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Biography:
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 ...(read more)
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 (I)'
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 (I)' , 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 (I)'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, un-emaciated physique. Winslet's performance also garnered a
Best Actress nomination, making her the youngest actress to ever
receive two Academy nods.
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 1960s 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 'James Threapleton' , whom she met on the
set of Hideous Kinky (1998) ; the pair had a daughter, Mia, in October of 2000. They
divorced in 2001. She later married director 'Sam Mendes' in 2003 and has
since given birth to their son Joe.
IMDb Editors
Quotes:
* [talking about her screen debut in Heavenly Creatures (1994) ]: "I was reading the script
in the back of the car and I turned to my dad and yelled, 'I've GOT to
get this!' And he replied, 'Then you will.' And I thought, 'Yep, that's
it. I'm bloody ...(read more)
* [talking about her screen debut in Heavenly Creatures (1994) ]: "I was reading the script
in the back of the car and I turned to my dad and yelled, 'I've GOT to
get this!' And he replied, 'Then you will.' And I thought, 'Yep, that's
it. I'm bloody well going to.' And that was it. I was so determined. It
was something crucial to my life. I just so communicated with her, the
story and their relationship. And when I found out, I just couldn't
believe it. I was so happy, I cried. I remember I was working part-time
at a deli at the time because I didn't have any money and was in the
middle of making a sandwich when they phoned and said I'd got the job.
I burst into tears and had to leave work because I couldn't control
myself. It was absolutely brilliant."
* In 2002 she had this to say about doing nude scenes: "I like exposing
myself. There's not an awful lot that embarrasses me. I'm the kind of
actress that absolutely believes in exposing myself."
* "I'd rather do theatre and British films than move to L.A. in hopes of
getting small roles in American films."
* "It's very important for me to make the statement that I am English and
just because I've done one really big film, it doesn't mean that I
don't want to keep a finger in the fantastic British film industry and
do films like this."
* About her spur-of-the-moment marriage to 'Sam Mendes' - "We hadn't been
planning to do it but we thought it was rather a good idea, so we just
did it."
* "After Titanic (1997) it would have been completely foolish for me to go and
try and top that. I'm an English girl, I've always loved England, I've
never felt the desire to leave it for any particular reason. And whilst
I'm ambitious and care very much about what I do, I'm not competitive.
I also don't want to act every day of my life. ... So it was important
to me after Titanic (1997) to just remind myself of why it was that I was
acting in the first place, which is of course because I love it."
* "Since I was 13 or 14, I've always felt older than I actually am."
* "I was on the tube just before Christmas. and this girl turned round to
me and said, 'Are you 'Kate Winslet' ?'. And I said, 'Well, yes. I am
actually'. And she said, 'And you're getting the tube?' And I said,
'Yes'. And she said, 'Don't you have a big car that drives you around?'
And I said, 'No'. And she was absolutely stunned that I wasn't being
driven round in some flash car all the time. It was ludicrous."
* "People say to me, 'You seem to have made this conscious decision to do
independent films'. In reality, I haven't. After each movie, I always
think, how different can I possibly be?... Is this going to challenge
me, is this going to inspire me, and is this going to make me love my
job more than I already do?"
* "There is no way we are going to move out of England. Some might think
that we want to live in Hollywood but that is not what we want at all.
We will go and live in New York when it is necessary because of work
but we prefer to be in England. I'm proud to be English - we both are.
It's very important to me to retain that. I am an English girl and I
love England. I have never felt the desire to leave. I am still
ambitious and I will have to travel and live elsewhere because of that
but England is always home."
* On a scene from the movie Holy Smoke (1999) ,: "It was a difficult scene. When I
read the script and I saw this scene was there, I laughed hysterically.
I just couldn't believe it. When it came to shooting it, I had been
sort of putting it off, and pretending it wasn't going to happen. And
suddenly, I am there naked, peeing and thinking "Oh no!" It was really
hard to do, but I've always loved the fact that it was there, and it's
such a sort of turning point for the character I play in the movie that
I've always felt sort of good, that it should be there."
* On receiving her 4th Oscar nomination: "I can't believe it. I am
ecstatic! This nomination means so much to me. To be remembered for a
film that was released a while ago, I am unbelievably honoured and
completely overwhelmed."
* "There's more to life than cheek bones."
* "Mum and dad were very much friends, and up to life. There was no
anxiety for anything when I was growing up, they just taught me to be
me."
* "Life is short, and it is here to be lived."
* "Loving someone is setting them free, letting them go."
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Posted on 10/19/07 11:08 PM.
you are what they call PRETTY!!
Posted on 08/27/07 01:36 PM.
I ve always luved her,acting or not.I wish to ve breakfast/lunch/dinner with her 1day ......A M E N.
Posted on 08/25/07 06:34 PM.
I love watching Kate no matter what she's in I think she is fabulous. No one else could have done Titanic the way that she did. Kate I think your wonderful as a person as well as an actress. Take care love from Julie from Gloucestershire in the U.K xx
Posted on 08/22/07 06:50 PM.
she's a wonderfull actress
Posted on 08/22/07 06:39 AM.
hey love ur performance
Posted on 08/16/07 11:19 AM.
she is owsom
Posted on 07/27/07 05:07 AM.
hi add me i am jasmen from england