Kate Winslet British Actress Known for Titanic

Kate Winslet, born 5 October 1975 in Reading, is a British actress. She is recognised for appearances in Titanic (1997) and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004).

Early life

She studied at Redroofs Theatre School.

Career

Records list Dark Season (1991) as her earliest screen credit. In the 1990s, she appeared in Heavenly Creatures (1994) and Sense and Sensibility (1995, as Marianne Dashwood). The 2000s brought Finding Neverland (2004, as Sylvia Llewelyn Davies) and The Reader (2008, as Hanna Schmitz). Her 2010s credits include Contagion (2011) and Divergent (2014). During the 2020s, she worked on Avatar: The Way of Water (2022, as Ronal) and Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025).

In all, 46 films and 6 TV series appear in her credits from 1991 to 2025. Drama is the most frequent genre among her listed titles (17), followed by romance (7) and action (6). The newest title on record is Trust, from 2025. Of her six titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) has the highest, at $2.18 billion. She is also credited as director on Goodbye June.

Jude Law appears in three of her listed titles, including The Holiday (2006) and All the King's Men (2006). Other co-stars who recur in her credits are Leonardo DiCaprio (two titles) and Jack Champion (two titles). James Cameron directed three of her titles on record. The records also show one single, What If (2001).

Recognition

Kate Winslet received the Academy Award for Best Actress in 2009 for The Reader. Further recognition came with three BAFTA Awards (1996, 2016 and 2023) and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie (2011) for Mildred Pierce. She has also been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1996 for Sense and Sensibility. Her awards record shows 15 wins and 11 nominations.

Personal life

She has been married to Edward Winslet Abel Smith since 2012. Earlier marriages on record are to Jim Threapleton (1998 to 2001) and Sam Mendes (2003 to 2010). She is the mother of Joe Anders and Mia Threapleton, and has 3 children in total.