Sharon Stone is an acting legend. She's famous for unforgettable roles in films like Casino and Basic Instinct.
Back in 2001, Sharon suffered a near-catastrophic stroke that took her years to recover from.
She discussed the stroke in her 2021 memoir The Beauty of Living Twice — and during a recent speech at a luncheon hosted by the Hollywood Reporter, Sharon revealed how it affected her acting career and Hollywood status.
Sharon said that she was given a 1% chance of survival after suffering the stroke, and that it took her seven years to fully recover. "I haven't had jobs since," she stated.
“When it first happened, I didn’t want to tell anybody because you know if something goes wrong with you, you’re out. Something went wrong with me — I’ve been out for 20 years."
"I haven’t had jobs. I was a very big movie star at one point in my life.”
Sharon also talked about how being her own advocate “has caused me a lot of problems in the business” and has sometimes prevented her from being hired.
“I broke a lot of glass ceilings on the top of my head,” she also said regarding her accomplishments throughout her career, especially facing off against Hollywood's institutionalized misogyny.
