Kate Winslet
Acting

Kate Winslet

October 5, 1975 (50 years old) Reading, Berkshire, England, UK

Also known as: Kate Elizabeth Winslet, Κέιτ Ελίζαμπεθ Γουίνσλετ, 凯特·温丝莱特, კეიტ უინსლეტი

Biography

Kate Elizabeth Winslet (born October 5, 1975) is an English actress. Known for her work in independent films, particularly period dramas, as well as for her portrayals of headstrong and complicated women, she has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, three British Academy Film Awards, and five Golden Globe Awards.

Winslet studied drama at the Redroofs Theatre School. Her first screen appearance, at age 15, was in the British television series Dark Season (1991). She made her film debut playing a teenage murderess in Heavenly Creatures (1994), and went on to win a 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), which earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Titanic was the highest-grossing film at the time, after which she 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, and she gained further recognition for her performances in Finding Neverland (2004), Little Children (2006), Revolutionary Road (2008), and The Reader (2008). For playing a former Nazi camp guard in the latter, she won the BAFTA Award and the Academy Award for Best Actress. Winslet’s portrayal of Joanna Hoffman in the biopic Steve Jobs (2015) won her another BAFTA Award, and she won 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, she has written a book on the topic, The Golden Hat: Talking Back to Autism (2010). Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2009 and 2021. In 2012, she was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). 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.

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014 • TV

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019 • TV

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015 • TV

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015 • TV

Triple 9

Triple 9

2016 • Movie

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

2004 • Movie

Movie Credits (53)

Acting

2016

Triple 9

as Irina Vlaslov

2004

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

as Clementine Kruczynski

1995

Sense and Sensibility

as Marianne Dashwood

2006

The Holiday

as Iris Simpkins

2014

Divergent

as Jeanine Matthews

2015

Insurgent

as Jeanine Matthews

2006

Flushed Away

as Rita (voice)

2011

Contagion

as Erin Mears

2013

Labor Day

as Adele

1994

Heavenly Creatures

as Juliet Hulme

2022

Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20

as Self

2013

Movie 43

as Beth (segment "The Catch")

2006

Little Children

as Sarah Pierce

2008

Revolutionary Road

as April Wheeler

2017

The Mountain Between Us

as Alex Martin

2008

The Reader

as Hanna Schmitz

1996

Hamlet

as Ophelia

2011

Carnage

as Nancy Cowan

2000

Quills

as Madeleine LeClerc

2004

Finding Neverland

as Sylvia Llewelyn Davies

Crew

2024

Lee

Producer

2025

Goodbye June

Director

2025

Goodbye June

Producer

TV Credits (51)

Acting

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self - Guest

2 episodes

2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

2 episodes

2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

2007

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

10 episodes

1975

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1 episodes

1993

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

1944

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

1 episodes

2006

The One Show

as Self

1 episodes

1997

The View

as Self

2 episodes

1997

Leute heute

as Self

1 episodes

1986

Casualty

as Suzanne

1 episodes

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

1982

Nature

as Narrator (voice)

2 episodes

1948

Bambi

as Self

1 episodes

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

2 episodes

2003

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

1 episodes

1992

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

2 episodes

2014

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

3 episodes

1998

Parkinson

as Self

1 episodes

Crew

2021

Mare of Easttown

Executive Producer

2024

The Regime

Executive Producer

Trust

Executive Producer

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
October 5, 1975 (50 years old)
Place of Birth
Reading, Berkshire, England, UK
Popularity
7.7

Career Stats

53
Movies
51
TV Shows