Biografie

Her children refer to very close friend Leonardo DiCaprio as "Uncle Leo". He also bought Kate an inscribed gold ring, after they filmed Zeiten des Aufruhrs (2008). However, Winslet keeps the inscription a secret.

When interviewed on Good Morning America (1975) to promote her film Liebe braucht keine Ferien (2006), they surprised her by showing a clip which was supposedly Winslet on the Sugar Puff Commercial in 1987. However, the girl in the clip shown was not her. Winslet did not point out the error because she did not want to embarrass the researcher and get the person fired. She was then praised by the media for her caring and consideration of other people.

Missed the premiere of Titanic (1997) because she was attending the funeral of close friend and former boyfriend, Stephen Tredre.

Announced that she and Ned Rocknroll, whom she has been engaged to since July 2012, married in a secret ceremony in New York City with only Winslet's children, Mia and Joe, and six friends present. Leonardo DiCaprio gave the bride away.

Liebe braucht keine Ferien (2006) was the first contemporary film that Kate used her own accent and did not develop a special voice for her character. She actually had trouble with the accent as she lapsed into an American one.

[on her screen debut in Heavenly Creatures (1994)]: I was reading the script in the back of the car and I turned to my dad and yelled, "I've GOT to get this!". And he replied, "Then you will." And I thought, "Yep, that's it. I'm bloody well going to." And that was it. I was so determined. It was something crucial to my life. I just so communicated with her, the story and their relationship. And when I found out, I just couldn't believe it. I was so happy, I cried. I remember I was working part-time at a deli at the time because I didn't have any money and was in the middle of making a sandwich when they phoned and said I'd got the job. I burst into tears and had to leave work because I couldn't control myself. It was absolutely brilliant.

In 2002, she had this to say about doing nude scenes: I like exposing myself. There's not an awful lot that embarrasses me. I'm the kind of actress that absolutely believes in exposing myself.

I'd rather do theatre and British films than move to L.A. in hopes of getting small roles in American films.

It's very important for me to make the statement that I am English and just because I've done one really big film, it doesn't mean that I don't want to keep a finger in the fantastic British film industry and do films like this.

On her spur-of-the-moment marriage to Sam Mendes: We hadn't been planning to do it but we thought it was rather a good idea, so we just did it.

Movie 43 (2013) - $1,600

Wenn Träume fliegen lernen (2005) - £6,000,000

Enigma - Das Geheimnis (2002) - £300,000

Quills - Macht der Besessenheit (2001) - £450,000

Holy Smoke! (1999) - £360,000