Kate Winslet
Acting Born Oct 5, 1975 Reading, Berkshire, England, UK 134 credits
Biography
Kate Elizabeth Winslet is an English actress born on October 5, 1975, in Reading, Berkshire, England. Known for portraying headstrong and complicated women, she has built a career primarily in independent films and period dramas. Throughout her professional life, she has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, five BAFTA Awards, and five Golden Globe Awards. In 2012, she was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. She is the second of four children and has two sisters who are also actresses. Winslet is widely recognized for her work in both film and television, maintaining a reputation for choosing complex roles throughout her extensive acting career.
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Career overview
Winslet studied drama at the Redroofs Theatre School before beginning her professional acting career. Her first screen appearance occurred at age fifteen in the British television series Dark Season, which aired in 1991. She made her feature film debut in 1994, playing the character Juliet Hulme in Peter Jackson's Heavenly Creatures, a role depicting a teenage murderess. Following this early success, she continued to establish herself in the industry by eschewing straightforward roles in favor of more complex characters.
Over the course of her career, Winslet has appeared in 127 known credits. She gained significant recognition for her starring role in the American film Titanic. Her body of work is characterized by a preference for roles she describes as ballsy, focusing on characters that allow for depth and nuance rather than traditional portrayals. Her consistent performance in period dramas and independent cinema has contributed to her standing as a highly decorated performer in the entertainment industry.
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Career timeline
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
Skip IntroFinding Harmony: A King's VisionProust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas
Avatar: Fire and AshGoodbye JuneGoodbye June · DirectorGoodbye June · ProducerFire and Water: Making the Avatar Films
The RegimeThe Regime · Executive ProducerLeeLee · Producer
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinémaDigman!Inside Pandora's BoxTitanic: Stories from the Heart
Avatar: The Way of WaterSunday with Laura KuenssbergSunday with Laura KuenssbergAvatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20Eleven Days in May
Mare of EasttownMare of Easttown · Executive ProducerBaba YagaEating Our Way to ExtinctionL'Oreal Paris Women of Worth
AmmoniteBlack BeautyA World of Calm
The Kelly Clarkson ShowI Am...BlackbirdManou the SwiftThe Christmas Letter
ButtonsOceans: Our Blue PlanetThe Kodiak Queen
The Mountain Between UsWonder WheelSnow BearsDiana: The Day Britain Cried
Collateral BeautyTriple 9Daisy ChainThe Lost Letter
The Late Show with Stephen ColbertThe Late Show with Stephen ColbertClose Up with The Hollywood ReporterInsurgentThe Dressmaker
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonVariety Studio: Actors on ActorsDivergentRunning Wild with Bear Grylls
Movie 43Labor Day
Final Cut: Ladies and GentlemenReflections on Titanic
ContagionMildred PierceCarnageDiscovering Hamlet
C à vous
The ReaderRevolutionary RoadHow to Lose Friends & Alienate People
The Graham Norton ShowBritish Film Forever
The One ShowFlushed AwayThe HolidayLittle ChildrenAll the King's Men
ExtrasRomance & Cigarettes
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless MindWho Do You Think You Are?Finding NeverlandA Look Inside Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless MindPride
Jimmy Kimmel Live!The Ellen DeGeneres ShowThe Life of David GaleCelebrity Naked Ambition
War Game
IrisBeing MickEnigmaChristmas Carol: The Movie
Quills
The Early ShowHoly SmokeFaeriesHideous Kinky
ParkinsonTitanic: Breaking New Ground
The ViewLeute heuteTitanic
Full filmography
- The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum (2027) as Marigol
- Skip Intro (2026) as Self - Guest
- Finding Harmony: A King's Vision (2026) as Narrator (voice over)
- Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas (2026) as Clementine Kruczynski (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) as Ronal
- Goodbye June (2025) as Julia
- Goodbye June (2025) Director
- Goodbye June (2025) Producer
- Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films (2025) as Self - "Ronal"
- Avatar: A New Era - Special Edition of 20/20 (2025) as Self
- Royal Carols: Together At Christmas 2025 (2025) as Self
- DreamScapes (2025) as Mother Earth (voice)
- The Regime (2024) as Chancellor Elena Vernham
- The Regime (2024) Executive Producer
- Lee (2024) as Elizabeth 'Lee' Miller
- Lee (2024) Producer
- Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma (2023) as Self - Guest
- Digman! (2023) as Dr. Sandra Null (voice)
- Inside Pandora's Box (2023) as Self
- Titanic: Stories from the Heart (2023) as Self
- Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) as Ronal
- Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg (2022) as Self – Actor and producer
- Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg (2022) as Self – Actor and director
- Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20 (2022) as Self
- Eleven Days in May (2022) as Narrator
- Mare of Easttown (2021) as Marianne 'Mare' Sheehan
- Mare of Easttown (2021) Executive Producer
- Baba Yaga (2021) as Baba Yaga (voice)
- Eating Our Way to Extinction (2021) as Narrator (voice)
- L'Oreal Paris Women of Worth (2021) as Self
- Ammonite (2020) as Mary Anning
- Black Beauty (2020) as Black Beauty (voice)
- A World of Calm (2020) as Narrator (voice)
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self - Guest
- I Am... (2019) as Ruth
- Blackbird (2019) as Jennifer
- Manou the Swift (2019) as Manou's Mother(voice)
- The Christmas Letter (2019) as Narrator (voice)
- Buttons (2018) as Narrator (voice)
- Oceans: Our Blue Planet (2018) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- The Kodiak Queen (2018) as Narrator
- The Mountain Between Us (2017) as Alex Martin
- Wonder Wheel (2017) as Ginny
- Snow Bears (2017) as Narrator (voice)
- Diana: The Day Britain Cried (2017) as Narrator (voice)
- Collateral Beauty (2016) as Claire Wilson
- Triple 9 (2016) as Irina Vlaslov
- Daisy Chain (2016) as Buttercup Bree (voice)
- The Lost Letter (2016) as Narrator (voice)
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self - Guest
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015) as Self
- Insurgent (2015) as Jeanine Matthews
- The Dressmaker (2015) as Myrtle "Tilly" Dunnage
- Steve Jobs (2015) as Joanna Hoffman
- A Little Chaos (2015) as Sabine De Barra
- Snow Chick - A Penguin's Tale (2015) as Narrator (voice)
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self - Guest
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014) as Self
- Divergent (2014) as Jeanine
- Running Wild with Bear Grylls (2014) as Self
- Movie 43 (2013) as Beth (segment "The Catch")
- Labor Day (2013) as Adele
- Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) as (archive footage)
- Reflections on Titanic (2012) as Self
- Contagion (2011) as Erin Mears
- Mildred Pierce (2011) as Mildred Pierce
- Carnage (2011) as Nancy Cowan
- Discovering Hamlet (2011) as Ophelia (archive footage)
- C à vous (2009) as Self - Guest
- The Reader (2008) as Hanna Schmitz
- Revolutionary Road (2008) as April Wheeler
- How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008) as Kate Winslet (uncredited)
- The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self
- British Film Forever (2007)
- The One Show (2006) as Self
- Flushed Away (2006) as Rita (voice)
- The Holiday (2006) as Iris
- Little Children (2006) as Sarah Pierce
- All the King's Men (2006) as Anne Stanton
- Deep Sea 3D (2006) as Narrator (voice)
- Extras (2005) as Kate Winslet
- Romance & Cigarettes (2005) as Tula
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) as Clementine Kruczynski
- Who Do You Think You Are? (2004) as Self
- Finding Neverland (2004) as Sylvia Llewelyn Davies
- A Look Inside Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
- Pride (2004) as Suki (voice)
- A Conversation with Jim Carrey and Director Michel Gondry (2004)
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) as Self
- The Life of David Gale (2003) as Bitsey Bloom
- Celebrity Naked Ambition (2003) as Self (archive footage)
- War Game (2002) as Mum / Annie (voice)
- Iris (2001) as Young Iris Murdoch
- Being Mick (2001) as Self
- Enigma (2001) as Hester Wallace
- Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001) as Belle (voice)
- Quills (2000) as Madeleine LeClerc
- The Early Show (1999) as Self - Guest
- Holy Smoke (1999) as Ruth Barron
- Faeries (1999) as Brigid (voice)
- Hideous Kinky (1999) as Julia
- Parkinson (1998) as Self
- Titanic: Breaking New Ground (1998) as Self
- The View (1997) as Self
- Leute heute (1997) as Self
- Titanic (1997) as Rose DeWitt Bukater
- Hamlet (1996) as Ophelia
- Jude (1996) as Sue Bridehead
- Sense and Sensibility (1995) as Marianne Dashwood
- A Kid in King Arthur's Court (1995) as Princess Sarah
- Heavenly Creatures (1994) as Juliet Hulme
- Inside the Actors Studio (1994) as Self
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
- GMTV (1993) as Self
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
- HBO First Look (1992) as Self
- Get Back (1992) as Eleanor Sweet
- Anglo Saxon Attitudes (1992) as Caroline Jevington
- Dark Season (1991) as Reet
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) as Self - Guest
- Seitenblicke (1987) as Self
- Casualty (1986) as Suzanne
- Goldene Kamera (1984) as Self
- Nature (1982) as Narrator (voice)
- Entertainment Tonight (1981) as Self
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Host
- 60 Minutes (1968) as Self
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Today (1952) as Self
- Bambi (1948) as Self
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Nominee
- Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin as Queen Cupid (voice)