== Early life ==Born in Reading, Berkshire, England, Kate Elizabeth Winslet is the daughter of Sally Anne (née Bridges), a barmaid, and Roger John Winslet, a swimming pool contractor.
Med drugim je prejela nagrade, kot so Screen Actors Guild Award, nagrada BAFTA, nagrado hollywoodskega združenja tujih novinarjev, za svoje delo na televiziji pa je bila tnominirana udi za emmyja.