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Kate Winslet

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Kate Winslet

Born October 5, 1975 in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK55 films

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.

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Winslet studied drama at the Redroofs Theatre School. Her first screen appearance, at age fifteen, was in the British television series Dark Season (1991). She made her film debut playing a teenage murderess in Heavenly Creatures (1994). She went on to win a BAFTA Award for playing Marianne Dashwood in Sense and Sensibility(1995). Global stardom followed with her leading role in James Cameron's epic romance Titanic (1997), which was the highest-grossing film at the time. Winslet then eschewed parts in blockbusters in favour of critically acclaimed 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. 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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Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Titanic poster7.9Titanic1997Avatar: The Way of Water poster7.6Avatar: The Way of Water2022Divergent poster6.9Divergent2014Avatar: Fire and Ash poster7.6Avatar: Fire and Ash2025Collateral Beauty poster7.2Collateral Beauty2016The Holiday poster7.1The Holiday2006The Reader poster7.5The Reader2008Finding Neverland poster7.3Finding Neverland2004

Filmography

55 films as actor
  1. TBANaya: Legend of the Golden DolphinQueen Cupid (voice)
  2. 2027The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for GollumMarigol
  3. 2027Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory(voice)
  4. 2025Avatar: Fire and AshRonal
  5. 2025Goodbye JuneJulia
  6. 2024LeeElizabeth 'Lee' Miller
  7. 2022Avatar: The Way of WaterRonal
  8. 2021Baba YagaBaba Yaga (voice)
  9. 2020Black BeautyBlack Beauty (voice)
  10. 2020AmmoniteMary Anning
  11. 2019The Christmas LetterNarrator (voice)
  12. 2019BlackbirdJennifer
  13. 2019Manou the SwiftManou's Mother(voice)
  14. 2018ButtonsNarrator (voice)
  15. 2017Wonder WheelGinny
  16. 2017The Mountain Between UsAlex Martin
  17. 2016Collateral BeautyClaire Wilson
  18. 2016The Lost LetterNarrator (voice)
  19. 2016Daisy ChainButtercup Bree (voice)
  20. 2016Triple 9Irina Vlaslov
  21. 2015The DressmakerMyrtle "Tilly" Dunnage
  22. 2015Steve JobsJoanna Hoffman
  23. 2015A Little ChaosSabine De Barra
  24. 2015InsurgentJeanine Matthews
  25. 2014DivergentJeanine
  26. 2013Labor DayAdele
  27. 2013Movie 43Beth (segment "The Catch")
  28. 2011CarnageNancy Cowan
  29. 2011ContagionErin Mears
  30. 2008Revolutionary RoadApril Wheeler
  31. 2008The ReaderHanna Schmitz
  32. 2008How to Lose Friends & Alienate PeopleKate Winslet (uncredited)
  33. 2006The HolidayIris
  34. 2006Flushed AwayRita (voice)
  35. 2006Little ChildrenSarah Pierce
  36. 2006All the King's MenAnne Stanton
  37. 2006Romance & CigarettesTula
  38. 2004Finding NeverlandSylvia Llewelyn Davies
  39. 2004PrideSuki (voice)
  40. 2004Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless MindClementine Kruczynski
  41. 2003The Life of David GaleBitsey Bloom
  42. 2002War GameMum / Annie (voice)
  43. 2001IrisYoung Iris Murdoch
  44. 2001Christmas Carol: The MovieBelle (voice)
  45. 2001EnigmaHester Wallace
  46. 2000QuillsMadeleine LeClerc
  47. 1999Holy SmokeRuth Barron
  48. 1999Hideous KinkyJulia
  49. 1999FaeriesBrigid (voice)
  50. 1997TitanicRose DeWitt Bukater
  51. 1996HamletOphelia
  52. 1996JudeSue Bridehead
  53. 1995Sense and SensibilityMarianne Dashwood
  54. 1995A Kid in King Arthur's CourtPrincess Sarah
  55. 1994Heavenly CreaturesJuliet Hulme