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 Who was considered for Basic Instinct?

Isabelle Adjani
Isabelle Adjani turned down the part of Catherine Tramell.
Actor who got the part: Sharon Stone

Ellen Barkin
Barkin was considered for the lead role.
Actor who got the part: Sharon Stone

Kim Basinger
Kim Basinger was offered the lead role.
Actor who got the part: Sharon Stone

Geena Davis
Geena Davis was considered to play the lead role of Catherine Tramell.
Actor who got the part: Sharon Stone

Linda Fiorentino
Fiorentino said she auditioned for the Catherine Tramell role but Verhoeven reportedly told her that her breasts were too small.
Actor who got the part: Sharon Stone

Jodie Foster
Foster was considered for the role of Catherine Tramell.
Actor who got the part: Sharon Stone

Melanie Griffith
Melanie Griffith was considered for the role of Carherine Tramell.
Actor who got the part: Sharon Stone

Mariel Hemingway
Hemingway auditioned for the lead role.
Actor who got the part: Sharon Stone

Helen Hunt
Auditioned for the lead role.
Actor who got the part: Sharon Stone

Kelly Lynch
Kelly Lynch turned down the lead role.
Actor who got the part: Sharon Stone

Kelly McGillis
Kelly McGillis (Top Gun) auditioned for the lead role.
Actor who got the part: Sharon Stone

Demi Moore
According to her biography, Demi Moore turned down the lead role.
Actor who got the part: Sharon Stone

Michelle Pfeiffer
Michelle Pfeiffer turned down the lead role of Catherine in Basic Instinct.
Actor who got the part: Sharon Stone

Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts turned down the female lead in Basic Instinct. The role went to Sharon Stone.
Actor who got the part: Sharon Stone

Meg Ryan
Supposedly was offered the lead role but turned it down.
Actor who got the part: Sharon Stone

Greta Scacchi
Greta Scacchi turned down the lead role.
Actor who got the part: Sharon Stone

Brooke Shields
Brooke Shields turned down a role in the film.

Emma Thompson
Emma Thompson turned down the lead role.
Actor who got the part: Sharon Stone

Peter Weller
Peter Weller was considered for the role of Nick Curran.
Actor who got the part: Michael Douglas

Debra Winger
Debra Winger turned down the role of Catherine Tramell.
Actor who got the part: Sharon Stone



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