Today prominent period film actress Kate Winslet turned 33 years old. The talented actress nicknamed "English Rose" first appeared in Emma Thompson's Sense & Sensibility (as Marianne Dashwood) followed by Thomas Hardy's Jude (as Sue Bridehead), Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet (as Ophelia), Titanic (as Rose), Quills (as Madeleine 'Maddy' LeClerc) and Finding Neverland (as Sylvia Llewelyn Davies).
She was the youngest actress ever to be nominated for two Academy Awards, for Sense & Sensibility and Titanic at the ages of 20 and 22 respectively. She also turned down main roles in period films Shakespeare in Love (taken by Gwyneth Paltrow) and Anna and the King (given to Jodie Foster).
Five degrees of separation in period film:
Kate Winslet (Marianne) was in Sense & Sensibility with
Greg Wise who was in The Moonstone with
Keeley Hawes who was in Wives & Daughters with
Tom Hollander who was in Pirates of the Caribbean with
Johnny Depp who was in Finding Neverland with Kate Winslet!
P.S. I recommend most of the movies listed here with the exceptions of Quills, Titanic and Jude which I have never seen before and cannot verify their qualities or vices. I would consult a movie guide before viewing these films.
Yes, I was on IMDB recently and noticed that it was Kate Winslet's birthday. . . Happy Birthday, Kate!
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