Kate Winslet
Kate Elizabeth Winslet (/ˈwɪnzlət/; born 5 October 1975) is an English actress. Primarily known for her roles as headstrong and complicated women in independent films, particularly period dramas, she has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, five BAFTA Awards and five Golden Globe Awards. She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2012.
Winslet studied drama at the Redroofs Theatre School. Her first sc
The science fiction romance Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), in which Winslet was cast against type in a contemporary setting, proved to be a turning point in her career. She gained further recognition for her performances in Finding Neverland (2004), Little Children (2006), The Holiday (2006), Revolutionary Road (2008), and The Reader (2008). For playing a former Nazi camp guard in the last, she won the BAFTA Award and the Academy Award for Best Actress. Winslet has since portrayed historical figures in Steve Jobs (2015) and Lee (2023), and has received two Primetime Emmy Awards for her performances in the HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce (2011) and Mare of Easttown (2021).
For her narration of a short story in the audiobook Listen to the Storyteller (1999), Winslet won a Grammy Award. She performed the song "What If" for the soundtrack of her film, Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001). A co-founder of the charity Golden Hat Foundation, which aims to create autism awareness, Winslet has also written a book on the topic. Divorced from film directors Jim Threapleton and Sam Mendes, Winslet has been married to businessman Edward Abel Smith since 2012. She has a child from each marriage, two of whom are the actors Mia Threapleton and Joe Anders.
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Born
Oct 05, 1975
Reading, Berkshire, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Movies
81 acting
3 crew
Popularity
4.9
Known For
Avatar: Fire and Ash
2025
as Ronal
Titanic
1997
as Rose DeWitt Bukater
Avatar: The Way of Water
2022
as Ronal
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004
as Clementine Kruczynski
Insurgent
2015
as Jeanine Matthews
Sense and Sensibility
1995
as Marianne Dashwood
Flushed Away
2006
as Rita (voice)
Divergent
2014
as Jeanine
The Holiday
2006
as Iris
Carnage
2011
as Nancy Cowan
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