Sharon Stone used a new interview to recount family trauma, a near-fatal health crisis, and her return to high-profile roles, speaking days after publicly announcing her mother’s death. In the piece published August 11, the 67-year-old actor reflects on long-hidden family abuse, says she disclosed her mother’s passing on Instagram only after taking time to process it, and frames her present work as a hard-won second act. The conversation was pegged to her role in the upcoming action sequel “Nobody 2.”
Stone revisits claims first made in her 2021 memoir, saying her maternal grandfather was violent and that the harm ran through generations. She adds that she and a sister were abused as children and describes the last days of her mother’s life with a bluntness that matches her public tribute in late July. Her social post called her mother “hilarious” and “complex,” and noted she had held back the news for months.
The actor again recounts the 2001 stroke and nine-day brain bleed that derailed her career and drained her finances, an ordeal she has discussed in recent public appearances while urging people to recognize warning signs and seek immediate care. She has said doctors gave her a slim chance of survival and that recovery required relearning basic functions.
Her current slate marks a visible return. “Nobody 2,” due in theaters August 15, casts Stone as a crime boss opposite Bob Odenkirk; the role follows years of selective screen work alongside a growing art practice. A recent profile notes that modeling remains her most reliable income stream, a point she connects to Hollywood’s limited opportunities for older women even as she continues to work.
Stone situates this phase within the arc set out in “The Beauty of Living Twice,” published in March 2021, which chronicled her childhood, stardom, medical emergency, and shift into advocacy. The new interview echoes that book’s insistence on speaking plainly about harm, while pointing to fresh projects and a public life rebuilt since the stroke.
