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Kate Winslet


5 October 1975
Reading, Berkshire, England, UK

Spouse
Sam Mendes (24 May 2003 - present) 1 child
James Threapleton (22 November 1998 - 13 December 2001) (divorced) 1 child

Trivia
Kate met husband, James Threapleton, on the set of her movie Hideous Kinky (1998), where he was working as an assistant director.
Won a Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album for Children (2000).
Turned down the Gwyneth Paltrow role in Shakespeare in Love (1998) and the Jodie Foster role in Anna and the King (1999).
Has very large feet and wears size 11 shoes.
At age 11, she began attending the acting school Redroofs in Maidenhead, England, UK.
The youngest actress ever to be nominated for two Academy Awards (for Sense and Sensibility (1995) and Titanic (1997)) (Aged 20 and 22 respectively). [1998]
Her first acting job was dancing with the Honey Monster in a commercial for Sugar Puffs cereal.
Nominated for Best Supporting Actress, Manchester Evening News Award for her theatre role in "What the Butler Saw" as Geraldine Barclay. [1994]
Chosen by People (USA) magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world. [1996]
Younger brother, Joss.
Parents: Roger Winslet (actor) and Sally Bridges-Winslet.
After her first success in the film Heavenly Creatures (1994), a reviewer predicted that she would always be associated with that character and would never be a big star.
Recorded a song for the soundtrack for the movie Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001). Producers were so impressed at her efforts they have decided to release the ballad - called "What If?" - as a single. It reached the top ten in the UK. [June 2001]
Announced that she and husband James Threapleton are splitting up. [3 September 2001]
[November 2001] Confirms that she is dating director Sam Mendes.
Purchased a $3 million (US) home in London with boyfriend (later husband) Sam Mendes. They also bought a home in New York City.
Holds a unique position in Academy Awards history: only twice have two actresses been nominated for playing the same character in the same film. The first was Gloria Stuart and Kate in Titanic (1997). The second was Judi Dench and Kate in Iris (2001/I).
Married director Sam Mendes in a private ceremony whilst on holiday in the West Indies in May, 2003.
Kate married Sam Mendes, who was the childhood friend of Tom Hollander, with whom he went to Cambridge University and directed him in several plays. Tom and Kate were both in the film Enigma (2001).
Very close friends with actor Leonardo DiCaprio.
Nominated for Best Supporting Actress, Premiere Magazine for Sense and Sensibility (1995)). [1995]
Won Best Film Actress, Smash Hits Magazine. [1998]
Won Sexiest Actress, Entertainment Insider Awards. [1998]
Won Film Actress of the Year, Variety Club of Great Britain. [1999]
Nominated for Best Actress, Roughcut.com Internet Movie Award for Holy Smoke (1999). [2000]
When interviewed on "Good Morning America" (1975) to promote her film The Holiday (2006), they surprised her by showing a clip which was supposedly Winslet on the Sugar Puff Commercial in 1987. However, the girl in the clip shown was not her. Winslet did not point out the error because she did not want to embarrass the researcher and get the person fired. She was then praised by the media for her caring and consideration of other people. [2006]
Her performance in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) is her personal favorite.
Along with Vanessa Redgrave (for Julia (1977)) and Mare Winningham (for Georgia (1995)), she is the only performer to be nominated for an Supporting Oscar (for Iris (2000)) for playing the title role in a movie. As of 2006, Redgrave is the only one to win.
Nominated for Best Spoken Word Album for Children, Grammy Awards, shared with Graham Greene. [1999]
As of 2007, she is the youngest actress to rack-up 5 Oscar nominations.
Won Best Actress, Toronto Film Festival for Heavenly Creatures (1994), shared with Melanie Lynskey. [1995]
Runner-Up for Best Actress, New York Film Critics Circle for Holy Smoke (1999). [1999]
Nominated for Best Supporting Actress, Rec.Arts.Movies.* Critics Circle for Quills (2000). [2000]
Runner-Up for Best Actress, National Society of Film Critics for Holy Smoke (1999). [2000]
Runner-Up for Best Actress, New York Film Critics Circle for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004). [2004]
Chris Tookey, of the British newspaper "Daily Mail" chose her as Best Actress of the Year for her two roles in The Holiday (2006) and Little Children (2006). [2006]
Is a fan of Rufus Wainwright's CD 'Poses (mentioned in one of her ads for AmEx).

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Actress - filmography
The 2006 Gotham Awards (2006) (TV) .... Honoree
The Holiday (2006) .... Iris
Flushed Away (2006) (voice) .... Rita
All the King's Men (2006) .... Anne Stanton
... aka Spiel der Macht, Das (Germany)
Little Children (2006) .... Sarah Pierce
Romance & Cigarettes (2005) .... Tula
"Saturday Night Live" .... Host (1 episode, 2004)
... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
- Episode #30.4 (2004) TV Episode .... Host
Finding Neverland (2004) .... Sylvia Llewelyn Davies
Pride (2004) (TV) (voice) .... Suki
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) .... Clementine Kruczynski
The Life of David Gale (2003) .... Bitsey Bloom
... aka Leben des David Gale, Das (Germany)
Plunge: The Movie (2003) .... Clare
Iris (2001/I) .... Young Iris Murdoch
Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001) (voice) .... Belle
... aka Weihnachtsmärchen, Ein (Germany)
Enigma (2001) .... Hester Wallace
... aka Enigma - Das Geheimnis (Germany)
War Game (2001) (voice) .... Mum/Annie
Quills (2000) .... Madeleine 'Maddy' LeClerc
... aka Quills - Macht der Besessenheit (Germany)
Holy Smoke (1999) .... Ruth Barron
... aka Holy Smoke! (USA: video box title)
Faeries (1999) (voice) .... Brigid
Hideous Kinky (1998) .... Julia
... aka Marrakech express (France)
Titanic (1997) .... Rose DeWitt Bukater
Hamlet (1996) .... Ophelia
... aka William Shakespeare's Hamlet
Jude (1996) .... Sue Bridehead
Sense and Sensibility (1995) .... Marianne Dashwood
A Kid in King Arthur's Court (1995) .... Princess Sarah
Heavenly Creatures (1994) .... Juliet Hulme
... aka Heavenly Creatures: The Uncut Version (USA: longer version)
... aka Himmlische Kreaturen (Germany)
"Casualty" .... Suzanne (1 episode, 1993)
- Family Matters (1993) TV Episode .... Suzanne
Anglo Saxon Attitudes (1992) (TV) .... Caroline Jenington
"Get Back" (1992) TV Series .... Eleanor Sweet (unknown episodes)
"Dark Season" .... Reet (6 episodes, 1991)
- Episode #1.6 (1991) TV Episode .... Reet
- Episode #1.5 (1991) TV Episode .... Reet
- Episode #1.4 (1991) TV Episode .... Reet
- Episode #1.3 (1991) TV Episode .... Reet
- Episode #1.2 (1991) TV Episode .... Reet
(1 more)
Shrinks (1990) (TV)

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