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  2. Kate Winslet - Wikipedia

    • Kate Elizabeth Winslet CBE 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 Golden Globe Awards. Time magazine named W… See more

    BornKate Elizabeth Winslet · 5 October 1975 · Reading, Berkshire, England
    SpousesJim Threapleton · (m. 1998; div. 2001) · Sam Mendes · (m. 2003; div. 2011) · Edward Abel Smith · (m. 2012)
    Children3, including Mia Threapleton
    Early life

    Kate Elizabeth Winslet was born on 5 October 1975, in Reading, Berkshire, to Sally Ann (née Bridges) and Roger John Winslet. She is primarily of British descent, but also has Irish ancestry on her father's side and S… See more

    Career

    Winslet was among 175 women to audition for Peter Jackson's psychological drama Heavenly Creatures (1994), and was cast after impressing Jackson with the intensity she brought to her part. The New Zealand-based prod… See more

    Reception and acting style

    Journalists consider Winslet to be among the finest actresses of her generation. Despite achieving stardom early in her career with the blockbuster Titanic, she has rarely acted in commerce-driven films. A journalist for … See more

     
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