Kate Winslet

Actress

Contagion (2011)

"Mildred Pierce" (2010) TV series (2010)

Which Brings Me to You (2010)

Revolutionary Road (2008)

The Reader (2008)

Le renard et l'enfant (2007) (voice: English version)

The Holiday (2006)

Flushed Away (2006) (voice)

All the King's Men (2006)

Little Children (2006)

Romance & Cigarettes (2005)

Finding Neverland (2004)

Pride (2004) (TV) (voice)

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

The Life of David Gale (2003)

Plunge: The Movie (2003)

Iris (2001)

Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001) (voice)

Enigma (2001)

War Game (2001) (voice)

Quills (2000)

Holy Smoke (1999)

Faeries (1999) (voice)

Hideous Kinky (1998)

Titanic (1997)

Hamlet (1996)

Jude (1996)

Sense and Sensibility (1995)

A Kid in King Arthur's Court (1995)

Heavenly Creatures (1994)

"Casualty" (1 episode, 1993)

"Get Back" (3 episodes, 1992)

"Anglo Saxon Attitudes" (1992) TV series

"Dark Season" (6 episodes, 1991)

"Shrinks" (1991) TV series

Appearances:

The 82nd Annual Academy Awards 2010 (TV)

The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2010 (TV)

Bambi Verleihung 2009 (2009) (TV)

The 2009 European Film Awards (2009) (TV)

Grindhouse: Collection of non-created films (2009)

"Nyhetsmorgon" (3 episodes, 1997-2009)

Entertainment Tonight (15 episodes, 2006-2009)

The Oprah Winfrey Show (4 episodes, 2004-2009)

81st Annual Academy Awards 2009 (TV)

"Xposé" (2 episodes, 2009)

"At the Movies" (1 episode, 2009)

"Larry King Live" (1 episode, 2009)

"Cinema 3" (1 episode, 2009)

"Días de cine" (1 episode, 2009)

This Morning (1 episode, 2009)

The Orange British Academy Film Awards: Red Carpet (2009) (TV)

The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2009) (TV)

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (7 episodes, 1998-2009)

15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2009) (TV)

The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2009) (TV)

Sólskinsdrengurinn (2009) Narrator

Late Show with David Letterman (3 episodes, 2004-2009)

2009 Golden Globe Awards Red Carpet Special (2009) (TV)

"Cartaz Cultural" (2003) TV series (2008)

The Charlie Rose Show (5 episodes, 2002-2008)

Access Hollywood (1 episode, 2008)

"HBO First Look" (4 episodes, 1997-2008)

Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2 episodes, 2004-2008)

"The ONE Show" (1 episode, 2008)

"Showbiz Tonight" (1 episode, 2008)

Marc Forster - Der Weg zu 007 (2008)

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008) (uncredited)

"British Film Forever" (4 episodes, 2007)

The 79th Annual Academy Awards 2007 (TV)

"Tavis Smiley" (2 episodes, 2006-2007)

The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2007) (TV)

Live from the Red Carpet: The 2007 Golden Globe Awards (2007) (TV)

The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2007 (TV)

"Sunday Morning Shootout" (1 episode, 2006)

"Weekend Sunrise" (1 episode, 2006)

"Sunday AM" (1 episode, 2006)

The 16th Annual Gotham Awards (2006) (TV)

"Film '72" (3 episodes, 2004-2006)

"GMTV" (4 episodes, 2002-2006)

The View (1 episode, 2006)

Parkinson (1 episode, 2006)

Live with Regis and Kelly (1 episode, 2006)

The Allstar Workout (2006)

"Corazón de..." (2 episodes, 2006)

Deep Sea (2006) (voice)

"Extras" (1 episode, 2005)

Une américaine à Paris (2005) (TV)

Finding Neverland: On the Red Carpet (2005)

The Magic of 'Finding Neverland' (2005)

The 77th Annual Academy Awards 2005 (TV)

