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KATE WINSLET
Name:
Kate Winslet. Birth Name: Kate Elizabeth Winslet. Height: 5'.
8''. Nationality: British. Date: October 5, 1975. Birth
Place: Reading, Berkshire, U.K. Occupation: Actress
Education: Redroofs School, Maidenhead, U.K. Studied at drama school in
U.K . Husband: Jim Threapleton (assistant director; met during filming
of Hideous Kinky in 1997; engaged October 1998; married on November 22, 1998;
separated in September 2001). Relationship: Rufus Sewall (actor; broke
up in 1996), Stephen Tredre (actor, screenwriter; died December 1997 from bone
cancer at age 34; together until 1995). Father: Roger Winslet (actor).
Mother: Sally Winslet (née Bridges; actress, nanny). Sister:
Anna Winslet (actress), Beth Winslet (actress). Brother: Joss Winslet
(born in 1980). Grand Father: Oliver Bridges (theater manager).
Grand Mother: Linda Bridges (theater manager). Uncle: Robert
Bridges (actor). Daughter: Mia (10/12/2000)
Claim to fame: as Rose DeWitt Bukater in Titanic (1997). Agent:
Peters, Fraser & Dunlop, 503/4 The Chambers, London Sw10 Oxford, U.K.
BIOGRAPHY SYNOPSIS:
Kate is a well seasoned actress who comes from a long line of performing
artist family members. It was her destiny to be in the performing arts; her
grandparents ran Reading Repertory Theatre, her late uncle was a West End
actor, and her parents were stage actors. At age 11, Kate began taking acting
lessons in Maidenhead and secured her first acting role in a Sugar Puffs
commercial dancing with the Honey Monster. She attended a performing arts
school and followed her graduation with roles in the British television drama
Shrinks. This was followed by appearances in television series; Casualty, Dark
Season, Get Back, and Anglo-Saxon Attitudes. Kate's theatrical roles including
Pandora in the musical Adrian Mole, Wendy in Peter Pan, Sarah in A Game of
Soldier, and Geraldine in What the Butler Saw. In 1994, Kate made her move
into film with "Heavenly Creatures", in which she landed the starring role,
and received rave review's from her film debut. Screenwriter and producer Emma
Thompson, cast her at first sight for the role in which Kate earned herself an
even greater accolade of a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination from the
Academy. Kate has continued to distinguish herself in other productions
including "Jude" and Kenneth Branagh's "Hamlet". Kate's most successful movie
to date is "Titanic", playing the role of Rose Dewitt Bukater, an upper-class
Philadelphian aboard the ill fated ocean liner. Following the success of
"Titanic", Kate starred in some smaller films, such as, "Hideous Kinky" set in
Morocco and then in "Holy Smoke" opposite Harvey Keitel. Another memorable
work for Kate was seen in the film "Quills", a film about the final days of
the Marquis de Sade who was institutionalized for his controversial works that
contained graphic descriptions of sex. Recently, Kate has starred in "Enigma"
and "Iris" for which she has picked up numerous awards. With such an
outstanding career, it is just a matter of time until Kate brings home an
Oscar.
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