Trivia

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

When interviewed on Good Morning America (1975) to promote her film The Holiday (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 (2006).

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

(December 26, 2012) Announced that she and Ned Rocknroll, whom she has been engaged to since July 2012, married in a secret ceremony in New York with just Winslet's children, Mia and Joe, and 6 friends present. Leonardo DiCaprio gave the bride away.

The Holiday (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.

Virgin Group billionaire, Richard Branson, credited Kate with 'helping to carry' his 90-year-old mother, Eve Branson, out of his burning Caribbean-island house, where Winslet, her boyfriend Edward Abel Smith and her two children were staying. Because of this experience, Kate decided to name her son Blaze (Bear Blaze Winslet). (August 2011)

She was terrified of Alan Rickman when she first met him on the set of Sense and Sensibility (1995). After a week of getting to know him, she realized how sweet and kind he was in real life. They ended up becoming great friends and would work again together. Kate also developed a crush on him.

She has not had to audition for anything since Titanic (1997).

While being interviewed by Entertainment Tonight (1981) at the red carpet of the 2016 Golden Globe Awards, her longtime friend Leonardo DiCaprio stated that Winslet is his favorite actress in the industry and he would love to work with her again.

Only the third person in history to win two acting Golden Globe Awards in the same year (Best Actress, Drama for Revolutionary Road (2008) and Best Supporting Actress for The Reader (2008)).

Her performance in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) is her personal favorite.

As of 2023, she has appeared in 5 films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Sense and Sensibility (1995), Titanic (1997), Finding Neverland (2004), The Reader (2008), and Avatar: The Way of Water (2022). Titanic (1997) won in the category. She was Oscar nominated for her performances in all of these films except Finding Neverland and won Best Actress for The Reader (2008).

On the day she had to film the straitjacket scene in Hamlet (1996), she learned she had won the role of Rose DeWitt Bukater in Titanic (1997).

She was originally cast as Nola Rice in Woody Allen's Match Point (2005), but dropped out at the last minute, so she could spend her time with her child. The role went to Scarlett Johansson.

Was working in a deli when she landed her first film role, Heavenly Creatures (1994).

Turned down the Gwyneth Paltrow role in Shakespeare in Love (1998) and the Jodie Foster role in Anna and the King (1999).

Was five months pregnant with her third child, Bear Blaze, while filming Divergent (2014). Despite only being on set for four weeks, it got to a point where shooting above her waist was required as well as her carrying folders, files and iPads to cover the bump in master shots.

She holds a unique position in Academy Awards history: Only twice have two actresses been nominated for playing the same character in the same film. The first two were Gloria Stuart and Kate in Titanic (1997). The second two were Judi Dench and Kate in Iris (2001).

Her performance as Clementine Kruczynski in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) is ranked #81 on Premiere magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006).

Won Best Actress, Toronto Film Festival for Heavenly Creatures (1994), shared with Melanie Lynskey (1995).

Wrote the book "The Golden Hat: Talking Back to Autism" to raise awareness and support for autism. The book has personal statements and self-portraits from various celebrities like Leonardo DiCaprio, Marion Cotillard and Michael Caine. All revenues will go to The Golden Hat Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by Winslet [2012].

She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6262 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on March 17, 2014.

She was devastated when Alan Rickman passed away on January 14, 2016. She gave a tearful tribute to him at the London Critics Awards several days after he passed away.

At age 11, she began attending the acting school Redroofs in Maidenhead, England, UK.

She was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2012 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to drama.

Recorded a song for the soundtrack for the movie Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001). Producers were so impressed at her efforts they decided to release the ballad - called "What If?" - as a single. It reached the top ten in the United Kingdom, peaking at number six. As of 2022, the music video of "What If?" has 19 million views on YouTube. (June 2001)

She was considered for the role of Bridget Jones in Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), but this was then decided she was too young to portray the role.

Resides in West Sussex England, her main home is in Itchenor (West Sussex), she owns a home in the Chelsea district (New York City).

Auditioned for the role of Elizabeth in Kenneth Branagh's Frankenstein (1994). Helena Bonham Carter got the role, but Branagh was so impressed by Winslet that he offered her the role of Ophelia in Hamlet (1996).

