Kate Winslet

Kate Winslet, in full Kate Elizabeth Winslet, (born October 5, 1975, Reading, Berkshire, England), English actress known for her sharply drawn portrayals of spirited and unusual women.

Winslet was raised in a family of actors. She began performing at an early age, taking small parts in commercials, television shows, and stage plays. Her first major role was in director Peter Jackson’s drama Heavenly Creatures (1994). The film, based on the Pauline Parker–Juliet Hulme case in New Zealand, depicted the obsessive fantasy life of two adolescent girls and their eventual murder of Parker’s mother. In 1995 Winslet appeared in an adaptation of the Jane Austen novel Sense and Sensibility; the film was written by actress Emma Thompson and directed by Ang Lee. Winslet’s turn as Marianne Dashwood, a young woman set financially and romantically adrift by the circumstances of her father’s death, brought her to the attention of a larger audience and earned her an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actress. Winslet then starred in another literary adaptation, Jude (1996), which was based on Thomas Hardy’s novel Jude the Obscure (1895). Winslet solidified her burgeoning reputation for taking period roles by portraying Ophelia in Kenneth Branagh’s production of Hamlet (1996).

In 1997 Winslet became an international star with the release of director James Cameron’s Titanic, an epic that innovatively blended a conventional romantic story line with the large-scale computer-generated special effects normally reserved for action movies. Winslet portrayed heroine Rose DeWitt Bukater, a wealthy, idealistic young woman who pursues a brief, passionate affair with Jack Dawson, a struggling artist played by Leonardo DiCaprio. The film set box-office records, and Winslet received her second Oscar nomination.

Achievements

Kate Elizabeth Winslet’s awards include Academy Award, a Grammy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, three British Academy Film Awards, and five Golden Globe Awards.

Kate Winslet Favorites

Hobbies: Reading, Listening Music

Favorite Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio

Favorite Actress: Penelope Cruz

Favorite Male Singer: Michael Jackson, Justin Bieber

Favorite Food: Pizza

Favorite Color: Dark Purple

Favorite TV Show: Sherlock

Favorite Movies: Avatar and Pirates of Carribean

Family & Relatives

Father: Roger Winslet

Mother: Sally Bridges-Winslet

Brother(s): Joss Winslet

Sister(s): Beth Winslet, Anna Winslet

Marital Status: Married

Husband: Ned Rocknroll (m. 2012)

Children: 3

Son(s): Joe Alfie Winslet Mendes, Bear Blaze Winslet

Daughter(s): Mia Honey Threapleton

Kate Winslet Career

Profession: Actress

Debut:

First TV Show: Dark Season

First Film: Heavenly Creatures

Net Worth: USD $45 million approx