Kate Winslet
Kate Winslet
Date of Birth:  October 5, 1975, Reading, Berkshire, England

Birth Name: Kate Elizabeth Winslet

Height: 5' 6½"
Ask Kate Winslet what she liked about any of her characters, and the word "ballsy" is bound to pop up at least once. The British actress has made a
point of eschewing straightforward pretty-girl parts in favor of more devilish damsels; as a result, she's built an eclectic resume; that runs the gamut
from Shakespearean tragedy to modern-day mysticism and erotica.

Born into a family of thespians -- parents Roger Winslet and Sally Bridges-Winslet were both stage actors, maternal grandparents Oliver and Linda
Bridges ran the Reading Repertory Theatre, and uncle Robert Bridges was a fixture in London's West End theatre district -- Kate came into her talent
at an early age. She scored her first professional gig at 11, dancing opposite the Honey Monster in a commercial for a kids' cereal. She started acting
lessons around the same time, which led to formal training at a performing arts high school. Over the next few years she appeared on stage regularly
and landed a few bit parts in sitcoms. Her first big break came at age 17, when she was cast as an obsessive adolescent in Heavenly Creatures. The
film, based on the true story of two fantasy-gripped girls who commit a brutal murder, received modest distribution but was roundly praised by critics.

Still a relative unknown, Winslet attended a cattle call audition the next year for Ang Lee's Sense and Sensibility. She made an immediate impression
on the film's star, Emma Thompson, and beat out more than a hundred other hopefuls for the part of plucky Marianne Dashwood. Her efforts were
rewarded with both a British Academy Award and an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Winslet followed up with two more period pieces,
playing the rebellious heroine in Jude  and Ophelia in Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet.

The role that transformed Winslet from art house attraction to international star was Rose DeWitt Bukater, the passionate, rosy-cheeked aristocrat in
James Cameron's Titanic. Young girls the world over both idolized and identified with Winslet, swooning over all that face time opposite heartthrob
Leonardo DiCaprio and noting her refreshingly healthy, un-emaciated physique. Winslet's performance also garnered a Best Actress nomination,
making her the youngest actress to ever receive two Academy nods. It appears Kate has more awards than movies.
1991 Shrinks (TV series)
1991 Dark Season (TV series) ... Reet
1992 Anglo Saxon Attitudes (TV mini-series) ... Caroline Jenington
1992 Get Back (TV series) ... Eleanor Sweet
1993 Casualty (TV series) ... Suzanne
1994 Heavenly Creatures ... Juliet Hulme
1995 A Kid in King Arthur's Court ... Princess Sarah
1995 Sense and Sensibility ... Marianne Dashwood
1996 Jude ... Sue Bridehead
1996 Hamlet ... Ophelia
1997 Titanic ... Rose DeWitt Bukater
1998 Hideous Kinky ... Julia
1999 Faeries ... Brigid (voice)
1999 Holy Smoke ... Ruth
2000 Quills ... Madeleine 'Maddy' LeClerc
2001 Enigma ... Hester Wallace
2001 Christmas Carol: The Movie ... Belle (voice)
2001 Iris ... Young Iris Murdoch
2002 War Game (short) ... Mum/Annie (voice)
2003 Plunge: The Movie ... Clare
2003 The Life of David Gale ... Bitsey Bloom
2004 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind ... Clementine Kruczynski
2004 Pride (TV movie) ... Suki (voice)
2004 Finding Neverland ... Sylvia Llewelyn Davies
2005 Romance & Cigarettes ... Tula
2006 Little Children ... Sarah Pierce
2006 All the King's Men ... Anne Stanton
2006 Flushed Away ... Rita (voice)
2006 The Holiday ... Iris Simpkins
2007 The Fox & the Child ... Narrator (voice: English version)
2008 The Reader ... Hanna Schmitz
2008 Revolutionary Road ... April Wheeler
2010-2011 Mildred Pierce (TV series)  ... Mildred Pierce
Filmography
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
2009 - Oscar         Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
                            for: The Reader

