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    Kate Winslet

    Date of Birth
    5 October 1975, Reading, Berkshire, England, UK

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    Ask Kate Winslet what she liked about any of her characters, and the word "ballsy" is bound to pop up at least once. The British actress has made a point of eschewing straightforward pretty-girl parts in favor of more devilish damsels; as a result, she's built an eclectic resume; that runs the gamut from Shakespearean tragedy to modern-day mysticism and erotica.

    Born into a family of thespians -- parents Roger Winslet and Sally Bridges-Winslet were both stage actors, maternal grandparents Oliver and Linda Bridges ran the Reading Repertory Theatre, and uncle Robert Bridges was a fixture in London's West End theatre district -- Kate came into her talent at an early age. She scored her first professional gig at 11, dancing opposite the Honey Monster in a commercial for a kids' cereal. She started acting lessons around the same time, which led to formal training at a performing arts high school. Over the next few years, she appeared on stage regularly and landed a few bit parts in sitcoms. Her first big break came at age 17, when she was cast as an obsessive adolescent in Heavenly Creatures (1994). The film, based on the true story of two fantasy-gripped girls who commit a brutal murder, received modest distribution but was roundly praised by critics.

    Still a relative unknown, Winslet attended a cattle call audition the next year for Ang Lee's Sense and Sensibility (1995). She made an immediate impression on the film's star, Emma Thompson, and beat out more than a hundred other hopefuls for the part of plucky Marianne Dashwood. Her efforts were rewarded with both a British Academy Award and an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Winslet followed up with two more period pieces, playing the rebellious heroine in Jude (1996) and Ophelia in Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet (1996).

    The role that transformed Winslet from art house attraction to international star was Rose DeWitt Bukater, the passionate, rosy-cheeked aristocrat in James Cameron's Titanic (1997). Young girls the world over both idolized and identified with Winslet, swooning over all that face time opposite heartthrob Leonardo DiCaprio and noting her refreshingly healthy, unemaciated physique. Winslet's performance also garnered a Best Actress nomination, making her the youngest actress to ever receive two Academy Award nominations.

    After the swell of unexpected attention surrounding Titanic (1997), Winslet was eager to retreat into independent projects. Rumor has it that she turned down the lead roles in both Shakespeare in Love (1998) and Anna and the King (1999) in order to play adventurous soul searchers in Hideous Kinky (1998) and Holy Smoke (1999). The former cast her as a young single mother traveling through 1970s Morocco with her daughters in tow; the latter, as a zealous follower of a guru tricked into a "deprogramming" session in the Australian outback. The next year found her back in period dress as the Marquis de Sade's chambermaid and accomplice in Quills (2000). Kate holds the distinction of being the youngest actor ever honored with four Academy Award nominations (she received her fourth at age 29).

    Off camera, Winslet is known for her mischievous pranks and familial devotion. She has two sisters, Anna Winslet and Beth Winslet (both actresses), and a brother, Joss.

    In 1998, she married assistant director Jim Threapleton. They had a daughter, Mia Honey Threapleton, in October 2000. They divorced in 2001. She later married director Sam Mendes in 2003 and gave birth to their son, Joe Alfie Winslet-Mendes, later that year. After seven years of marriage, Kate announced that she and Sam amicably separated in February 2010. She was awarded Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2012 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her accomplishments in film and television.
     

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      [11/30/10] Kate Winslet @ "Blue Valentine" Special Screening - x10


      NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 30: Actresses Michelle Williams and Kate Winslet attend the Private Screening of The Weinstein Company's "Blue Valentine" Hosted by Kate Winslet at Tribeca Grand Hotel on November 30, 2010 in New York City.






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      [03/19/11] Kate Winslet @ Cardboard Citizens Fundraising Dinner - x20

      Charity ambassador and host Kate Winslet arrives at the Cardboard Citizens Gala Fundraising Dinner wearing a dress by french couture house Max Chaoul which she donated to the event as one of the star auction lots of the night held at Christ Church Spitalfields on March 19, 2011 in London, England.


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      Re: [03/19/11] Kate Winslet @ Cardboard Citizens Fundraising Dinner - x20

      Quote Originally Posted by kaneda View Post
      Charity ambassador and host Kate Winslet arrives at the Cardboard Citizens Gala Fundraising Dinner wearing a dress by french couture house Max Chaoul which she donated to the event as one of the star auction lots of the night held at Christ Church Spitalfields on March 19, 2011 in London, England.
      Hmmm... would be nice to win that dress

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      Re: [03/19/11] Kate Winslet @ Cardboard Citizens Fundraising Dinner - x20

      She has a lovely mustache ...

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      Re: [03/19/11] Kate Winslet @ Cardboard Citizens Fundraising Dinner - x20

      Ha ha ha ... many women have

      Strange but check out many celebs in high res during shoots or with press moments like these.
      You'd think they KNOW they're going be looked at in high res ... so why didn't they wax?

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      [03/21/11] Kate Winslet @ "Mildred Pierce" New York Premiere - x25

      Actress Kate Winslet attends the 'Mildred Pierce' premiere at the Ziegfeld Theatre on March 21, 2011 in New York City.


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