Kate Bosworth: Snapshot
- Name
- Kate Bosworth
- Birth Date
- January 02, 1983
- Birth Place
- Los Angeles, Calif.
Since then, Bosworth has mixed edgy indies (the fall-of-a-porn-star tale Wonderland) with more mainstream fare, such as 2004's Win a Date with Tad Hamilton. The same year, Bosworth costarred with Kevin Spacey as Bobby Darrin's wife Sandra Dee in Beyond the Sea, and she played Lois Lane in the 2006 summer blockbuster Superman Returns.
The actress' on-again, off-again romance with Orlando Bloom frequently landed her in gossip columns over their four years together, but in 2006, her weight loss became an even more buzzed about topic. Still, the blond beauty looks to have built a strong foundation for a career that is likely just beginning.
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Kate Bosworth: Five Fun Facts
- Kate Bosworth was born with two different colored eyes – a condition known as heterochromia. The right eye is hazel and the left one is blue.
- After learning to surf for Blue Crush, Kate Bosworth became an avid surfer in real life. "[I] keep surfing as much as I can," she told the BBC. "I've been back to Hawaii a couple of times, because it's too cold in California."
- Kate Bosworth's favorite ice cream is Ben and Jerry's Half Baked.
- Kate Bosworth and How to Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! costar Topher Grace knew each other from growing up in Darien, Conn. Grace even chaperoned a ski trip she attended. After their filming, he gave Bosworth a jacket from the middle school they attended. "When I was in school, [the jacket] was a very cool thing, so Topher has made me feel like I could fit in," Bosworth told PEOPLE.
- A former equestrian champion, Kate Bosworth volunteers in L.A. teaching disabled children how to ride horses.
Kate Bosworth: Biography 
- 1998
Just a Whisper
When Bosworth auditions for Robert Redford's The Horse Whisperer, the aspiring thespian brings a family Christmas card as her headshot. Her equestrian experience helps get her cast as Judith, whose death haunts her friend played by Scarlett Johansson. In September, Bosworth returns to school and graduates as a National Honor Society member and athlete in lacrosse and soccer.
- 2000
Tube Time
Bosworth plays the beautiful Bella Banks in the WB's Young Americans. Although the show is cancelled at the end of the summer, she does begin a two-year romance with costar Matt Czuchry. Bosworth also lands a small role in the movie Remember the Titans, and in 2001, defers her acceptance to Princeton to pursue acting in California. "It's interesting to think I could have gone one way or another," she later tells W. "You've got to just live your life and keep doing what you want to do."
- 2002
Blooming Romance
Bosworth meets Lord of the Rings star Orlando Bloom at a Gap ad shoot. The two become an instant couple but consistently keep their lips sealed about the relationship to reporters.
Photo Credits
Top Left: Tony Barson/WireImage
BIOGRAPHY (top to bottom): CAMERA 5; MIREK TOWSKI/DMI/Rex USA; Jeff Vespa/WireImage
