Kate Elizabeth Winslet, was born 5 October 1975 is an English actress. She is known for her portrayals of angst-ridden women, typically in period dramas and tragedies. Winslet is the recipient of several accolades, including three British Academy Film Awards, and is among the few performers to have won Academy, Emmy, and Grammy Awards. Winslet was among 175 girls 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 production is based on the Parker–Hulme murder case of 1954, in which Winslet played Juliet Hulme, a teenager who assists her friend, Pauline Parker (played by Melanie Lynskey), in the murder of Pauline’s mother. She prepared for the part by reading the transcripts of the girls’ murder trial, their letters and diaries, and interacted with their acquaintances. She has said that she learnt tremendously from the job. Jackson filmed in real locations of the murder, and the experience left Winslet traumatised. She found it difficult to detach herself from her character, and said that after returning home, she would cry frequently. The film was critically acclaimed and proved to be a breakthrough for Winslet; The Washington Post writer Desson Thomson called her “a bright-eyed ball of fire, lighting up every scene she’s in”. Winslet additionally recorded “Juliet’s Aria” for the film’s soundtrack. Also that year, she appeared as Geraldine Barclay, a prospective secretary, in the Royal Exchange Theatre production of Joe Orton’s farce What the Butler Saw. While promoting Heavenly Creatures in Los Angeles, Winslet auditioned for the brief part of Lucy Steele for a 1995 film adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel Sense and Sensibility, starring and written by Emma Thompson. Impressed by her reading, Thompson cast her for the much larger part of the recklessly romantic teenager Marianne Dashwood. The director Ang Lee wanted Winslet to play the part with grace and restraint—aspects that he felt were missing from her performance in Heavenly Creatures—and thus asked her to practice tai chi, read gothic literature, and learn to play the piano. The Radio Times‘ David Parkinson found Winslet to be a standout among the ensemble cast, and Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle took note of how well she had portrayed her character’s growth and maturity. The film grossed over US$134 million worldwide and earned various accolades for Winslet. She won the Screen Actors Guild and British Academy Film Award for Best Supporting Actress, and received nominations for the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award in the same category. Born in Reading, Berkshire, Winslet studied drama at the Redroofs Theatre School and had her first screen appearance at the age of 15 in the British television series Dark Season (1991). She made her film debut playing a teenage murderess in Heavenly Creatures (1994), and received her first BAFTA Award for playing Marianne Dashwood in Sense and Sensibility (1995). Global stardom followed soon after with her leading role in the epic romance Titanic (1997). It was the highest-grossing film of all time to that point, after which she eschewed parts in blockbusters in favour of critically acclaimed but little-seen period pieces, including Quills (2000) and Iris (2001). 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, and she continued to gain recognition for her performances in Finding Neverland (2004), Little Children (2006), Revolutionary Road (2008), and The Reader (2008). For playing a Nazi camp guard in the last of these, she won the BAFTA Award and Academy Award for Best Actress. In the 2010s, Winslet played a single mother in 1930s America in the miniseries Mildred Pierce (2011), joined the Divergentfilm series, and portrayed Joanna Hoffman in Steve Jobs (2015). She won a Primetime Emmy Award for the former and a third BAFTA Award for the latter.
Kate Winslet Biography |Wiki.
| Name | Kate Elizabeth Winslet |
|---|---|
| Nickname | The English Rose, Corset Kate |
| Sun Sign | Libra |
| Birth Place | Reading, Berkshire, England |
| Date Of Birth | October 05, 1975 |
| Age | 42 Years |
| Height | 5'6" |
| Weight | 63 Kg |
| Body Measurement | 37-26-36 Hair Color Blonde Eye Color Blue Sexual Orientation Straight Distinctive Features Voluptuous Body Dress Size She used to be normally a size 14 (UK) but according to her role in the movies, she has even slimmed down, sometimes to size 8 (for Titanic) also. But, now she says that she is size 2 (US) or 6 (UK). Bra Size 34C Shoe Size 11 (US) |
| Profession | Actress, Singer |
| TV Serials | Dark Season |
| Movie | Heavenly Creatures |
| Album | Christmas Caro |
| School | Unknown |
| College | Unknown |
| Religion | Anglican / Episcopalian |
| Nationality | Unknown |
| Home Town | West Sussex, England |
| City | West Sussex, England |
| Marital Status | Unknown |
| Fathers Name | Roger John Winslet (Swimming Pool Contractor) |
| Mothers Name | Sally Anne (née Bridges) (Barmaid) |
| Siblings | Beth Winslet (Younger Sister) (Actress), Anna Winslet (Older Sister) (Actress), Joss Winslet (Younger Brother) |
| Girlfriend/Boyfriend | Stephen Tredre Rufus Sewell Jim Threapleton Sam Mendes |