BAFTA Awards
2009 - BAFTA Film Award        Best Leading Actress   for: The Reader
1996 - BAFTA Film Award        Best Performance by an Actress in a
                                               Supporting Role   for: Sense and Sensibility

BAFTA/LA Britannia Awards
2007 - Britannia Award         British Artist of the Year

Bambi Awards
2009 - Bambi         Best Actress - International

Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
1998 - Blockbuster Entertainment Award         Favorite Actress - Drama
                                                                            for: Titanic

Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
2009 - Critics Choice Award    Best Supporting Actress   for: The Reader

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2008 - CFCA Award         Best Supporting Actress   for: The Reader

Delta's Choice Awards
2004 - Delta 99 Most Desirable Women   #42
2005 - Delta 99 Most Desirable Women   #59
2006 - Delta                     Best Actress      for: Little Children
2006 - Delta 99 Most Desirable Women   #5
2007 - Delta 99 Most Desirable Women   #11
2008 - Delta 99 Most Desirable Women   #27
2009 - Delta 99 Most Desirable Women   #46
2010 - Delta 99 Most Desirable Women   #70

Empire Awards, UK
2005 - Empire Award         Best British Actress
                                           for: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2002 - Empire Award         Best British Actress   for: Enigma
1999 - Empire Award         Best British Actress   for: Titanic
1998 - Empire Award         Best British Actress   for: Hamlet
1996 - Empire Award         Best British Actress   for: Heavenly Creatures

European Film Awards
2009 - European Film Award         Best Actress   for: The Reader
2002 - Audience Award         Best Actress   for: Iris
1998 - Audience Award         Best Actress   for: Titanic

Evening Standard British Film Awards
2002 - Evening Standard British Film Award         Best Actress
                                                              for: Quills, Enigma, and Iris
1997 - Evening Standard British Film Award         Best Actress
                                                             for: Sense and Sensibility and Jude

Golden Camera, Germany
2001 - Golden Camera         Film - International   for: Titanic

Golden Globes, USA
2009 - Golden Globe         Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion
                                          Picture - Drama   for: Revolutionary Road
2009 - Golden Globe         Best Performance by an Actress in a
                             Supporting Role in a Motion Picture   for: The Reader

Gotham Awards
2006 - Tribute Award         

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
2008 - Sierra Award         Best Actress  
                                      for: Revolutionary Road and The Reader
2005 - Sierra Award         Best Actress
       for: Finding Neverland and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

London Critics Circle Film Awards
2009 - ALFS Award         Actress of the Year  
                                        for: Revolutionary Road and The Reader
2005 - ALFS Award         British Actress of the Year
                                        for: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
1996 - ALFS Award         British Actress of the Year   
                                        for: Heavenly Creatures

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
2001 - LAFCA Award         Best Supporting Actress   for: Iris

New Zealand Film and TV Awards
1995 - Film Award         Best Foreign Performer   for: Heavenly Creatures

Online Film Critics Society Awards
2005 - OFCS Award         Best Actress   
                                           for: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Palm Springs International Film Festival
2009 - Ensemble Cast Award         for: Revolutionary Road
2007 - Desert Palm Achievement Award      
   

San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
2008 - SDFCS Award         Best Actress   for: The Reader

Santa Barbara International Film Festival
2009 - Montecito Award         
2005 - Outstanding Performance Award         for: Finding Neverland
2005 - Outstanding Performance Award        
                                                for: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Screen Actors Guild Awards
2009 - Actor         Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a
                                 Supporting Role      for: The Reader
1996 - Actor         Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a
                                 Supporting Role      for: Sense and Sensibility

Vancouver Film Critics Circle
2009 - VFCC Award         Best Actress   
                                                   for: The Reader and Revolutionary Road

Venice Film Festival
1999 - Elvira Notari Prize         for: Holy Smoke