- Winslet, who showed off a stunning size eight figure at the FINDING NEVERLAND premiere, denies that she has lost weight by dieting, insisting she's just back to normal after her baby's birth. (2004)
- Made a $756,000 profit from the sale of her London home to fellow movie actress Gwyneth Paltrow. (July 13, 2004)
- Has pulled out of Woody Allen's new film after she realized her frantic schedule would leave her no time for her young family. (June 25, 2004)
- A fire broke out on the set of her movie ROMANCE & CIGARETTES. (May 17, 2004)
- Is in talks to star in the fourth HARRY POTTER movie as a French wizard. (March 25, 2004)
- Fainted during a scene in ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND where she and co-star Jim Carrey are in an oversized kitchen sink, because the tub was too hot.
- Says she lied stating her daughter Mia was born naturally because she felt a failure. She said, I just said I had a natural birth because I was so completely traumatized by the fact I hadn't given birth. I felt like a complete failure.
- Plans a yoga trip to India with her family, in a bid to rediscover her inner spirit. (March 4, 2004)
- Winslet has confirmed she and director beau Sam Mendes have married but admits their decision to exchange wedding vows was a spontaneous one. (June 11, 2003)
- Winslet has become the latest actress to be seduced by the idea of appearing in a musical -- She is the most recent signing to John Turturro's new film, ROMANCE AND CIGARETTES, that will feature all its stars singing and dancing and will be produced by the director's good friends Joel and Ethan Coen. (May 20, 2003)
- Winslet is holding herself responsible for the media's obsession with her weight - She admitted Monday that she raised the issue of her size at the start of her career because she felt the pressure on actresses to be slim was insane. (February 20, 2003)
- Winslet has slammed a British magazine after it went too far by airbrushing out her curves after a sexy photo shoot -- Winslet has previously defended women's rights to look as they like. This is me, like it or lump it. I had to starve myself for TITANIC and it just wasn't me. I'm not a twig and I refuse to be one. I'm happy with the way I am. I'm not like American film stars. I'm naturally curvy. (January 14, 2003)
- Winslet and Sam Mendes' hopes of buying a Manhattan love nest have been dashed - residents of a co-op building have refused to let them move onto their sprawling apartment block. The apartment owners apparently thought Kate was too famous to live there and believed the couple would not help with communal activities.
- Chosen by People (USA) magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world. (1996)
- The youngest actress ever to be nominated for two Academy Awards. (SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, 1995, and TITANIC, 1997)
- Announced that she and husband James Threapleton are splitting up. (September 3, 2001)
- Purchased a rural home in Southern England for 1.75 million. (August 2000)
- Recorded a song for the soundtrack for the movie CHRISTMAS CAROL: THE MOVIE (2001). (June 2001) Producers were so impressed at her efforts they have decided to release the ballad - called What If? - as a single. It reached the top ten in the UK.
- Has very large feet and wears size 10 shoes.
- Her first acting job was dancing with the Honey Monster in a commercial for Sugar Puffs cereal.
- Nominated for Best Supporting Actress, Manchester Evening News Award for her role in WHAT THE BUTLER SAW.
- Was forced to use the men's bathroom backstage at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday - because the queue for the ladies' was too long. The British actress admits she guzzled too much water during the ceremony in preparation for her presentation of the film clip of Best Film nominee LORD OF THE RINGS.
- Grew up in a family rich in theatrical talent and background.
- Turned down the Gwyneth Paltrow role in SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE (1998) and the Jodie Foster role in ANNA AND THE KING (1999).
- After finding out that she had to be naked in front of DiCaprio, she decided to break the ice, and when they first met, she flashed him.
- On a fellow actor's advice, she drank 3 vodka-and-tonics for a scene involving her being drunk in HOLY SMOKE (1999).
- She didn't even audition for the role of Ophelia in HAMLET (1996). Winslet had previously auditioned for the Helena Bonham Carter role in Branagh's Frankenstein, and Branagh was so impressed, he offered her the role in Hamlet without so much as a reading.
- Starring as Ophelia, she learned on the day that she had to shoot the mad scene in a straight jacket, that she had just been given the role of Rose in TITANIC (1997).
- The scene in which Rose meets Jack to thank him for saving her life was improvised by the two actors at James Cameron's request, and the spitting scene was almost all ad-lib. Cameron also credits Winslet with writing the heart-wrenching This is where we first met line during the final sinking, as well as suggesting Rose spit in Cal's face rather than (as scripted) jab him with a hairpin (TITANIC-1997).
- Winslett and assistant director James Threapleton met on the set of HIDEOUS KINKY (1998) production in Morocco. They got married in November 1998.
- Nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role at Academy Awards for IRIS (2002)
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture at Golden Globe Awards for IRIS (2002)
- Nominated for Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role at BAFTA Awards for IRIS (2002)
- Nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role at Screen Actors Guild Awards for QUILLS (2001)
- Nominated for Best Kiss at MTV Movie Awards for TITANIC (1998) - shared with Leonardo DiCaprio
- Nominated for Best On-Screen Duo at MTV Movie Awards for TITANIC (1998) - shared with Leonardo DiCaprio
- Nominated for Best Female Performance at MTV Movie Awards for TITANIC (1998)
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama at Golden Globe Awards for TITANIC (1998)
- Nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Cast at Screen Actors Guild Awards for TITANIC (1998)
- Nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role at Screen Actors Guild Awards for TITANIC (1998)
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture at Golden Globe Awards for SENSE AND SENSIBILITY (1996)
Quotes- "Getting nominated for an Oscar is a great honor, but as always, I don't think I'll win."
- "I like exposing myself. There's not an awful lot that embarrasses me. I'm the kind of actress that absolutely believes in exposing myself."
- "Being cast as the Virgin Mary was my first acting buzz... I took it very, very seriously. I remember really, really being Mary. Really, really feeling it."
- "I was reading the script in the back of the car and I turned to my dad and yelled, 'I've GOT to get this!' And he replied, 'Then you will.' And I thought, 'Yep, that's it. I'm bloody well going to.' And that was it. I was so determined. It was something crucial to my life. I just so communicated with her, the story and their relationship. And when I found out, I just couldn't believe it. I was so happy, I cried. I remember I was working part-time at a deli at the time because I didn't have any money and was in the middle of making a sandwich when they phoned and said I'd got the job. I burst into tears and had to leave work because I couldn't control myself. It was absolutely brilliant." [talking about her screen debut in Heavenly Creatures]
Awards- Empire Awards: Best British Actress, ENIGMA (2002)
- European Film Awards: Audience Award - Best Actress, IRIS (2002)
- Evening Standard British Film Awards: Best Actress, QUILLS (2001)
- Golden Camera, Germany: Film - International, TITANIC (2001)
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards: Best Supporting Actress, IRIS (2001)
- Empire Awards: Best British Actress, TITANIC (1999)
- Blockbuster Entertainment Awards: Favorite Actress - Drama, TITANIC (1998)
- Empire Awards: Best British Actress, HAMLET (1998)
- European Film Awards: Audience Award - Best Actress, TITANIC (1998)
- Evening Standard British Film Awards: Best Actress, SENSE AND SENSIBILITY (1997)
- BAFTA Awards: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, SENSE AND SENSIBILITY (1996)
- Empire Awards: Best British Actress, HEAVENLY CREATURES (1996)
- London Critics Circle Film Awards: British Actress of the Year, HEAVENLY CREATURES (1996)
- Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role, SENSE AND SENSIBILITY (1996)
- New Zealand Film and TV Awards: Best Foreign Performer, HEAVENLY CREATURES (1995)
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