Kate Hudson 1979 46

Kate Garry Hudson (born April 19, 1979) is an American actress. She has received several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a nomination for an Academy Award.

Born to singer Bill Hudson and actress Goldie Hawn, Hudson made her film debut in the 1998 drama Desert Blue, which was followed by supporting roles in several films. She rose to prominence with her portrayal of Penny Lane in Cameron Crowe's musical drama Almost Famous (2000), for which she won a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress and received an Oscar nomination in the same category.

Throughout the 2000s, Hudson starred in a succession of romantic comedies, most notably in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003), You, Me and Dupree (2006), Fool's Gold (2008), and Bride Wars (2009). On television, she had a recurring role in the musical series Glee (2012–2013) and a starring role in the second season of Truth Be Told (2022). Her other film credits include The Skeleton Key (2005), Nine (2009), Rock the Kasbah (2015), Deepwater Horizon (2016), Mother's Day (2016), Music (2021), and Glass Onion (2022).

Hudson is a co-founder of the fitness brand and membership program Fabletics, operated by TechStyle Fashion Group. She is also the author of the non-fiction books Pretty Happy: Healthy Ways to Love Your Body (2016) and Pretty Fun: Creating and Celebrating a Lifetime of Tradition (2017).

From Los Angeles, California, USA

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2025 Song Sung Blue

2025 Shell as Zoe Shannon

2025 Stoner Executive Producer

2024 Little Big Town's Christmas at the Opry

2024 American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special as Self

2023 A Little White Lie as Simone Cleary

2022 Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery as Birdie Jay

2022 Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon as Bonnie Belle

2021 Music as Zu

2020 The Happy Days of Garry Marshall as Self

2017 Marshall as Eleanor Strubing

2016 Deepwater Horizon as Felicia Williams

2016 Panda Paws as Mei Mei (voice)

2016 Mother's Day as Jesse

2016 Kung Fu Panda 3 as Mei Mei (voice)

2015 Rock the Kasbah as Merci

2014 Good People as Anna Reed

2014 Wish I Was Here as Sarah Bloom

2014 Clear History as Rhonda

2013 The Reluctant Fundamentalist as Erica

2011 Something Borrowed as Darcy

2011 A Little Bit of Heaven as Marley Corbett

2010 The Killer Inside Me as Amy Stanton

2009 Nine as Stephanie

2009 Bride Wars as Liv Producer

2008 My Best Friend's Girl as Alexis

2008 Fool's Gold as Tess Finnegan

2007 Cutlass Director, Writer

2006 You, Me and Dupree as Molly

2005 The Skeleton Key as Caroline Ellis

2005 I’m Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust as Eva Ginz (voice)

2004 Raising Helen as Helen Harris

2003 Le Divorce as Isabel Walker

2003 Alex & Emma as Emma Dinsmore / Ylva / Elsa / Eldora / Anna

2003 How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days as Andie Anderson

2002 The Four Feathers as Ethne Eustace

2001 Ricochet River as Lorna

2000 The Beatles Revolution as Self

2000 Almost Famous as Penny Lane

2000 Dr. T & the Women as Dee Dee Travis

2000 Gossip as Naomi Preston

2000 About Adam as Lucy Owens

1999 Desert Blue as Skye Davidson

1999 200 Cigarettes as Cindy

1992 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York as Choir Singer (uncredited)

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6.62 Horror 1

6.52 Adventure 4

6.48 Action 4

6.45 Mystery 4

6.41 Animation 2

6.32 Fantasy 1

6.18 Drama 18

6.12 Crime 3

6.11 Thriller 6

6.00 Comedy 24

6.00 War 2

5.91 TV Movie 3

5.85 Documentary 2

5.82 Romance 16

5.74 Music 5

4.00 History 1