Kate Hudson

Kate Garry Hudson was born on April 19, 1979 in Los Angeles to Bill Hudson (a singer, comedian and member of the Hudson Brothers) and Goldie Hawn (a well-known film actress). She was accepted to New York University, but chose to pursue an acting career instead of attending. Kate’s breakthrough... More

Kate Garry Hudson was born on April 19, 1979 in Los Angeles to Bill Hudson (a singer, comedian and member of the Hudson Brothers) and Goldie Hawn (a well-known film actress). She was accepted to New York University, but chose to pursue an acting career instead of attending.

Kate’s breakthrough role was as Penny Lane in Cameron Crowe's “Almost Famous,” for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress.  She had previously appeared in the lesser-known films “Gossip,” a teenage drama, and “200 Cigarettes.”  She has also starred in “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days,” “Alex and Emma,” “Raising Helen,” and “You, Me and Dupree.”

In 2000, Kate married Chris Robinson, a frontman for The Black Crowes. She gave birth to their son, Ryder Russell Robinson, on January 7, 2004.  On August 14, 2006, Kate’s publicist announced that she and Robinson had separated.  She is now rumored to be dating “You, Me, and Dupree” co-star Owen Wilson.