Female Celebrities - Kate Winslet Appreciation - Proving that car crash curves really are hot property!

Orli'sALF · 02-07-2008, 12:51 AM

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Welcome to the Kate Winslet Appreciation Thread!

Ask Kate Winslet what she liked about any of her characters, and the word "ballsy" is bound to pop up at least once. The British actress has made a point of eschewing straightforward pretty-girl parts in favor of more devilish damsels; as a result, she's built an eclectic resume; that runs the gamut from Shakespearean tragedy to modern-day mysticism and erotica.

Born into a family of thespians -- parents Roger Winslet and Sally Bridges-Winslet were both stage actors, maternal grandparents Oliver and Linda Bridges ran the Reading Repertory Theatre, and uncle Robert Bridges was a fixture in London's West End theatre district -- Kate came into her talent at an early age. She scored her first professional gig at 11, dancing opposite the Honey Monster in a commercial for a kids' cereal. She started acting lessons around the same time, which led to formal training at a performing arts high school. Over the next few years she appeared on stage regularly and landed a few bit parts in sitcoms. Her first big break came at age 17, when she was cast as an obsessive adolescent in Heavenly Creatures (1994). The film, based on the true story of two fantasy-gripped girls who commit a brutal murder, received modest distribution but was roundly praised by critics.

Still a relative unknown, Winslet attended a cattle call audition the next year for Ang Lee's Sense and Sensibility (1995). She made an immediate impression on the film's star, Emma Thompson, and beat out more than a hundred other hopefuls for the part of plucky Marianne Dashwood. Her efforts were rewarded with both a British Academy Award and an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Winslet followed up with two more period pieces, playing the rebellious heroine in Jude (1996) and Ophelia in Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet (1996).

The role that transformed Winslet from art house attraction to international star was Rose DeWitt Bukater, the passionate, rosy-cheeked aristocrat in James Cameron's Titanic (1997). Young girls the world over both idolized and identified with Winslet, swooning over all that face time opposite heartthrob Leonardo DiCaprio and noting her refreshingly healthy, un-emaciated physique. Winslet's performance also garnered a Best Actress nomination, making her the youngest actress to ever receive two Academy nods.

After the swell of unexpected attention surrounding Titanic (1997), Winslet was eager to retreat into independent projects. Rumor has it that she turned down the lead roles in both Shakespeare in Love (1998) and Anna and the King (1999) in order to play adventurous soul searchers in Hideous Kinky (1998) and Holy Smoke (1999). The former cast her as a young single mother traveling through 1960s Morocco with her daughters in tow; the latter, as a zealous follower of a guru tricked into a "deprogramming" session in the Australian outback. The next year found her back in period dress as the Marquis de Sade's chambermaid and accomplice in Quills (2000). Kate holds the distinction of being the youngest actor ever honored with four Academy Award nominations (she received her fourth at age 29.)

Off camera, Winslet is known for her mischievous pranks and familial devotion. She has two sisters, Anna Winslet and Beth Winslet (both actresses), and a brother, Joss. In 1998, she married James Threapleton, whom she met on the set of Hideous Kinky (1998); the pair had a daughter, Mia, in October of 2000. They divorced in 2001. She later married director Sam Mendes in 2003 and has since given birth to their son Joe.

Kate recently finished filming 'Revolutionary Road' a film which reunited her with her 'Titanic' co-star Leonardo Dicaprio. Currently she is rumored to be replacing Nicole Kidman in the film 'The Reader' citing Kidman's pregnancy.

Biography from IMDB

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Past Thread Titles
~Kate Winslet: Gorgeous in all Curves~
~She is one Yummy Mummy!~

**Jojo** · 02-07-2008, 01:21 AM

Thanks for starting the new thread, Orli!

Jay-oolea · 02-07-2008, 06:19 PM

I would love to be added.

Kate is one of my favorite actresses.

**Casandra** · 02-07-2008, 08:26 PM

Yay! Thanks for starting the new thread

Orli'sALF · 02-11-2008, 12:53 AM

No problem! I'm glad to do it! I've also been making the opening post more nice to look at. I've got a better biography and some film pics thrown in. If anyone wants to contribute more banners and such please do!

**Casandra** · 02-11-2008, 08:15 PM

Thanks for taking the time to pretty things up!

Jakie&Hyde*fan · 02-12-2008, 10:58 AM

She is my favorite actress, can you add me

*Fatima* · 02-19-2008, 04:46 AM

From IMDB.com:
Winslet Sells Dress for $40,000

A dress designed for Hollywood actress Kate Winslet has been sold at an auction for $40,000. The Little Children star sold the Vivienne Westwood creation to raise funds for Cardboard Citizens, a homeless people's theater company. The 32-year-old - who is ambassador for the charity - wore the red dress at a benefit, before auctioning the outfit at the end of the night. She says, "Vivienne Westwood created the dress especially for me for this occasion and it is a really beautiful piece. I hope the winning bidder enjoys wearing it as much as I did."

Orli'sALF · 02-20-2008, 07:56 PM

*Fatima* Thanks for posting that news about the dress! Here's a picture of it if anyone was wondering what it looked like!

*Fatima* · 02-21-2008, 08:33 AM

Orli'sALF you're welcome. The dress is beautiful and Kate just looks gorgeous!

zietke · 03-11-2008, 06:58 PM

She does look quite beautiful.

Where are all my Kate fans? I watched Little Children for the 3rd time two nights ago and she was absolutely brilliant in it. The scene where she loses Lucy - the panic - she portrayed it so well.

xXxCaycexXx · 03-11-2008, 11:18 PM

thats a lovely dress.i love it.

yay new thread

i love the opening post

*Fatima* · 03-12-2008, 05:16 AM

From Justjared.com

Kate Winslet gives photogs a friendly wave as she films more scenes on Sunday for her new war drama, The Reader, in Goerlitz, Saxony (the easternmost federal state of Germany).

Winslet, 32, plays the role of Hanna Schmitz in the film. Schmitz is described as an illiterate and former guard at Auschwitz for the major Nazi military organization under Adolf Hitler. She also works as a tram conductor toward the beginning of the story, as well.

The Reader tentatively will open in theaters nationwide on Dec. 12, 2008.

xXxCaycexXx · 03-13-2008, 04:33 PM

sounds interesting cant wait for the moive

thanks for the pic

zietke · 03-13-2008, 05:50 PM

It looks like a good role for Kate. Maybe she'll finally get her overdue Oscar? I'm glad Nicole Kidman dropped out, I don't like her that much.