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Kate Winslet

Kate Winslet

Actor, also producer, director and writer · Born October 5, 1975 (51) · Reading, Berkshire, England, UK

Oscar winner · 2 Primetime Emmys · 5 Golden Globes · 6 other major award bodies

Kate Elizabeth Winslet (/ˈwɪnzlət/; born 5 October 1975) is an English actress. Primarily known for her roles as headstrong and complicated women in independent films, particularly period dramas, she has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, five BAFTA Awards and five Golden Globe Awards. She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2012. Winslet studied drama at the Redroofs Theatre School. Her first screen appearance, at age fifteen, was in the British television series Dark Season (1991). She made her film debut playing a teenage murderess in Heavenly Creatures (1994). She went on to win a BAFTA Award for playing Marianne Dashwood in Sense and Sensibility(1995). Global stardom followed with her leading role in James Cameron's epic romance Titanic (1997), which was the highest-grossing film at the time. Winslet then eschewed parts in blockbusters in favour of critically acclaimed period pieces, including Quills (2000) and Iris (2001). The science fiction romance Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), in which Winslet was cast against type in a contemporary setting, proved to be a turning point in her career. She gained further recognition for her performances in Finding Neverland (2004), Little Children (2006), The Holiday (2006), Revolutionary Road (2008), and The Reader (2008). For playing a former Nazi camp guard in the last, she won the BAFTA Award and the Academy Award for Best Actress. Winslet has since portrayed historical figures in Steve Jobs (2015) and Lee (2023), and has received two Primetime Emmy Awards for her performances in the HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce (2011) and Mare of Easttown (2021). For her narration of a short story in the audiobook Listen to the Storyteller (1999), Winslet won a Grammy Award. She performed the song "What If" for the soundtrack of her film, Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001). A co-founder of the charity Golden Hat Foundation, which aims to create autism awareness, Winslet has also written a book on the topic. Divorced from film directors Jim Threapleton and Sam Mendes, Winslet has been married to businessman Edward Abel Smith since 2012. She has a child from each marriage, two of whom are the actors Mia Threapleton and Joe Anders. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kate Winslet, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 5, 1975 (51)
From
Reading, Berkshire, England, UK
Works as
Actor, also producer, director and writer
Titles
63 on MovieCove · 88 credits in all

What are Kate Winslet's films like?

Across their 60 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 54 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 16 · Serious 14 · Dark 24

Grounded 22 · Stylized 24 · Heightened 8

A split, not a type: Gentle 14 · Charged 18 · Intense 22

Steady 21 · Shifting 24 · Whiplash 9

Straight-faced 34 · Some laughs 16 · Funny 4

A split, not a type: Slow burn 33 · Even-paced 17 · Relentless 4

Casual 22 · Engaged 22 · Full focus 10

A split, not a type: Easy watch 16 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 26

Resolved 37 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 6

Roles they play

40 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 16 of 40 analyzed roles.

Hero
16 of 40
Herald
5 of 40
Ally
5 of 40
Shadow
5 of 40
Shapeshifter
4 of 40
Mentor
4 of 40
Trickster
1 of 40
Show the 40 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
33
Melancholic
29
Contemplative
21
Hopeful
19
Bittersweet
18
Other
53

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy13
  • Bittersweet27
  • Tragic6
  • Ambiguous9
  • Cyclical3
  • Other2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kate Winslet's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 45 of their 63 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Kate Winslet's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

88 credits, 63 with a MovieCove page; 47 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as Marigol

  • Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as (voice)

  • Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Clementine Kruczynski (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Finding Harmony: A King's Vision(2026)

    as Narrator (voice over)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • Avatar: Fire and Ash(2025)

    as Ronal

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • Goodbye June(2025)

    Director · Producer · as Julia

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • DreamScapes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Mother Earth (voice)

  • Lee(2023)

    Producer · as Elizabeth 'Lee' Miller

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • The Regime(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer · as Chancellor Elena Vernham

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows
  • Digman!(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Sandra Null (voice)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • Eleven Days in May (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Narrator

  • Eating Our Way to Extinction(2021)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • Mare of Easttown(2021)

    Show 7 episodes · Executive Producer · as Marianne 'Mare' Sheehan

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
  • Baba Yaga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Baba Yaga (voice)

  • Black Beauty(2020)

    as Black Beauty (voice)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • Ammonite(2020)

    as Mary Anning

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • A World of Calm(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
  • The Christmas Letter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Blackbird(2019)

    as Jennifer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • I Am...(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Producer · Writer · as Ruth

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
  • Swift(2019)

    as Manou's Mother(voice)

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
  • Buttons, A New Musical Film(2018)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • The Kodiak Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Narrator

  • Snow Bears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Wonder Wheel(2017)

    as Ginny

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • The Mountain Between Us(2017)

    as Alex Martin

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • Diana: The Day Britain Cried (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond(2017)

    as Clementine Kruczynski

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • Collateral Beauty(2016)

    as Claire Wilson

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • The Lost Letter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Daisy Chain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Buttercup Bree (voice)

