Kate Hudson

Kate Garry Hudson, born April 19, 1979^[1], is an American actress. She starred in Almost Famous, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Raising Helen, The Skeleton Key, You, Me and Dupree, Fool's Gold, Bride Wars and guest starred as Cassandra July on Glee in 2012 and 2013.

Personal life[]

Hudson, born in Los Angeles, California, is the daughter of Goldie Hawn and Bill Hudson and the younger sister of Oliver Hudson. She and her brother were raised by her mother and her mother's long-time boyfriend, Kurt Russell.

Kate was married to Chris Robinson from December 2000 to October 2007. Their son, Ryder, was born in January 2004.^[1]

She began a relationship with Matthew Bellamy, Muse frontman, in 2010 and they became engaged in April 2011. Their son, Bingham, was born in July 2011.^[2]^[3] Hudson and Bellamy ended their engagement after four years together (reported) in December 2014.^[4] Hudson is in a relationship with Danny Fujikawa and the couple have a daughter, Rani (pronounced Ronnie; born October 2018).^[5]

She is close friends with co-star Sarah Jessica Parker who plays Isabelle Wright on Glee.

Hudson is also close friends with Lea, whom was rumored to be in feud with in 2012, and even let her, her family, and her friends stay at her house following Cory's death after the reporters where at Lea's house. She was quoted saying, "Honestly, she was inspiring. She’s a very strong, special, loving woman," about Lea in Lea's interview.^[6]

Career[]

Hudson's breakthrough was as Penny Lane in Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous (2000), for which she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture. She had previously appeared in the lesser-known films Gossip, a teenage drama, and 200 Cigarettes, a New Year's-set comedy with a large cast of actors.

In 2002, she starred in the remake of the historical romance The Four Feathers, a film which was not well received by critics or audiences. Her next film, the romantic comedy How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, was a box office success, grossing over $100 million after its February 2003 release.

Hudson came to prominence in 2001 after winning a Golden Globe and receiving several nominations, including a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, for her role in Almost Famous.

Hudson launched an athletic line "Fabletics" in October 2013. She co founded it with JustFab.^[7]

She was casted in Mother’s Day, the latest Garry Marshall holiday movie series, in June (in talks) / July (confirmed) 2015.^[8]

Hudson was announced to have replaced actress Rebel Wilson in Kung Fu Panda 3, in September 2015. She voiced Mei Mei and it was released in January 2016.^[9]

She released her book "Pretty Happy: Healthy Ways to Love Your Body" in February 2016.

Filmography[]

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	EZ Streets	Larraine Cahill	("Neither Have I Wings to Fly")
1996	Party of Five	Cory	("Spring Breaks: Part 1")
1998	Desert Blue	Skye Davidson
1999	200 Cigarettes	Cindy
	Dr T and the Women	Dee Dee
	Almost Famous	Penny Lane
	Gossip	Naomi Preston
	About Adam	Lucy Owens
2001	Ricochet River	Lorna
2001	The Cutting Room	Chrissie Campbell	uncredited and short
2002	The Four Feathers	Ethne Eustace
2003	Le divorce	Isabel Walker
	Alex & Emma	Emma Dinsmore / Ylva / Elsa
	How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days	Andie Anderson
2004	Raising Helen	Helen Harris
2005	The Skeleton Key	Caroline Ellis
2005	I'm Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust	Eva Ginz	voice and TV documentary
2006	You, Me and Dupree	Molly
2008	My Best Friend's Girl	Alexis
2008	Fool's Gold	Tess
2009	Nine	Stephanie
2009	Bride Wars	Liv
2010	The Killer Inside Me	Amy Stanton
2011	Something Borrowed	Darcy
2011	A Little Bit of Heaven	Marley Corbett
2012	Glee	Cassandra July	2012 - 2013 ("The New Rachel", "Britney 2.0", "Glease", "Swan Song", "Wonder-ful")
2012	The Reluctant Fundamentalist	Erica
2013	Clear History	Rhonda	TV movie
2014	Wish I Was Here	Sarah Bloom
2014	Good People	Anna Reed
2015	Rock the Kasbah	Merci
2015	Barely Famous	Kate Hudson	("Barely Famous")
2016	Deepwater Horizon	Felicia
	Kung Fu Panda 3	Mei Meit	voice
	Mother's Day	Jesse
2017	Marshall	Eleanor Strubing
2019	A Story Takes Flight	Kate	short

Trivia[]

Kate Hudson was named one of the '50 Most Beautiful People in the World' by People Magazine. (2000)
She turned down the part of Peter Parker's girlfriend Mary Jane Watson in Spider-Man (2002) for the role of Ethne Eustace in The Four Feathers. (2002)
As a child, her brother Oliver used to torment her by nicknaming her "Hammerhead" (as in hammerhead shark).
Kate graduated from Crossroads, a Santa Monica performing arts school, in 1997.
She started production company Cosmic Entertainment in 2003 with Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell and her brother.
She was ranked #99 in Premiere's 2003 annual Power 100 List. It is her first appearance on the list and she was the youngest person on it that year at the age of 24.
She enjoys playing guitar, writing music, and arts and crafts.
She was ranked #38 on VH1's "100 Hottest Hotties."
In Season Three, Kurt mentions Kate Hudson saying, "Nobody's looking for a Kurt Hummel type to play opposite Kate Hudson in a Rom-Com" (I Am Unicorn).
Let Lea Michele stay at her house after Cory Monteith's death due to swarming media at Michele's house.