Marc Forster - Von Davos nach Hollywood (2005) (TV)

Extra (1 episode, 2005)

11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2005) (TV)

The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2005 (TV)

The 10th Annual Critics' Choice Awards (2005) (TV)

A Conversation with Kate and Michel (2005)

Inside the Mind of Michel Gondry (2005)

Happy Birthday, Peter Pan (2005) (TV)

"The Early Show" (1 episode, 2004)

Good Morning America (1 episode, 2004)

Saturday Night Live (1 episode, 2004)

Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1 episode, 2004)

Inside the Actors Studio (1 episode, 2004)

"Tinseltown TV" (1 episode, 2004)

A Look Inside 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' (2004) (TV)

Making 'Christmas Carol: The Movie' (2003)

Nefertiti Revealed (2003) (TV) Narrator

"Frids film" (1 episode, 2003)

The Laurence Olivier Awards 2003 (2003) (TV)

The 74th Annual Academy Awards 2002 (TV)

"Seitenblicke" (1 episode, 2002)

The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2002) (TV)

The Rosie O'Donnell Show (4 episodes, 1998-2002)

The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2002 (TV)

Judi Dench: A BAFTA Tribute (2002) (TV)

Being Mick (2001) (TV)

Quills: Creating Charenton (2001)

Quills: The Marquis on the Marquee (2001)

Quills: Dressing the Part (2001)

The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2001) (TV)

Comic Relief Short Pants (2001) (TV)

2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (2000) (TV)

The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2000) (TV)

"The Priory" (1 episode, 1999)

Leonardo DiCaprio: A Life in Progress (1998)

The 70th Annual Academy Awards 1998 (TV)

"The Clive James Show" (1 episode, 1998)

Titanic: Breaking New Ground (1998) (TV)

"Clive Anderson All Talk" (1 episode, 1998)

To Be on Camera: A History with Hamlet (1997)

The 68th Annual Academy Awards 1996 (TV)

Academy Awards

2009 Won Oscar Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for: The Reader (2008)

2007 Nominated Oscar Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for: Little Children (2006)

2005 Nominated Oscar Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

2002 Nominated Oscar Best Actress in a Supporting Role for: Iris (2001)

1998 Nominated Oscar Best Actress in a Leading Role for: Titanic (1997)

1996 Nominated Oscar Best Actress in a Supporting Role for: Sense and Sensibility (1995)


Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA

2005 Nominated Saturn Award Best Actress for: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)


BAFTA Awards

2009 Won BAFTA Film Award Best Leading Actress for: The Reader (2008)

2009 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Leading Actress for: Revolutionary Road (2008)

2007 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Actress in a Leading Role for: Little Children (2006)

2005 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

2005 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for: Finding Neverland (2004)

2002 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for: Iris (2001)

1996 Won BAFTA Film Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for: Sense and Sensibility (1995)


BAFTA/LA Britannia Awards

2007 - Britannia Award British Artist of the Year


Bambi Awards

2009 Won Bambi Best Actress - International


Blockbuster Entertainment Awards

2001 Nominated Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Actress - Drama for: Quills (2000)

1998 Won Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Actress - Drama for: Titanic (1997)


British Independent Film Awards

2001 Nominated British Independent Film Award Best Actress for: Enigma (2001)


Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards

2009 Won Critics Choice Award Best Supporting Actress for: The Reader (2008)

2007 Nominated Critics Choice Award Best Actress for: Little Children (2006)

2005 Nominated Critics Choice Award Best Actress for: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

2005 Nominated Critics Choice Award Best Supporting Actress for: Finding Neverland (2004)


Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

2008 Won CFCA Award Best Supporting Actress for: The Reader (2008)

2006 Nominated CFCA Award Best Actress for: Little Children (2006)


Emmy Awards

2006 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for: "Extras" (2005)


