Name
Kate Hudson
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1979-04-19 (47 years old)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
Kate Garry Hudson (born April 19, 1979) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. 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 the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Throughout the 2000s, Hudson starred in the romantic comedies How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003), You, Me and Dupree (2006), Fool's Gold (2008), and Bride Wars (2009). On the television side, she had a recurring role in the musical series Glee (2012–2013), and starring roles in the thriller series Truth Be Told (2022) and comedy series Running Point (2025–present). Her other film credits include The Skeleton Key (2005), Nine (2009), Rock the Kasbah (2015), Deepwater Horizon (2016), and Mother's Day (2016). She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her performances in Music (2021) and Song Sung Blue (2025). For the latter, Hudson also received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
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). Hudson released her debut studio music album, Glorious, in 2024.
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- 2009 Nine as Stephanie
- 2009 Bride Wars as Liv
- 2000 Almost Famous as Penny Lane
- 2006 You, Me and Dupree as Molly
- 2000 Dr. T & the Women as Dee Dee Travis
- 2004 Raising Helen as Helen Harris
- 2008 Fool's Gold as Tess Finnegan
- 2002 The Four Feathers as Ethne Eustace
- 2003 Le Divorce as Isabel Walker
- 2005 The Skeleton Key as Caroline Ellis
- 2003 How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days as Andie Anderson
- 2008 My Best Friend's Girl as Alexis
- 1999 Desert Blue as Skye Davidson
- 2010 The Killer Inside Me as Amy Stanton
- 1999 200 Cigarettes as Cindy
- 2011 A Little Bit of Heaven as Marley Corbett
- 2003 Alex & Emma as Emma Dinsmore / Ylva / Elsa / Eldora / Anna
- 2011 Something Borrowed as Darcy
- 2000 Gossip as Naomi Preston
- 2001 About Adam as Lucy Owens
- 2025 Shell as Zoe Shannon
- 2000 The Beatles Revolution as Self
- 2013 Clear History as Rhonda
- 2001 Ricochet River as Lorna
- 2021 Music as Zu
- 2014 Good People as Anna Reed
- 2015 Rock the Kasbah as Merci
- 2001 The Cutting Room as Chrissie Campbell (uncredited)
- 2016 Deepwater Horizon as Felicia Williams
- 2016 Mother's Day as Jesse
- 2016 Kung Fu Panda 3 as Mei Mei (voice)
- 2017 Marshall as Eleanor Strubing
- 2016 Panda Paws as Mei Mei (voice)
- 2022 Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon as Bonnie Belle
- 2013 The Reluctant Fundamentalist as Erica
- 2005 I’m Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust as Eva Ginz (voice)
- 2020 The Happy Days of Garry Marshall as Self
- 2023 A Little White Lie as Simone Cleary
- 2022 Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery as Birdie Jay
- 2014 Wish I Was Here as Sarah Bloom
- 1992 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York as Choir Singer (uncredited)
- 2025 Song Sung Blue as Claire Sardina
- 2024 American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special as Self
- 2024 Little Big Town's Christmas at the Opry
- Soon Hello & Paris as Eve Petworth
- 2026 Frampton
- Soon Palm Grove
- 2026 Robert Richardson: The White Devil as Self
- 2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 1996 The Daily Show ( 5 episodes ) as Self
- 1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1952 Today ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1997 The View ( 7 episodes ) as Self
- 1996 E! True Hollywood Story ( 1 episode )
- 1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ( 3 episodes )
- 2002 Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 1996 EZ Streets ( 2 episodes )
- 2019 The Masked Singer ( 1 episode ) as Special Message (video)
- 1953 The Oscars ( 4 episodes ) as Self
- 2020 Gone Mental with Lior ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Self - Host
- 2016 Chelsea ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2021 That's My Jam ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2015 The Late Late Show with James Corden ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2014 Running Wild with Bear Grylls ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2014 Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast ( 1 episode ) as Herself
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen ( 8 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2025 Running Point ( 20 episodes ) as Isla Gordon
- 2006 Rachael Ray ( 2 episodes )
- 2007 The Graham Norton Show ( 4 episodes ) as Self
- 1981 Entertainment Tonight ( 7 episodes ) as Self
- 2009 Glee ( 5 episodes ) as Cassandra July
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ( 4 episodes ) as Self
- 2015 Hot Ones ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2020 Celebrity IOU ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2019 Truth Be Told ( 10 episodes ) as Micah Keith
- 2014 Variety Studio: Actors on Actors ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2022 Gutsy ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2011 The Voice ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Advisor
- 2006 The One Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Presenter
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 1994 Party of Five ( 1 episode ) as Cory
- 2025 Variety & CNN Actors on Actors ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2009 C à vous ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 1975 People's Choice Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Presenter
- 2012 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest Judge
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2026 Shut Up Evan ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2012 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest Judge
- 2026 Skip Intro ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2022 The Jennifer Hudson Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
