Kate Winslet
Born in England in 1975, Kate Winslet danced in a cereal commercial at the age of 11 and began to study acting professionally as a teenager. At 17, Winslet was cast in the critically acclaimed Heavenly Creatures in 1994 and the following year, she starred in Sense and Sensibility, which earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
After appearing in the blockbuster Titanic in 1997, she opted for smaller roles in 2004 with Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Finding Neverland. In 2009, the actress was honored with her first Golden Globe trophies — one for Best Actress in Revolutionary Road and the other for Best Supporting Actress in The Reader.
Winslet announced her split from her husband of seven years, director Sam Mendes, in March 2010. They have one son together. Winslet also had a daughter with her previous husband and assistant director James Threapleton. She married Ned Rocknroll in 2012.
Winslet will next star and serve as executive producer on the HBO miniseries The Regime, about an authoritarian regime. She will also reprise her role in the sequel Avatar 3.