She has worked with 8 directors who have won a Best Director Oscar: Peter Jackson, Ang Lee, James Cameron, Jane Campion, Sam Mendes, Roman Polanski, Danny Boyle, and Woody Allen.

Gave birth to her 3rd child at age 38, a son Bear Blaze Winslet on December 7, 2013. Child's father is her 3rd husband, Ned Rocknroll.

Gave birth to her 1st child at age 25, a daughter Mia Honey Threapleton on October 12, 2000. Child's father is her now ex-1st husband, Jim Threapleton.

Her daughter Mia had to be delivered by Cesarean section, which made Kate feel she had not given birth properly. She admitted to this only after giving birth to her son Joe (who had been delivered naturally).

In an interview for the London Evening Standard, she revealed she has taken a year off (from April 2006 to April 2007) from her career, to spend more time with her family (2007).

The producers of the The Reader (2008) tried to promote Winslet as Supporting Actress during the Oscar race 2009 in order to enhance her chances to get nominated twice (for Best Supporting Actress for The Reader (2008) and Best Lead Actress for her role in Revolutionary Road (2008)). The Academy overthrew this plan by nominating Winslet for Best Lead Actress for her performance in The Reader (2008), leaving aside her performance in Revolutionary Road (2008), although she won several other award nominations in both categories for the respective movies. According to Academy rules, an actor is eligible for only one nomination in a single category.

Is the third youngest actress (at age 40) to have received seven Academy Award nominations, behind Bette Davis (age 34) and Meryl Streep (age 38).

Won Best Spoken Word Album for Children, Grammy Awards, shared with Graham Greene (2000).

As of 2015, she is only one of six performers who won a Golden Globe Award as Best Lead Actor/Actress in a Motion Picture Drama without being nominated for an Oscar for that same role (hers for Revolutionary Road (2008)). The others are Spencer Tracy in The Actress (1953), Anthony Franciosa in Career (1959), Omar Sharif in Doctor Zhivago (1965), Shirley MacLaine in Madame Sousatzka (1988), Jim Carrey in The Truman Show (1998). However, of those six performers, Winslet is the only one to be nominated and win an Academy Award for a leading role but for a different role, in a same year.

After her first success in the film Heavenly Creatures (1994), a reviewer predicted that she would always be associated with that character and would never be a big star.

She was offered the role of Eowyn in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002), which went to Miranda Otto.

She learned how to sew for her role in The Dressmaker (2015). Costume designer Margot Wilson was exclusively hired to create the outfits for Winslet's character, and Winslet assisted this process, with her newly taught skills.

Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 28, a son Joe Alfie Winslet Mendes on December 22, 2003. Child's father is her now ex-2nd husband, Sam Mendes.

She has appeared on over 300 magazine covers around the world.

Nominated for Best Supporting Actress, Manchester Evening News Award for her theatre role in "What the Butler Saw" as Geraldine Barclay (1994).

She sold her North London home in Belsize Park to Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin.

Kate was the first actress considered for the role of River Song in Doctor Who (2005). The role went to Alex Kingston.

Turned down the female lead role in Transcendence (2014) due to her dual conflicts with A Little Chaos (2014) and Divergent (2014). The role went to Rebecca Hall instead.

Is one of 13 actresses to have won the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Critics' Choice Award, Golden Globe Award and SAG Award for the same performance. The others in chronological order are Julia Roberts for Erin Brockovich (2000), Renée Zellweger for Cold Mountain (2003), Reese Witherspoon for Walk the Line (2005), Helen Mirren for The Queen (2006), Jennifer Hudson for Dreamgirls (2006), Mo'Nique for Precious (2009), Natalie Portman for Black Swan (2010), Octavia Spencer for The Help (2011), Anne Hathaway for Les Misérables (2012), Cate Blanchett for Blue Jasmine (2013), Patricia Arquette for Boyhood (2014) and Julianne Moore for Still Alice (2014).

First screen kiss was with Melanie Lynskey in Heavenly Creatures (1994).

Placed third equal (with Anne Hathaway) for Best Actress, New York Film Critics Circle for Revolutionary Road (2008) (2008).