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Kate Hudson
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Biography

Almost everyone who has spent time with Kate Hudson--including directors, family members, co-stars and interviewers--is quick to comment on her ability to light up a room. Through some combination of a winning smile, solid work ethic, and good old-fashioned talent, the young actress has gone from indie beginner to _Vanity Fair_ cover girl in just three years. What's more, she's done it all without capitalizing on the success of legendary mom, Goldie Hawn. By all accounts, Hudson was a born performer--as a child she danced and sang at every opportunity. Her family hoped that she would attend New York University after graduating from high school, but she opted to get her feet wet in the professional acting world first. She made her big-screen debut as an ambitious young starlet stranded in a tiny California town in Desert Blue (1998). Her next two films, while critically panned, made it into wider release: 200 Cigarettes (1999) (in which she played an earnest but accident-prone ditz) and Gossip (2000) (which cast her as a rich, virginal college student). Perhaps Hudson's biggest break was landing the role of rock groupie (or "Band Aide") Penny Lane in Almost Famous (2000). The part was originally intended for Sarah Polley; when Polley backed out to pursue another project, director Cameron Crowe considered scrapping the film altogether. Hudson, who had been cast in a smaller role (as William's stewardess sister), begged for a chance to read for Penny. Crowe was impressed, Hudson got the part, and the show went on. As much as Tinseltown gossipmongers would like to put them at odds, mother and daughter agree that Hawn is one of Hudson's biggest supporters. Kate has never been particularly close to her birth father, musician Bill Hudson (I); she considers her true "Pa" to be Hawn's longtime partner, Kurt Russell, who has lived with the family since she was three. Her brother, Oliver Hudson, is an actor and aspiring writer-director. When she's not spending time in New York with her boyfriend (Black Crowes frontman Chris Robinson), Hudson still lives at her family's home in Los Angeles.

Kate Hudson stared in:

Title Year Saw with/at: Scene On Rating
Dr. T and the Women 2000 Showcase Orange 2000-10-14 1/2 *
Almost Famous 2000 at Branford Hoyst with Cheri (Sneak Preview) 2000-09-16 *** 1/2
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days 2003 w/ Family on DVD 2003-08-23 **
Alex & Emma 2003 w/ Suzy on DVD 2003-12-28 * 1/2
Raising Helen 2004 w/ Suzy on DVD 2004-11-05 **
You, Me and Dupree 2006 Suzy and Hanna 2017-06-27 ** 1/2
Fool's Gold 2008 Kendra and Hanna 2008-06-07 * 1/2
Bride Wars 2009 Suzy 2009-05-10 *
Wish I Was Here 2014 Suzy 2024-04-20 ** 1/2
Glass Onion 2022 Suzy and Leica 2022-12-24 *** 1/2