
Kate Hudson
Department: Acting
Biography
Kate Garry Hudson (born April 19, 1979) is an American actress. She has received several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a nomination for an Academy Award. Born to singer Bill Hudson and actress Goldie Hawn, Hudson made her film debut in the 1998 drama Desert Blue, which was followed by supporting roles in several films. She rose to prominence with her portrayal of Penny Lane in Cameron Crowe's musical drama Almost Famous (2000), for which she won a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress and received an Oscar nomination in the same category. Throughout the 2000s, Hudson starred in a succession of romantic comedies, most notably in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003), You, Me and Dupree (2006), Fool's Gold (2008), and Bride Wars (2009). On television, she had a recurring role in the musical series Glee (2012–2013) and a starring role in the second season of Truth Be Told (2022). Her other film credits include The Skeleton Key (2005), Nine (2009), Rock the Kasbah (2015), Deepwater Horizon (2016), Mother's Day (2016), Music (2021), and Glass Onion (2022). Hudson is a co-founder of the fitness brand and membership program Fabletics, operated by TechStyle Fashion Group. She is also the author of the non-fiction books Pretty Happy: Healthy Ways to Love Your Body (2016) and Pretty Fun: Creating and Celebrating a Lifetime of Tradition (2017).
Known For

Nine
2009

Almost Famous
2000

Bride Wars
2009

You, Me and Dupree
2006

Dr. T & the Women
2000

Raising Helen
2004

Fool's Gold
2008

The Four Feathers
2002

Le Divorce
2003

The Skeleton Key
2005

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
2003

My Best Friend's Girl
2008

Desert Blue
1999

200 Cigarettes
1999

The Killer Inside Me
2010

A Little Bit of Heaven
2011

Alex & Emma
2003

Something Borrowed
2011

Gossip
2000

About Adam
2001

Shell
2025

The Beatles Revolution
2000

Clear History
2013

Ricochet River
2001

Music
2021

Good People
2014

Rock the Kasbah
2015

The Cutting Room
2001

Deepwater Horizon
2016

Mother's Day
2016

Kung Fu Panda 3
2016

Marshall
2017

Panda Paws
2016

Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon
2022

The Reluctant Fundamentalist
2013

I’m Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust
2005

The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
2020

A Little White Lie
2023

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2022

Wish I Was Here
2014

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992

Song Sung Blue
2025

American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special
2024

Little Big Town's Christmas at the Opry
2024

Hello & Paris
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The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003

The Daily Show
1996

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988

Today
1952

The View
1997

E! True Hollywood Story
1996

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2002

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993

EZ Streets
1996

The Masked Singer
2019

The Oscars
1953

Gone Mental with Lior
2020

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014

Saturday Night Live
1975

Chelsea
2016

That's My Jam
2021

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015

The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019

Running Wild with Bear Grylls
2014

Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast
2014

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009

Running Point
2025

Rachael Ray
2006

The Graham Norton Show
2007

Entertainment Tonight
1981

Glee
2009

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014

Hot Ones
2015

Celebrity IOU
2020

Truth Be Told
2019

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014

Gutsy
2022

The Voice
2011

The One Show
2006

Golden Globe Awards
1944

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014

Party of Five
1994

Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
2025

C à vous
2009

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003

People's Choice Awards
1975