2003

Kate Winslet

May 24

Winslet Marries Mendes

Winslet, 27, secretly weds Mendes, 37, in a private ceremony while on vacation in the West Indies. That December, the newlyweds welcome their son Joe (right) to the family.

2004

Kate Winslet

March 19

Colors of 'Sunshine'

Winslet costars with Jim Carrey (left) in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. For her memory-erasing performance as Clementine, she receives Golden Globe, SAG and Oscar nominations for Best Actress. "I did not want her to be obvious," she tells the New York Times of her character. "And I loved her hair colors. She went from blue to orange to pink and back. I had so much fun with those wigs.''

Kate Winslet

November 24

Fighting for 'Neverland'

Winslet campaigns for the role of a widow and mother of four in Finding Neverland opposite Johnny Depp (right). Although the studio wants a big name, like Nicole Kidman or Gwyneth Paltrow, director Marc Forster was convinced that Winslet was the right mix of beauty and maternal instinct for the role.

2006

Kate Winslet

November 03

Little Children

After being named one of PEOPLE's 50 Most Beautiful, Winslet plays a bored, unsatisfied suburban housewife in Todd Field's Little Children with Patrick Wilson (right). Her costar tells In Style that Winslet "doesn't know just how good she is." The talented beauty receives Golden Globe, SAG and Oscar nominations for Best Actress.

2007

Kate Winslet

January

Beautiful Territory

Winslet radiantly appears on the cover of fashion magazine Harper's Bazaar beside her The Holiday costar Cameron Diaz. Months later, the stunning actress becomes the new face of Lancome's Trésor fragrance. "Trésor is a beautiful fragrance, it's subtle and romantic like a whisper," Winslet tells Women's Wear Daily. "It's really a celebration of love."

Photo Credits

BIOGRAPHY (top to bottom): Splash News Online; Focus Features; Everett Collection; Everett Collection; Courtesy of Harpers Bazaar

Edited by Mai Dinh, Janet Murphy