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Kate Hudson
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| Kate Hudson | ||||||
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 Kate Hudson signing autographs after an appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman promoting You, Me and Dupree, July 17, 2006, photo by Katie Kiehn |
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| Birth name | Kate Garry Hudson | |||||
| Born | April 19, 1979 Los Angeles, California |
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| Spouse(s) | Chris Robinson (2000-2007) | |||||
| Children | Ryder Russell Robinson (b.2004) | |||||
| Parents | Bill Hudson (b.1947) Goldie Hawn (b.1945) |
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Kate Garry Hudson[1] (born April 19, 1979) is an American film actress. She came to prominence in 2000 after receiving an Oscar nomination for her role in the drama Almost Famous, and has since established herself as a Hollywood lead actress, starring in several films, including How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, The Skeleton Key, and You, Me, and Dupree.
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Hudson was born in Los Angeles, to Bill Hudson (a singer, comedian and member of the Hudson Brothers) and the Academy Award-winning actress Goldie Hawn. Her maternal grandmother is of Hungarian Ashkenazi Jewish descent while her paternal grandmother was of Italian descent[2] and her paternal grandfather's ancestry traces to 15th century England.[3] Hudson was raised in the Jewish religion,[4] though her family also practiced Buddhism.
Hudson's parents divorced eighteen months after her birth; she and her brother, actor Oliver Hudson, were raised in Colorado by her mother and her mother's long-time boyfriend, actor Kurt Russell.[5] Hudson has stated that her biological father "doesn't know me from a hole in the wall", and that she considers her mother's partner, Kurt Russell, to be her father.[6] Hudson has described her mother as "the woman that I've learned the most from, and who I look up to, who has conducted her life in a way that I can look up to".[7] She has three half-siblings, Emily and Zachary Hudson, from her biological father's subsequent marriage to actress Cindy Williams, and Wyatt, from her mother's relationship with Kurt Russell. Her cousin is singer Sarah Hudson.
Hudson graduated from Crossroads, a performing school in Santa Monica, in 1997. She was accepted to New York University, but chose to pursue an acting career instead of attending.[5]
Hudson's breakthrough role was as Penny Lane in Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous (2000), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress.[5] She had previously appeared in the lesser-known films Gossip, a teenage drama, and 200 Cigarettes, a New Year's-set comedy with a large cast of actors. Regarding her early career and success, Hudson has noted that she is a "hard worker", and did not want to be associated with her well-known parents, wishing to avoid the perception that she "rode on somebody's coattails".[5]
Hudson turned down the part of Mary Jane Watson in the 2002 film version of Spider-Man, and instead starred in remake of the historical romance The Four Feathers, a film which was not well received by critics or audiences. Her next film, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, a romantic comedy, became a big success at the box office, grossing over $100 million after its February 2003 release. Hudson subsequently appeared in several romantic comedies, including Alex and Emma and Raising Helen; the films met with varying degrees of success.
Hudson headlined a thriller called The Skeleton Key in 2005. The film, which had a production budget of $43 million, enjoyed moderate box office success, grossing over $91.9 million worldwide ($47.9 million in the US alone).[8] Her latest film, a comedy titled You, Me and Dupree and co-starring Owen Wilson and Matt Dillon, grossed $21.5 million on its opening weekend of 14 July 2006, within industry expectations.[9]
In 2007 Hudson directed the short film Cutlass, one of Glamour magazine's "Reel Moments" based on readers' personal essays. Cutlass co-stars Kurt Russell, Dakota Fanning, Virginia Madsen, Chevy Chase and Kristen Stewart.[10]
Hudson is the image model for Kamiseta, a Filipino line of young women's clothing and apparel.
In 2000, Hudson married Chris Robinson, the frontman for The Black Crowes. She has stated in an interview[citation needed] that their courtship was rather quick: having met him on a Thursday and then subsequently moving in with him on a Sunday. They married on New Year's Eve in Aspen, Colorado.
Hudson gave birth to their son, Ryder Russell Robinson, on January 7, 2004. The couple lived in a house that was once owned by director James Whale and traveled together during Hudson's film shoots or Robinson's music tours.[5]
On August 14, 2006, Hudson's publicist announced that Hudson and Robinson had separated.[11] On November 18, 2006, Robinson filed divorce papers, citing irreconcilable differences.[12] The divorce was finalized on October 22, 2007.[13]
After she and Robinson separated, Hudson was linked to Owen Wilson, her You, Me and Dupree co-star. However, the two broke up in May 2007. Later she briefly dated Dax Shephard, commonly known for his role on Punk'd and in Employee of the Month.
