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Introducing Kate Winslet - Profile and Photos
Profile: Kate Winslet
It was Kate's destiny to be in the performing arts. She
is a well seasoned actress who comes from a long line of performing artists.
Kate's grandparents ran the Reading Repertory Theatre, her late uncle was
a West End actor, and her parents were stage actors. At age 11, Kate began
taking acting lessons in Maidenhead and secured her first acting role in a
commercial for Sugar Puffs cereal, dancing with the Honey Monster.
Kate attended a performing arts school and following her graduation, began her career with roles in the British television drama Shrinks. She has also appeared in television series; Casualty, Dark Season, Get Back, and Anglo-Saxon Attitudes. Kate's theatrical roles include Pandora in the musical "Adrian Mole", Wendy in "Peter Pan", Sarah in "A Game of Soldier", and Geraldine in "What the Butler Saw".
Kate made her move into films in 1994, with "Heavenly Creatures", where she landed the starring role and received rave reviews for her film debut. Screenwriter and producer, Emma Thompson, cast her at first sight for the role in which Kate earned herself an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Kate has continued to distinguish herself in other productions including Jude and Kenneth Branagh's "Hamlet".
Kate's most successful movie to date has been "Titanic", playing the role of Rose Dewitt Bukater, an upper class Philadelphian aboard the ill fated ocean liner. Following the success of "Titanic", Kate starred in some smaller films, such as "Hideous Kinky" set in Morocco, and then starred in "Holy Smoke" opposite Harvey Keitel. Another memorable work for Kate was seen in the film "Quills", a film about the final days of the Marquis de Sade who was institutionalized for his controversial works that contained graphic descriptions of sex. Recently, Kate has starred in "Enigma" and "Iris" for which she has picked up numerous awards.
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