Hollywood royalty, philanthropist and 1990s sex symbol: Sharon Stone is one of the best-known actresses of her generation.

But of all her accolades, it's in the role of mother to her three children that her star shines brightest, according to her son Roan Stone, 25, whom she adopted in 2000, during her marriage to the journalist Phil Bronstein.

And the media entrepreneur says that the Basic Instinct star, 67, is one of his biggest supporters. "They really believe in me," Roan says of his mother and his girlfriend, who prefers to stay out of the spotlight.

© BILAN/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Roan said his mother Sharon has been one of his biggest supports

Making it on his own

"When I went into acting, my mother was very supportive and did all the self-tapes with me and taught me

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