Empire Awards, UK

2007 Nominated Empire Award Best Actress for: Little Children (2006)

2005 Won Empire Award Best British Actress for: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

2002 Won Empire Award Best British Actress for: Enigma (2001)

2001 Nominated Empire Award Best Actress for: Quills (2000)

1999 Won Empire Award Best British Actress for: Titanic (1997)

1998 Won Empire Award Best British Actress for: Hamlet (1996)

1996 Won Empire Award Best British Actress for: Heavenly Creatures (1994)


European Film Awards

2009 Won European Film Award Best Actress for: The Reader (2008)

2002 Won Audience Award Best Actress for: Iris (2001)

1998 Won Audience Award Best Actress for: Titanic (1997)

1998 Nominated Outstanding European Achievement in World Cinema for: Titanic (1997)


Evening Standard British Film Awards

2002 Won Evening Standard British Film Award Best Actress for: Quills (2000) Also for Enigma (2001) and Iris (2001).

1997 Won Evening Standard British Film Award Best Actress for: Sense and Sensibility (1995) Also for Jude (1996).


Golden Camera, Germany

2001 Won Golden Camera Film - International for: Titanic (1997)


Golden Globes

2009 Won Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for: Revolutionary Road (2008)

2009 Won Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for: The Reader (2008)

2007 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for: Little Children (2006)

2005 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy for: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

2002 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for: Iris (2001)

1998 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for: Titanic (1997)

1996 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for: Sense and Sensibility (1995)


Gotham Awards

2006 - Tribute Award


Irish Film and Television Awards

2007 Nominated Audience Award Best International Actress for: The Holiday (2006)


Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards

2008 Won Sierra Award Best Actress for: Revolutionary Road (2008) Also for The Reader (2008).

2005 Won Sierra Award Best Actress for: Finding Neverland (2004) Also for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004).

2000 Nominated Sierra Award Best Supporting Actress for: Quills (2000)


London Critics Circle Film Awards

2009 Won ALFS Award Actress of the Year for: Revolutionary Road (2008) Also for The Reader (2008).

2009 Nominated ALFS Award British Actress of the Year for: The Reader (2008) Also for Revolutionary Road (2008).

2007 Nominated ALFS Award British Actress of the Year for: Little Children (2006)

2005 Won ALFS Award British Actress of the Year for: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) Tied with Eva Birthistle for Ae Fond Kiss... (2004).

2001 Nominated ALFS Award British Actress of the Year for: Quills (2000)

1999 Nominated ALFS Award British Actress of the Year for: Titanic (1997)

1996 Won ALFS Award British Actress of the Year for: Heavenly Creatures (1994)


Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

2001 Won LAFCA Award Best Supporting Actress for: Iris (2001)


MTV Movie Awards

2009 Nominated MTV Movie Award Best Female Performance for: The Reader (2008)

1998 Nominated MTV Movie Award Best Female Performance for: Titanic (1997)

1998 Nominated MTV Movie Award Best Kiss for: Titanic (1997) Shared with:Leonardo DiCaprio

1998 Nominated MTV Movie Award Best On-Screen Duo for: Titanic (1997) Shared with:Leonardo DiCaprio


New Zealand Film and TV Awards

1995 Won Film Award Best Foreign Performer for: Heavenly Creatures (1994)


Online Film Critics Society Awards

2009 Nominated OFCS Award Best Actress for: Revolutionary Road (2008)

2009 Nominated OFCS Award Best Supporting Actress for: The Reader (2008)

2007 Nominated OFCS Award Best Actress for: Little Children (2006)

2005 Won OFCS Award Best Actress for: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

1998 Nominated OFCS Award Best Actress for: Titanic (1997)


Palm Springs International Film Festival

2009 Won Ensemble Cast Award for: Revolutionary Road (2008)

2007 - Desert Palm Achievement Award


People's Choice Awards

2005 Nominated People's Choice Award Favorite Leading Lady

2005 Nominated People's Choice Award Favorite On-Screen Chemistry for: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) Shared with:Jim Carrey

