British-born Hollywood star Kate Winslet is best known for her role as Rose in the hit movie Titanic. In addition to this film, the actress has more than 40 played images; for her excellent performance she was repeatedly nominated for prestigious film awards. Thanks to the successful work of Kate Winslet, the star's fortune is currently estimated at more than $ 90 million.
Biography of Kate Winslet
Kate Elizabeth Winslet was born on October 5, 1975 in Reading, England, into a family of dramatic actors. Her grandparents founded a repertory theater in Reading. The parents of the future star were also associated with the acting sphere and played in the theater. Kate Winslet graduated from Maidenhead drama school and made her first television debut in a quick breakfast commercial. The actress also has a sister with whom she grew up together.
On the stage, Winslet played at the age of 13, and four years later she embodied the image of a suicidal teenager in the drama "Heavenly Creatures." A little later, the young actress was nominated for an Oscar for her role in the romantic drama Feelings and Sensitivity. But Winslet brought world fame to the main role in the tragic melodrama "Titanic" by James Cameron, where Kate appeared on the screen with another rising star - Leonardo DiCaprio. After filming a joint project, the two actors remain good friends to this day.
As the actress stated in an interview: "I would never have thought that the success of" Titanic "would be so great." The film grossed more than $ 1 billion worldwide, and Kate Winslet was again nominated for an honorary award for her role.
In 1998, Kate Winslet took part in a more modest project - the drama Express to Marrakech. The role did not become stellar for her, but the actress herself was pleased with her work in "just a good project."
Personal life of the actress
On the set of one of the films in North Africa, Kate Winslet met "an incredibly beautiful blonde with fantastic blue eyes." The man's name was Jim Tripleton, who worked as the third assistant director. The feeling turned out to be mutual and the couple got married in 1998, the wedding ceremony was closed and was held in a small church in the actress's hometown - Reading. Two years later, a daughter, Mia, was born.
After giving birth, the actress tried to regain her slender figure, constantly dwelling on this idea. According to Winslet, one day she realized that 90 percent of her time was spent thinking about diet and realized that it was too boring. Contrary to the "stereotypes about slenderness", the actress accepted herself for who she is and successfully embodied her feminine image in many of her works on the screen.
After three years of marriage, Kate Winslet and her husband decided to split up in August 2001. Soon, the actress married director Sam Mendes, then gave birth to her second child, her son Joe, and moved to the United States.
The career of the actress began to gain momentum, Kate Winslet often graced the "red carpet", her name was on the list of the best actresses.
In 2007, Kate Winslet was nominated for a fifth Academy Award for her role as a housewife in Like Little Children. The image turned out to be one of the most difficult to implement in the career of an actress; in an interview, she emphasized that she was proud to have coped with her.
After working on the Swap Vacation melodrama with Jude Law and Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet decided to take a break from her career and devote all of her time to her family. However, already in 2008, the star returned to the big screen in the drama "Road of Change" with Leonardo DiCaprio in the lead male role.
The second happy marriage of the actress did not last too long. The couple made a mutual decision to part as friends.
In 2011, the actress met millionaire Ned Rocknroll, Kate Winslet got married for the third time, and soon gave birth to another son - Bear.
Kate Winslet's fortune
Today, the state of the world famous actress is estimated at $ 90 million.
The role of Rose in the acclaimed film "Titanic" brought the young star an income of $ 2 million.
For the embodiment of the image of the young Australian Ruth Barrot in the comedy drama "Sacred Smoke" in 1999, the actress received a fee of 360 thousand pounds.
The next lucrative project in the career of the actress is the historical melodrama "The Pen of the Marquis de Sade", where the heroine Kate Winslet was involved in a love triangle. Colleagues on the set were Geoffrey Rush and Joaquin Phoenix, and for the excellently played role, the actress received £ 300,000.
In 2001, Kate Winslet starred in another successful motion picture - the war thriller "Enigma" with Dougray Scott, for which she earned an income of 6 million pounds.
For her participation in the 2004 film project "Fairyland", Kate Winslet received 6 million pounds.
In addition to her work in films, Kate Winslet is known for her charitable work. Among the organizations receiving donations from the actress: animal protection PETA, the organization for aid to Afghanistan, as well as the Golden Hat Foundation, created to support people with autism.
Kate Winslet owns an old large mansion in Sussex, England. According to some sources, the actress bought this real estate for almost 3.5 million pounds and lives there with her husband. In 2015, the mansion was renovated, resulting in a swimming pool and garage.
The actress also has a luxurious Mercedes Benz and a number of other expensive cars at her disposal.
