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    Kate Winslet

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

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    5' 6?" (1.69 m)

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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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      @ Heathrow Airport in London, February 18






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      [02/19/10] Kate Winslet @ Lancome pre-BAFTA film awards party - x4

      Kate Winslet hosts the Lancome pre-BAFTA film awards party held at the St Martin's Lane hotel in London on February 19:



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      [02/21/10] Kate Winslet @ British Academy Film Awards 2010 x17 UPDATED

      LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 21: Actress Kate Winslet attends the Orange British Academy Film Awards 2010 at the Royal Opera House on February 21, 2010 in London, England.






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      Leaving Covent Garden in London - February 22 (MQ)



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      [03/07/10] Kate Winslet @ 82nd Annual Academy Awards x26

      HOLLYWOOD - MARCH 07: Actress Kate Winslet arrives at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards held at Kodak Theatre on March 7, 2010 in Hollywood, California.




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      Arriving at LAX Airport - March 6



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      Leaving LAX Airport - March 8



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      Kate Winslet in the company of mystery male while on vacation in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (March 15) (LQ/MQ)



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      On the set of Mildred Pierce in New York City - April 19



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      On the set set of Mildred Pierce, NYC - June 15




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      Kate Winslet, Aishwarya Rai and Lin Chi-ling are pictured looking stunning on set today as they filmed a commercial in Rome for Swiss watchmaker Longine's Dolce Vita collection. 21st July 2010














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      [09/08/10] Kate Winslet @ Longines Dolcevita Photocall in Rome - x6

      Actress Kate Winslet promotes the new Longines watch named Dolcevita during a photocall in Rome, Italy on September 08, 2010.


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      [09/20/10] Kate Winslet @ Vanity Fair Presents 'Todo o Nada' Exhibition - x38 + x7

      Kate Winslet attends 'Todo o Nada' exhibition of Mario Testino and Vanity Fair at Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum on September 20, 2010 in Madrid, Spain.


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      Re: [09/20/10] Kate Winslet @ Vanity Fair Presents 'Todo o Nada' Exhibition - x29

      Thanks a lot for Kate,greetz Jirka

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