2005 Nominated People's Choice Award Favorite On-Screen Chemistry for: Finding Neverland (2004) Shared with:Johnny Depp


San Diego Film Critics Society Awards

2008 Won SDFCS Award Best Actress for: The Reader (2008)


Santa Barbara International Film Festival

2009 - Montecito Award

2005 Won Outstanding Performance Award for: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

2005 Won Outstanding Performance Award for: Finding Neverland (2004)


Satellite Awards

2008 Nominated Satellite Award Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama for: The Reader (2008)

2006 Nominated Satellite Award Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama for: Little Children (2006)

2005 Nominated Golden Satellite Award Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical for: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

2002 Nominated Golden Satellite Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Drama for: Iris (2001)

2001 Nominated Golden Satellite Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Drama for: Quills (2000)

1998 Nominated Golden Satellite Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for: Titanic (1997)

1997 Nominated Golden Satellite Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Drama for: Hamlet (1996)


Screen Actors Guild Awards

2009 Won Actor Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role for: The Reader (2008)

2009 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for: Revolutionary Road (2008)

2007 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for: Little Children (2006)

2005 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for: Finding Neverland (2004)

2005 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

2001 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role for: Quills (2000)

1998 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by a Cast for: Titanic (1997)

1998 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for: Titanic (1997)

1996 Won Actor Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role for: Sense and Sensibility (1995)

1996 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by a Cast for: Sense and Sensibility (1995)


Teen Choice Awards

2005 Nominated Teen Choice Award Choice Movie Actress: Drama for: Finding Neverland (2004)


Vancouver Film Critics Circle

2009 Won VFCC Award Best Actress for: The Reader (2008) Also for Revolutionary Road (2008).


Venice Film Festival

1999 Won Elvira Notari Prize for: Holy Smoke (1999) Shared with: Jane Campion

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Kate Winslet comes from a family of actors: her parents, grandparents, and uncle all spent their lives on the stage. She took acting classes as a child, and became a well-spoken, bright-eyed child actress in BBC TV series such as Dark Season (1991) and Casualty (1993), before director Peter Jackson cast her as Juliet Hulme, one half of the murderous yet innocent teen duo of Heavenly Creatures (1994).

She then became a fixture in corset roles in literary adaptations such as Marianne Dashwood in Sense and Sensibility (1995), which won her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress; Sue Bridehead in Jude (1996); and Ophelia in Hamlet (1996). Then director James Cameron gave her the full, old movie star entrance, under a fabulous hat, as the leading lady opposite the baby-faced Leonard DiCaprio in the box-office smash hit Titanic (1997). It won her a second Oscar nod, this time for Best Actress.

Being in the most successful film of all time didn't derail Winslet, although she started playing louder, less victimized ladies such as the lead, Iris Murdoch, in the biopic Iris (2001), which won her another Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She also turned to playing an odd, irresponsible, kooky hippie in Hideous Kinky (1998), among more costume dramas such as Quills (2000).

She is at her best in a very complex role in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), playing a woman fascinating enough to fall for but irritating enough to need wiping from the memory. The performance won her another Oscar nomination. She received her fifth Oscar nomination for Little Children (2006).

I don't know if it's a skill, but I have been really lucky. I've always got on with every actor I've had to work opposite. I just always try and be as accepting of that person as I possibly can, and remain non-judgmental about their process, because every actor works in a different way.


I was a wayward child, very passionate and very determined. If I made up my mind to do something, there was no stopping me.

Turned down the Gwyneth Paltrow role in Shakespeare in Love (1998) and the Jodie Foster role in Anna and the King (1999).

Her first acting job was dancing with the Honey Monster in a commercial for Sugar Puffs cereal.

Was offered the role of Eowyn in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002).

Offered the role of Tessa in The Constant Gardener (2005) but turned it down to do Finding Neverland (2004).

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