- 2003
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
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.''
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
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
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."
- 2008
Road to Oscar
In nothing but a long white coat and gold heels, Winslet covers Vanity Fair's December issue. The actress, who opens up to the magazine about her weight issues, stars in two highly-anticipated films, The Reader and Revolutionary Road–a collaboration with Mendes and DiCaprio. In the New Year, The Reader earns her another Best Actress nomination.
- 2009
Double Winner
Winslet wins two Golden Globes for best leading actress in Revolutionary Road and best supporting for The Reader. During her acceptance speech, a tearful and shocked Winslet apologizes to fellow nominees Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Kristin Scott Thomas & Angelina Jolie, whose name she temporarily forgets. Praising her Road costar DiCaprio, Winslet says, "I am so happy I can stand here and tell you I love you, and have for 13 years."
Kate Finally Wins an Oscar
Winslet finally becomes an Oscar winner for her lead role as a troubled woman with a Nazi past in The Reader. During her acceptance speech, the 33-year-old actress confides that she first pretended to win an Oscar when she was 8, holding a shampoo bottle. "Well," she says, "it's not a shampoo bottle now."
Photo Credits
BIOGRAPHY (top to bottom): Splash News Online; Focus Features; Everett Collection; Everett Collection; Courtesy of Harpers Bazaar; Mark J. Terrill/AP; Michael Yada/EPA
- Name
- Kate Winslet
- Date of Birth
- October 05, 1975
- Birth Place
- Reading, England
- Relationships
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Sam Mendes, husband (2001 to present)
Jim Threapleton, ex-husband (1997 to 2001)
Rufus Sewall, ex-boyfriend (1995)
Stephen Tredre, ex-boyfriend (1990 to 1995)
- Children
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Mia Threapleton (10/12/2000)
Joe Mendes (12/22/2003)
