
SphereEric Darnell
Director
1 film together · 6.3 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
AntzAndrew Davis
Director
1 film together · 6.3 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Above the LawSidney Lumet
Director
1 film together · 6.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
GloriaLuis Llosa
Director
1 film together · 6.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The SpecialistDavid Hackl
Director
1 film together · 5.8 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Life on the LineJohn Turturro
Director
1 film together · 5.8 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Fading GigoloJérôme Salle
Director
1 film together · 5.8 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Largo Winch IIJim Drake
Director
1 film together · 5.8 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Police Academy 4: Citizens on PatrolJeremiah S. Chechik
Director
1 film together · 5.5 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
DiaboliqueCraig R. Baxley
Director
1 film together · 5.5 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Action JacksonWes Craven
Director
1 film together · 5.5 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Deadly BlessingMike Figgis
Director
1 film together · 5.4 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Cold Creek ManorJ. Lee Thompson
Director
1 film together · 5.4 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
King Solomon's MinesAlbert Brooks
Director
1 film together · 5.2 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The MuseMark Rydell
Director
1 film together · 5.1 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
IntersectionMichael Caton-Jones
Director
1 film together · 5.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Basic Instinct 2Gary Nelson
Director
1 film together · 4.8 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of GoldSam Levinson
Director
1 film together · 3.2 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Euphoria: A Look BackRob Burnett
Director
1 film together · 0.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
In MemoriamJeffrey Schwarz
Director
1 film together · 0.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Commitment to LifeSix degrees
Follow the thread outward — director, film, co-star, and the film after that.
Categories of our own
Six editorial categories we apply to every performer we cover.
Most rewatchable
Casino
as Ginger McKenna
The one that survives a fourth viewing. Nothing in the performance depends on surprise, which is why it keeps paying out.
Most emotional performance
Stardust Memories
as Pretty Girl on train
Grief played at conversational volume. The film never asks the audience to cry; the performance simply makes it difficult not to.
Most influential performance
Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale
as Self
You can hear this reading in other actors' auditions a decade later — the surest measure of influence there is.
Best ensemble performance
Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale
as Self
Work that makes everyone else in the frame better without ever pulling the camera towards itself.
Career defining performance
Casino
as Ginger McKenna
If the career had to be argued in a single scene, our editors would pick one from this film and rest the case.
In their films' words
“You can build a whole film around a performer who knows when not to speak. Sharon Stone has known it for a long time.”
Head to head
Put two careers on the same scale and see where the argument actually sits.
Ours alone
Recognitions handed out by this desk, on criteria no awards body uses.
Career Achievement
Awarded
46 years of relevant work — not merely a long career, but a long career of choices.
Modern Classic Performer
Awarded
Defining performances delivered inside the last twenty-five years, in films already being taught rather than merely remembered.
Drama Legend
Awarded
17 catalogue titles in drama, each one a reference point for the films that followed.
Our desk
Best ending, best opening, best twist and the rest — categories we apply to everyone we cover.
Best ending
Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale
as Self
The last five minutes reorganise everything before them, and hold up when you already know what's coming.
Best opening
Casino
as Ginger McKenna
A first sequence that states the rules of the film without explaining a single one of them.
Most emotional
Beauty
as Colonizer
The film where the technique steps aside and lets the feeling arrive undefended.
Best twist
Basic Instinct
as Catherine Tramell
A reversal earned by information the film gave you and trusted you to misread.
Best visual achievement
Total Recall
as Lori Quaid
Images that would survive with the sound switched off.
Best action sequence
Largo Winch II
as Diane Francken
Geography, stakes and consequence held in the same frame — spectacle you can follow.
Best dialogue
Stardust Memories
as Pretty Girl on train
Lines written to be spoken, staged so the pauses do half the work.
Most underrated film
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
as Claire Mattson
The public vote sits below ours on this one, and the direction is the reason for the gap.
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