Biography
Kate Elizabeth Winslet is an English actress. She was born on 5 October 1975 in Reading, Berkshire. She studied drama at the Redroofs Theatre School. Her first screen appearance was in the British television series Dark Season (1991). She made her film debut in Heavenly Creatures (1994).
Winslet won a BAFTA Award for her role in Sense and Sensibility (1995). She gained international recognition for Titanic (1997). She has received an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, five BAFTA Awards and five Golden Globe Awards. Notable later roles include Erin Mears in Contagion (2011) and Elizabeth 'Lee' Miller, whom she also produced, in Lee (2024). She is set to reprise the role of Ronal in Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025). She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2012.