Hudson has noted that she is "not very religious,"[14] although she still describes herself as Jewish.[15] A vocal opponent of anti-Semitism in part because of witnessing it during a stay in Paris, Hudson has said, "I'm Jewish and this was the first time I experienced real anti-Semitism. Paris was scary...there were synagogues bombed and there was anti-Semitic graffiti all over the place. I was very angry. This is something I am passionate about." [16]
Hudson has also said that she does not enjoy seeing herself on screen, specifying that she "gets cold... shakes and... sweats" when watching her performances for the first time.[7]
In July 2006, Hudson sued the British version of the National Enquirer after they had stated that she has an eating disorder and described her as "painfully thin." Hudson said that the tabloid's actions were "completely inappropriate" and a "blatant lie," and specified her concern relating the impressions about weight that she feels the tabloid could have on young girls.[17]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1998 | Desert Blue | Skye Davidson | |
| Ricochet River | Lorna | ||
| 1999 | 200 Cigarettes | Cindy | |
| 2000 | Dr. T & the Women | Dee Dee | |
| Almost Famous | Penny Lane | Oscar nomination | |
| Gossip | Naomi Preston | ||
| About Adam | Lucy Owens | limited release | |
| 2002 | The Four Feathers | Ethne | |
| 2003 | Le Divorce | Isabel Walker | |
| Alex and Emma | Emma Dinsmore | ||
| How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days | Andie Anderson | ||
| 2004 | Raising Helen | Helen Harris | |
| 2005 | The Skeleton Key | Caroline Ellis | |
| 2006 | You, Me and Dupree | Molly Peterson | |
| 2008 | Fool's Gold | Tess Finnegan | completed |
| Bachelor No. 2 | Alexis | post-production | |
| 2009 | Bride Wars | pre-production | |
| A Dream of Red Mansions | Diana | in-production |
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Angelina Jolie for Girl, Interrupted |
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture for Almost Famous 2000 |
Succeeded by Jennifer Connelly for A Beautiful Mind |
- ^ "Kate", not "Katherine", is her birth name, according to the State of California. California Birth Index, 1905-1995. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. At Ancestry.com
- ^ Irish Connections. Golden Child An Interview with Actress Kate Hudson. Retrieved on June 24, 2006.
- ^ RootsWeb.com. Dowling Family Tree. Retrieved on July 15, 2006.
- ^ MQ7.net. Only in Hollywood: Kate Hudson and voodoo. Retrieved on June 21, 2006.
- ^ a b c d e Washington Post. Kate Hudson finds success fun, but hard earned. Retrieved on July 12, 2006.
- ^ Venus.com. goldie's girl. Retrieved on June 21, 2006.
- ^ a b MTV.com. Kate Hudson Relates To Dupree — She Ignores Dirty Dishes, Walks Around Naked. Retrieved on June 28, 2006.
- ^ Box Office Mojo. The Skeleton Key. Retrieved on July 23, 2006.
- '^ Box Office Mojo. Pirates' Pilfer More Records. Retrieved on July 23, 2006.
- ^ New Zealand Herald. Cutlass. Retrieved on September 28, 2007.
- ^ AP. Kate Hudson, Chris Robinson splitting up. Retrieved on August, 2006.
- ^ AP, via Yahoo News. Chris Robinson to divorce Kate Hudson. Retrieved on November 18, 2006.
- ^ TMZ.com: "Kate Hudson's Marriage Kaput," October 22, 2007
- ^ ContactMusic. HUDSON PREFERS SON'S LONG HAIR. Retrieved on July 14, 2006.
- ^ Tribute.ca. Tribute's Bonnie Laufer chats with the lovely Kate Hudson about her new romantic comedy, Alex and Emma. Retrieved on July 14, 2006.
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005028/bio
- ^ Contact Music. HUDSON SUED TO SAVE IMPRESSIONABLE YOUNG GIRLS. Retrieved on July 25, 2006.
- yourMovies.com.au interview (July 25 2006)
- LA Family interview (2005)
- Style.com interview (June, 2003)
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