Kate Winslet
- Profession: Actress
- Place/Date of Birth: Reading , 05 October 2020
The only guests to witness the couple exchange vows were three friends and Kate’s two and a half year old daughter Mia, from her first marriage to Jim Threapleton. I’m sure there wasn’t a plate of sausage and mash in sight at the reception this time either...
Winslet’s song and dance - 19/05/03
Kate Winslet is to star opposite Sopranos star James Gandolfini in all-singing, all-dancing spectacular called Romance And Cigarettes.
The movie is a tale of one man’s infidelity and redemption. Susan Sarandon will also star in the movie.
Kate has never starred in a musical but two years ago she provided one of the voices for the animated version of A Christmas Carol and released a single from the soundtrack, What If?
Winslet must wait - 04/04/03
Belsize Park residents Kate Winslet and director boyfriend Sam Mendes are facing a wait of two more years before they can move into their ?3.3 million country home...
The mansion is plagued with damp and local authorities are concerned that renovation of the listed building may breach rules.
Titanic star Kate had hoped to be ensconced in the Cotswolds, with boyfriend Sam by the end of the year.
But the council insists the famous duo’s plans could mean losing "some historical fabric" of the building.
Kate Winslet gets animated - 27/03/03
It’s been reported that Kate Winslet and Dame Judi Dench will be providing voices for a new animated feature Gnomeo and Juliet.
Elton John’s company Rocket Pictures in collaboration is making the reworking of the Shakespeare’s classic tale with Disney.
According to Hello Magazine Kate will take the role of Juliet, while Dame Judi will play her nurse.
The pair last worked together in the box office hit Iris.
Slimline Winslet - 09/01/03
Kate Winslet was once as well known for her voluptuous curves as her Oscar-nominated acting roles. However in the latest issue of GQ magazine there really isn’t much left of her.
She sports a sleek new hairstyle accentuating previously unseen cheekbones, noticeably smaller breasts, a pert bottom, slender legs and an implausible washboard stomach.
How? When? Well that’s easy, according to GQ editor Dylan Jones the shots were "digitally manipulated" after they had been taken, making her look more slender than she really is. He said: "Kate saw the pictures before publication and loved them. Various parts have been improved, including her stomach and legs."
Ms Winslet’s New York publicist, Robert Garlock, confirmed the actress had approved the photos before publication. He said he was aware the photographs had been altered but said they only made the actress look more fantastic than she does at the moment. "She has lost quite a bit of weight," said Garlock.
Kate Winslet is Europe’s favourite actress - 09/12/02
Kate Winslet took the people’s choice prize as best actress, voted for by moviegoers, for her role in Iris at the European Film Awards held in Rome.
In a taped acceptance speech, Winslet told guests at the Teatro dell’Opera: "It’s such an honour to be voted for by people who go to the movies.
"I’m deeply flattered to receive this award for my performance in Iris and I feel deeply blessed to have worked with Judi Dench. If it wasn’t for her performance, I think mine may have been lost."
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She continued in a performing arts school and followed graduation with roles in the British television drama Shrinks (1988), followed by appearances in the television series Casualty (1989), Dark Season (1991), Get Back (1992), and Anglo-Saxon Attitudes (1993) and theatrical roles including Pandora in the musical Adrian Mole, Wendy in Peter Pan, Sarah in A Game of Soldier, and Geraldine in What the Butler Saw.
Before she was a big movie star, Kate worked in a deli. She was actually in the middle of making a pastrami sandwich when she received the call that she’d been cast in the film "Heavenly Creatures." Kate Winslet got worldwide recognition when she was cast alongside side Leonardo Di Caprio to play ill fated lovers on board the Titanic, the film was a huge commercial success and won 11 Academy Awards.
She dated writer/actor Stephen Tredre for 4 and 1/2 years. The couple remained close even after their breakup. Sadly, Stephen died in 1997 after he lost his battle with cancer. Kate missed the U.S. premiere of "Titanic" to sing at his funeral in England. Kate also had a brief fling with fellow actor Rufus Sewell, however that all changed when Kate met and fell in love with Jim Threapleton, The couple met in 1997 on the set of "Hideous Kinky," where Jim was 3rd Assistant Director.
Kate married Jim Threapleton in 1998 they were married at the Anglican All Saints’ Church in Reading, near the Winslet family home, on November 22, 1998. Kate wore a beautiful white gown designed by Alexander McQueen, and the church was decorated with white and yellow roses. The ceremony was planned in absolute secrecy - not even the 170 guests knew the exact location! (This was in case any invitations happened to stray.)
They were told only to meet the carriages that would transport them to the church. The press didn’t get wind of the wedding until the very last minute, and they arrived just in time to catch some footage of Kate and Jim leaving the church. The wedding was followed by a reception at the Crooked Billet Pub, where the guests feasted on bangers and mash, a favourite dish of Kate’s. Later, the newlyweds headed off to their honeymoon on Scotland’s West Coast.
On October 12, 2000, Kate and Jim welcomed their first child, a little girl named Mia!
(Written 2001)
March 2007