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Yahoo!'s Web Celeb Kate Winslet Kate Winslet was born on October 5, 1975 in Reading, England. She comes from a family involved in the theatre and always knew she wanted to be an actress. Winslet has two sisters Anna and Beth. They are stage actors as is her father and as were her grandparents and uncle. Her mother and younger brother Joss are not actors. From age 11 to 16 she attended the Red roofs Theatre School in Maidenhead. Her first acting job was in a Sugar Puffs commercial dancing with the Honey Monster. Her TV debut was in the British television drama "Shrinks" (1988). Kate overcame problems with weight and depression. She was already 5'6" by the time she was 15 and nicknamed "Blubber" in high school. In spite of it all, Winslet was determined to become an actress. Immediately after leaving acting school Winslet became a member of the British cast of the sitcom "Get Back." She remained in a five year relationship with actor Stephen Tredre from "Dark Season." Kate's big break came when she was cast as Juliet Hulme in the movie Heavenly Creatures (1994). The news reached her while she was working at a delicatessen making pastrami and dill sandwiches. Her debut won her international recognition, awards and scripts from Hollywood. Celebrity on the Web    Kate Winslet Category    Titanic (the movie) Category    Titanic (the ship) Category    Titanic in the News    Other Celebrity Web Sites    The BIZ Message Board    Search for Acting Jobs    Actors' & Actresses' Resumes   She was signed by the William Morris Agency while on a promotional trip to New York for the Heavenly Creatures. Kate then played a role as Princess Sarah in A Kid in King Arthur's Court (1995). This was followed by her Oscar nominated role of Marianne Dashwood in Sense and Sensibility (1995). She became "hot" in Hollywood and also achieved "sex symbol" status with the critics and gossips. She has been nicknamed 'Corset Kate' (because of all of her period films), 'English Rose' and 'Starlet Express'. Kate has expressed interest in playing an American girl in a movie or an action role. In 1996 Winslet returned to the movies with performances in Jude as Sue Bridehead and Ophelia in Hamlet. Los Angeles Magazine has placed her on their list of "The 40 Most Important People Under 40," and People magazine has declared that Kate is one of the "50 Most Beautiful People" in the world. Winslet has also graced the cover of Vanity Fair magazine in the company of Cameron Diaz, and Claire Danes. She is one of the most talented young actresses in Hollywood and was nominated for an Academy Award (Oscar) as "Best Actress" for her role as Rose DeWitt Bukater in the much heralded motion picture Titanic in which she stars with Leonardo DiCaprio. The movie received a total of 14 Academy Award nominations. Kate's next starring role is in the independent feature film "Hideous Kinky," filmed in Morocco. Another UN Production Past Web Celebs: Laurie Plaskin, Andrew Shue, Calvert Deforest, Yasmine Bleeth, Howard Stern, Pamela Lee Anderson, David Letterman, Cindy Margolis, Will Smith, Kate Mulgrew, Jewel, Chris Rock, Rosie O'Donnell, Pierce Brosnan, Tracey Ullman, and Fiona Apple. Also check out Yahoo! NY Model of the Month and Yahoo! Chicago Blues Review. Yahoo! and the Yahoo! logo are trademarks of Yahoo! Inc. Copyright © 1994-97 Yahoo! All Rights Reserved.