  • Triple 9(2016)

    as Irina Vlaslov

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • Snow Chick - A Penguin's Tale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Dressmaker(2015)

    as Myrtle "Tilly" Dunnage

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • Steve Jobs(2015)

    as Joanna Hoffman

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
  • A Little Chaos(2014)

    as Sabine De Barra

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • The Divergent Series: Insurgent(2015)

    as Jeanine Matthews

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • Divergent(2014)

    as Jeanine

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • Labor Day(2013)

    as Adele

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • Movie 43(2013)

    as Beth (segment "The Catch")

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen(2012)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • Discovering Hamlet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Ophelia (archive footage)

  • Carnage(2011)

    as Nancy Cowan

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
  • Contagion(2011)

    as Erin Mears

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • Mildred Pierce(2011)

    Show 5 episodes · as Mildred Pierce

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
  • Revolutionary Road(2008)

    as April Wheeler

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • The Reader(2008)

    as Hanna Schmitz

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • How to Lose Friends & Alienate People(2008)

    as Kate Winslet (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • British Film Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Fox and the Child(2007)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • The Holiday(2006)

    as Iris

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • Flushed Away(2006)

    as Rita (voice)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • Little Children(2006)

    as Sarah Pierce

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
  • All the King's Men(2006)

    as Anne Stanton

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Deep Sea(2006)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Extras(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Kate Winslet

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
  • Finding Neverland(2004)

    as Sylvia Llewelyn Davies

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • A Conversation with Jim Carrey and Director Michel Gondry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • A Look Inside Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Pride(2004)

    as Suki (voice)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind(2004)

    as Clementine Kruczynski

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • The Life of David Gale(2003)

    as Bitsey Bloom

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • War Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Mum / Annie (voice)

  • Iris(2001)

    as Young Iris Murdoch

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • Christmas Carol: The Movie(2001)

    as Belle (voice)

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
  • Enigma(2001)

    as Hester Wallace

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Quills(2000)

    as Madeleine LeClerc

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • Holy Smoke(1999)

    as Ruth Barron

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • Hideous Kinky(1998)

    as Julia

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • Faeries(1999)

    as Brigid (voice)

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
  • Titanic(1997)

    as Rose DeWitt Bukater

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Hamlet(1996)

    as Ophelia

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • TFI Friday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Jude(1996)

    as Sue Bridehead

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • Sense and Sensibility(1995)

    as Marianne Dashwood

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • A Kid in King Arthur's Court(1995)

    as Princess Sarah

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
  • Heavenly Creatures(1994)

    as Juliet Hulme

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • Get Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 15 episodes · as Eleanor Sweet

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Anglo Saxon Attitudes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Caroline Jevington

  • Dark Season (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 6 episodes · as Reet

  • Casualty(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Suzanne

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows
  • Nature(1982)

    Show 2 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
  • Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Queen Cupid (voice)

  • The Unheard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 85 titles, 81 of them dated from 1982 to 2026; peak year 2005.

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19822026

Peak 2005 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 39 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 11 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting85 of 85: 80 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rdDirecting1 of 85: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing5 of 85: 0 only producing, 5 with another role

85 titles, 5 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1980s2 · acting1990s14 · acting2000s22 · acting2010s27 · acting2020s16 · 16 acting · 4 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 31% of 45 roles
9499040919

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

an Oscar, 2 Primetime Emmys, 5 Golden Globes, 5 BAFTA Awards, 4 Screen Actors Guild Awards and 5 other major awards from 59 major nominations, 1996–2025.

WinNomination
  1. 2025
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Outstanding British Film of the Year
  2. 2023
    • BAFTA Award, won · Leading Actress
    • BAFTA Award, won · Single Drama
  3. 2022
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Leading Actress
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
    • +2 other major bodies · 2 wins
      • Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Limited or Anthology Series Television
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
  4. 2021
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
  5. 2016
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Supporting Actress
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress
  6. 2014
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
  7. 2012
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
  8. 2011
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Show 10 earlier years
  1. 2009
    • Oscar, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Leading Actress
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Leading Actress
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Supporting Actress
  2. 2007
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actress in a Leading Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress
  3. 2006
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
  4. 2005
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
    • BAFTA Award, nominated ×2 · Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
    • +1 other major body · 2 nominations
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress
  5. 2002
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actress in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
  6. 2001
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
  7. 2000
    • Grammy Award, won · Best Spoken Word Album for Children
  8. 1999
    • Venice award, won
  9. 1998
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actress in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
  10. 1996
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actress in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Kate Winslet's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 54; across their 54 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 74th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 54

Approval · how many liked their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 54

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 54

Midcredits score across 63 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up30
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

30 of their 63 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved16
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser30
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed10

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 48 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 52. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Kate Winslet's work okay for kids?

Across up to 43 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore38 titles5–66 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity43 titles10–72 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity37 titles14–74 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs36 titles10–57 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense37 titles15–78 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Kate Winslet work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kate Winslet's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; James Cameron shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles