| Kate Winslet starred in Titanic, Sense and Sensibility and a number of other British period pieces. She has also been nominated for an Academy Award an impressive number times. Kate holds the distinction of being the youngest actor ever honored with four Academy Award nominations (she received her fourth at age 29.) 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. 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. 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. Awards 2006 Delta 99 Most Desirable Women #5 Delta's Choice Award - Best Actress for: Little Children Gotham Awards - Tribute Award Palm Springs International Film Festival - Desert Palm Achievement Award for: Little Children 2005 Delta 99 Most Desirable Women #59 Empire Awards - Best British Actress for: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards - Sierra Award Best Actress for: Finding Neverland Also for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind London Critics Circle Film Awards - ALFS Award - British Actress of the Year for: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Tied with Eva Birthistle for Fond Kiss Online Film Critics Society Awards - OFCS Award - Best Actress for: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Santa Barbara International Film Festival - Outstanding Performance Award for: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Santa Barbara International Film Festival - Outstanding Performance Award for: Finding Neverland 2004 Delta 99 Most Desirable Women #42 2002 Empire Awards - Best British Actress for: Enigma Evening Standard British Film Awards - Best Actress for: Quills also for Enigma and Iris European Film Awards - Audience Award - Best Actress for: Iris 2001 Golden Camera - Film - International for: Titanic Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards - Best Supporting Actress for: Iris 1999 Venice Film Festival - Elvira Notari Prize for: Holy Smoke Shared with: Jane Campion Empire Awards - Best British Actress for: Titanic Blockbuster Entertainment Award - Favorite Actress - Drama for: Titanic 1998 Empire Awards - Best British Actress for: Hamlet European Film Awards - Audience Award - Best Actress for: Titanic 1996 BAFTA Film Award - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for: Sense and Sensibility Screen Actors Guild Awards - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role for: Sense and Sensibility Empire Awards - Best British Actress for: Heavenly Creatures London Critics Circle Film Awards - British Actress of the Year for: Heavenly Creatures New Zealand Film and TV Awards - Film Award - Best Foreign Performer for: Heavenly Creatures |
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