Kate Winslet
Kate Winslet
Kate Elizabeth Winslet, CBE, is an English actress and singer. She is the recipient of an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, four Golden Globe Awards, a Grammy Award, an AACTA Award, and three BAFTA Awards. She is the youngest person to receive six Academy Award nominations with seven nominations in total, and is one of the few actresses to win three of the four major American entertainment awards. In addition, she has won awards from the Screen Actors Guild, British...
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth5 October 1975
CityReading, England
I never saw 'Titanic' as a springboard for bigger films or bigger pay cheques. I knew it could have been that, but I knew it would have destroyed me.
It's important that period films aren't seen as just a lovely visual exercise.
Awards season is always a huge amount of fun whether you're a part of it or not. It's always really exciting seeing what films are coming and a lot of new talent as well.
My children can't see many of the films that I've been in because I'm always either dying or taking my clothes off.
I'd rather do theater and British films than move to L.A. in hopes of getting small roles in American films.
I'd rather do theatre and British films than move to L.A. in hopes of getting small roles in American films.
I'd rather do theater and British films than move to LA in hopes of getting small roles in American films.
I'm not a believer in hiding things from my kids because ultimately they are going to have questions - they feel things.
I'm not a gardener. I wish I was.
I'm not afraid to admit that I'm a relatively slow reader.
I like the diversity that my children are exposed to every day.
I was 17 when Peter Jackson asked me to be in 'Heavenly Creatures.'
I kept my head; I mean, I've never been one of those people who ended up in the gutter with sick in my hair.
I lend my daughter beauty products, but only as a treat. If she's going to a party, I'll let her borrow a mascara or moisturizer.