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    Kate Elizabeth Winslet CBE (/ ˈ w ɪ n z l ə t /; born 5 October 1975) is an English actress. Known for her roles as headstrong and complicated women in independent films , particularly period dramas , she has received numerous accolades , including an Academy Award , a Grammy Award , two Primetime Emmy Awards , five BAFTA Awards and five ...

    • Who Is Kate Winslet?
    • Early Career
    • Oscar Nomination For 'Titanic'
    • More Accolades and Oscar Win
    • 'Divergent' and Continued Success
    • Personal Life

    Kate Winslet started acting at age 7. She starred on the British stage until the mid-1990s, when she appeared in her first film, Heavenly Creatures. In 1997 she had the lead role in Titanic, which propelled her to international stardom. She has since starred in several films and won the best actress Oscar for The Reader. She has also received sever...

    Born on October 5, 1975, in Reading, England, Kate Elizabeth Winslet is the granddaughter of two theater managers (her maternal grandparents founded Reading Repertory Theatre) and the daughter of two actors. Winslet began acting as a child, making her first appearance on British television at age 7 in a cereal commercial. In 1988, she appeared on t...

    In a similarly high-brow role, Winslet starred with Christopher Eccleston in Jude, a modern interpretation of the Thomas Hardy novel Jude the Obscure. She then appeared as Ophelia in Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet (1996), and landed squarely on the A-list of leading ladies with her performance as Rose DeWitt, the heroine of James Cameron's record-breakin...

    In 2001, Winslet lent her voice to the animated British feature A Christmas Carol. A song from the movie, "What If," featured Winslet as the lead vocalist and became a Top 10 single in Britain. Her most notable film that year was Iris, a screenplay based on the John Bailey book Elegy for Iris. Winslet played the young Iris Murdoch, an unconventiona...

    Winslet has gone on to tackle a variety of roles. In 2013, she appeared in the ensemble comedy Movie 43 with Hugh Jackman and Emma Stone. That year she also starred in Labor Day with Josh Brolin, earning a Golden Globe nomination for best actress in a drama. Moving into franchise territory, Winslet took on the role of the villainous Jeanine Matthew...

    Winslet is married to Ned Rocknroll, nephew of business mogul Richard Branson. The couple tied the knot in a private ceremony in December 2012, with DiCaprio said to have walked Winslet down the aisle. Winslet was previously married to Sam Mendes, the noted British stage director and Oscar-winning director of American Beauty, with the two having al...

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  3. Kate Winslet. Jump to Edit. Overview. Born. October 5, 1975 · Reading, Berkshire, England, UK. Birth name. Kate Elizabeth Winslet. Nicknames. English Rose. Corset Kate. Height. 5′ 6½″ (1.69 m) Mini Bio. Ask Kate Winslet what she likes about any of her characters, and the word "ballsy" is bound to pop up at least once.

    • October 5, 1975
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    For her performance of Joanna Hoffman in Steve Jobs (2015), she received her seventh Academy Award nomination. Off camera, Winslet is known for her mischievous pranks and familial devotion. She has two sisters, Anna Winslet and Beth Winslet (both actresses), and a brother, Joss. In 1998, she married assistant director Jim Threapleton.

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    • Reading, Berkshire, England, UK
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  6. Oct 5, 2023 · Elissa Anderson. October 5, 2023 11:01AM EDT. David Fisher/Shutterstock. Kate Winslet has been a Hollywood staple since 1997’s ‘Titanic.’. Look back at some of her biggest films and moments,...

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