Kate Bosworth

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Biography

With her Barbie doll good looks and frequent casting as the fresh-faced girl next door, it would have been easy to write off actress Kate Bosworth as just another Hollywood ingénue, if not for her refusal to be pigeon-holed by the limitations of audience expectations. At the age of 14, and with almost no acting experience, Bosworth auditioned on a whim for a role in Robert Redford's "The Horse Whisperer" (1998). When she was cast in a small …
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Job Title

Actor, Producer

Born

Catherine Ann Bosworth on January 2, 1983 in Los Angeles, California, USA

Career Milestones

2011

Co-starred in the ensemble family drama "Another Happy Day"

2011

Co-starred with James Marsden in Rod Lurie's remake of "Straw Dogs"

2008

Joined a group of MIT card counters who take their skills to Las Vegas, NV in the drama "21;" third collaboration with Spacey

Cast as a troubled young woman in the drama "The Girl in the Park" (lensed 2006)

2006

Cast as Lois Lane in Bryan Singer's "Superman Returns;" re-teamed with Spacey as Lex Luthor

2005

Portrayed a Hare Krishna in a film adaptation of Myla Goldberg's acclaimed novel "Bee Season"

2004

Portrayed film star Sandra Dee in "Beyond the Sea" opposite Kevin Spacey as singer Bobby Darin

2004

Starred as a small-town girl who wins a date with a male celebrity (Josh Duhamel) in "Win a Date with Tad Hamilton"

2004

Portrayed the teenage girlfriend of legendary porn star John Holmes in "Wonderland"

2002

Joined an ensemble cast for the edgy adaptation of Brett Easton Ellis' "The Rules of Attraction"

2002

Cast in breakout starring role in the surfing movie "Blue Crush"

2000

Landed a supporting role in "Remember the Titans"

2000

Starred on The WB's short-lived drama "Young Americans" as Bella

2000

Co-starred in the children's feature "The Newcomers"

1998

Made her film debut in "The Horse Whisperer;" received role because she was a champion equestrian (credited as Catherine Bosworth)

1997

Moved to Cohasset, Massachussets at age 14

Acted in a community theater production of "Annie"

1992

Relocated to Connecticut at age nine

1989

Moved to San Francisco at age six

Born in Los Angeles

Awards

2003

MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Female in Blue Crush

2003

MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team in Blue Crush