Kate Hudson Biography

Kate Hudson was born on April 19, 1979, in Los Angeles, California, USA, to Goldie Hawn and Bill Hudson. Her parents divorced when she was very young. She was raised by her mother and her mother’s long-term partner Kurt Russell. She is of mixed descent.

She attended Crossroads Performing Arts high school in Santa Monica and graduated in 1997. She also attended summer training at the renowned Williamstown Theater Festival in Massachusetts.

Kate Hudson enrolled at Tisch School of the Arts in New York University but chose to drop out in order to pursue a career in acting.

Kate Hudson began her television career in 1996, when she landed the role of Cory in an episode of the teen drama television series Party of Five. The following year, she appeared in an episode of the television drama series EZ Streets.

In one of her first film roles, she appeared as a rising Hollywood starlet in the comedy drama Desert Blue in 1998. However, the movie did not do much to help her career.

She got an opportunity to be a part of the ensemble cast of the comedy drama film 200 Cigarettes in 1999. The cast included actors like Ben Affleck, Courtney Love, Paul Rudd, and Elvis Costello. Unfortunately, the film was a flop.

She received her big break in 2000, when she landed the role of Penny Lane in the comedy drama Almost Famous. In spite of not being a box office hit, the movie was highly acclaimed by the critics and Kate Hudson won several awards and nominations.

Kate’s popularity increased after appearing in Almost Famous. Subsequently, she was bombarded with film offers. She appeared in several movies within the next couple of years. Some of these films include About Adam (2000), The Cutting Room (2001), and The Four Feathers (2002).

She played Andie Anderson in the romantic comedy film How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days in 2003. The movie was a commercial success and earned her several award nominations.

By now, she had established herself as a bankable actor. She then played a successful model named Helen in the 2004 film Raising Helen which was a box office hit.

She acted in Fool’s Gold and My Best Friend’s Girl in 2008. Both the films received negative reviews, and Kate was nominated for the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress for both these roles.

After these failures, Kate Hudson became more careful in choosing her roles and appeared in the romantic comedy Bride Wars and musical romance Nine in 2009. The former was a huge commercial hit, while the latter was critically acclaimed; she received several award nominations for both.

She portrayed Amy Stanton, the girlfriend of a sadistic serial killer, in the crime thriller The Killer Inside Me (2010). The film was based on the novel of the same name by Jim Thompson.

Her other films include Something Borrowed (2011), The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2013), and Clear History (2013).

From 2015 to 2017, she was cast in many films, such as Good People, Rock the Kasbah, Mother's Day, Deepwater Horizon, and Marshall.

Meanwhile, she also voiced the character of Mei Mei in the animated film Kung Fu Panda 3 in 2016.

In 2018, Kate Hudson was cast to play an important role in an American fantasy film titled Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon.

Kate Hudson is best-known for her role in Almost Famous. Her role as Penny Lane turned out to be a major breakthrough in her career. After being appreciated for her role and winning numerous awards, she went on to become a well-established actor.

She was presented with various awards for her role as Penny Lane in Almost Famous. Some of these awards include Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture, Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Breakthrough Artist, and Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress.

In 2000, Kate Hudson married Chris Robinson, the frontman of The Black Crowes, and had a son with him. Kate and Chris divorced in 2007.

She was in a relationship with singer Matthew Bellamy. The couple got engaged and had a son together. They broke off their engagement in 2014.

In 2017, she then started dating Danny Fujikawa . In 2018, the couple welcomed their daughter Rani. On September 13, 2021, the couple announced their engagement.