Kate Winslet

Nominated for the 2008 Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (“The Reader”)

Directed by Stephen Daldry in the film adaption of the German novel "The Reader"

Nominated for the 2008 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama (“Revolutionary Road”)

Nominated for the 2008 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (“The Reader”)

Nominated for the 2008 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role (“Revolutionary Road”)

Nominated for the 2008 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role (“The Reader”)

Re-teamed with "Titanic" co-star, Leonardo DiCaprio for "Revolutionary Road"; directed and produced by husband Sam Mendes; earned a SAG nomination for Best Actress

Named the celebrity spokesperson for cosmetics giants Lancome

Co-starred with Jack Black in director Nancy Meyers' romantic comedy "The Holiday"

Earned an Emmy nomination for Best Guest Actress for her appearance in the HBO Comedy Series "Extras"

Played a adulteress mother in Todd Field's "Little Children"; received Golden Globe, SAG and Oscar nominations for Best Actress

Played a southern belle who has an affair with the Louisiana governor in Steven Zaillian's "All the King's Men"

Cast as the mistress to James Gandolfini in the musical "Romance & Cigarettes"; written and directed by John Turturro (released in 2007)

Co-starred with Jim Carrey in "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" about a couple who have their memories erased in an attempt to rescue their failing relationship; received Golden Globe, SAG and Oscar nominations for Best Actress

Starred opposite Johnny Depp in "Finding Neverland" about the experiences of 'Peter Pan' author J.M. Barrie

Cast as a reporter to whom a death row inmate tells his story in "The Life of David Gale"

Played the younger incarnation of the title character in "Iris"; the older Iris was played by Judi Dench; earned third Oscar nomination, this time as Supporting Actress

Voiced a character in the animated version of "A Christmas Carol"; had Top Ten single in Great Britain with song "What If" from the film's soundtrack

Co-starred with Geoffrey Rush and Joaquin Phoenix in "Quills"

Appeared opposite Harvey Keitel in Jane Campion's "Holy Smoke"

Played a hippie mother who takes her two daughters with her on a spiritual journey to Marrakech in the Independent film "Hideous Kinky"

Played the heroine Rose in James Cameron's blockbuster "Titanic"; earned a Best Actress Oscar nomination

Cast as Ophelia opposite Kenneth Branagh in Branagh's feature version of Shakespeare's "Hamlet"

Co-starred as Marianne Dashwood in "Sense and Sensibility"; earned first Oscar nomination as Best Supporting Actress

Played female lead in "Jude" opposite Christopher Eccleston

Made feature debut in a leading role, as Juliet Hulme in director Peter Jackson's critically acclaimed "Heavenly Creatures"

Appeared in the made-for-TV movie "Anglo-Saxon Attitudes"

First professional TV role, as Reet in the BBC children's series "Dark Season"

Left school to pursue career

Made British TV debut in "Shrinks"

Appeared in a British TV commercials for Sugar Puffs cereal

Began studying a local drama school

Raised in Reading, England