Titanic was the highest-grossing film of all time to that point, after which she eschewed parts in blockbusters in favour of critically acclaimed period pieces, including Quills (2000) and Iris (2001). Global stardom followed soon after with her leading role as Rose DeWitt Bukater in the epic romance Titanic (1997), which earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, which at age 22 made her the fourth-youngest Best Actress nominee the time. She made her film debut playing a teenage murderess in Heavenly Creatures (1994), and went on to win a BAFTA Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award for playing Marianne Dashwood in Sense and Sensibility (1995) at only 20 years of age, she is one of the youngest recipients of the awards. Her first screen appearance, at age 15, was in the British television series Dark Season (1991). Her accolades include an Academy Award, three British Academy Film Awards, four Golden Globe Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award.īorn in Reading, Berkshire, Winslet studied drama at the Redroofs Theatre School. She is known for her work in feature and independent films, particularly period dramas, and often portrays angst-ridden women. Kate Elizabeth Winslet CBE (born 5 October 1975) is a British actress.
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