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• Kate Winslet is a British actress who first gained attention for her role in the critically acclaimed film Heavenly Creatures. Subsequently she starred in the enormously successful Oscar-winning romantic drama Titanic opposite Leonardo DiCaprio.

  In August 2009, it was announced that Kate Winslet will narrate a documentary on autism, The Sunshine Boy, by Icelandic film director Fridrik Thor Fridriksson.http://www.reuters.com/article/filmNews/idUSTRE57Q0GN20090827

  She is also reported to be starring as the title character in an upcoming HBO mini-series, Mildred Pierce.http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/sns-200908201754tmslizsmittr--x-a20090821aug21,0,4580391.story

• Fast Facts

  1. Full name: Kate Elizabeth Winslet
  2. Born: October 5, 1975AskMen.com: Kate Winslet Profile
  3. Birth place: Reading, EnglandAskMen.com: Kate Winslet Profile
  4. Husband: Director Sam Mendes
  5. 2 children
  6. Debut film: Heavenly Creatures, 1994AskMen.com: Kate Winslet Profile
  7. Golden Globes: 2AskMen.com: Kate Winslet Profile
  8. Oscar nominations: 6Screen Daily: Benjamin Button tops Oscar nominations (January 22, 2009)
  9. Youngest actor to receive six Oscar nominations (33)Screen Daily: Benjamin Button tops Oscar nominations (January 22, 2009)
  10. Appeared on the cover of Vanity Fair in November 2008People: Winslet 'Furious' (November 4, 2008)

• No More Nude Scenes?

  Winslet told Time magazine in February 2009 that after her nude scenes in The Reader she doesn't plan on taking another role that requires nudity. The 33-year-old British actress told Time, "I think I won't [get naked in a movie] again. I can't keep getting away with it, and I don't want to become that actress who always gets her kit off."Just Jared: Kate Winslet: No More Nudity (February 19, 2009)

• Life and Career

  Kate Winslet first gained attention from audiences for her performance in Peter Jackson's Heavenly Creatures. However, she shot to fame with her appearance in James Cameron's Titanic. The 1997 film remains the highest-grossing film of all time.AllMovieWeb: Highest Grossing Films of All Time

  She was formerly married to director Jim Threapleton; after their divorce she married director Sam Mendes in 2003. She has one daughter from her first marriage and a son from her current marriage with Mendes.

• Awards and Nominations

  Kate Winslet's most notable award came when she won the Oscar for Best Actress in 2009 for her role in The Reader.Official Site: 2009 Oscar Nominees

  She also won two Golden Globes in 2009 for her performances as April in Revolutionary Road and as Hanna in The Reader.Gold Derby (LAT): The Reader' Roars into the Oscars Derby... (November 26, 2008) For the same films, Winslet received two BAFTA nominations in the same category (Leading Actress).

  Winslet had previously been nominated for Academy Awards for her work in Sense and Sensibility, Titanic, Iris, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Little Children.

• Kate Winslet Quotes

  "I don't go to the gym because I don’t have time, but I do Pilates workout DVDs for 20 minutes or more every day at home."People.com: Kate Winslet's Slimming Secret? Not the Gym! (January 2, 2009)

  "I still don't believe this craziness for being skinny, but I eat sensibly and I don't stuff down chocolate biscuits."People.com: Kate Winslet's Slimming Secret? Not the Gym! (January 2, 2009)

  "I have cellulite, I have a rumply tummy and my boobs have dropped. I did think that post-kids, my sex scenes days were over."People.com: Kate Winslet's Slimming Secret? Not the Gym! (January 2, 2009)

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