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Kate Hudson

Born 1979-04-19
📍 Los Angeles, California, USA

Kate Garry Hudson (born April 19, 1979) is an American actress. She has received several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a nomination for an Academy Award.

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 a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress and received an Oscar nomination in the same category.

Throughout the 2000s, Hudson starred in a succession of romantic comedies, most notably in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003), You, Me and Dupree (2006), Fool's Gold (2008), and Bride Wars (2009). On television, she had a recurring role in the musical series Glee (2012–2013) and a starring role in the second season of Truth Be Told (2022). Her other film credits include The Skeleton Key (2005), Nine (2009), Rock the Kasbah (2015), Deepwater Horizon (2016), Mother's Day (2016), Music (2021), and Glass Onion (2022).

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).

Filmography 89

Shut Up Evan
as Self - Guest
2026
Song Sung Blue
as Claire Sardina
2025
Shell
as Zoe Shannon
2025
Running Point
as Isla Gordon
2025
Little Big Town's Christmas at the Opry
2024
A Little White Lie
as Simone Cleary
2023
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
as Birdie Jay
2022
Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon
as Bonnie Belle
2022
Gutsy
as Self
2022
That's My Jam
as Self - Guest
2021
Music
as Zu
2021
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
as Self
2020
Celebrity IOU
as Self
2020
Gone Mental with Lior
as Self
2020
Truth Be Told
as Micah Keith
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
The Masked Singer
as Special Message (video)
2019
Marshall
as Eleanor Strubing
2017
Deepwater Horizon
as Felicia Williams
2016
Panda Paws
as Mei Mei (voice)
2016
Chelsea
as Self
2016
Mother's Day
as Jesse
2016
Kung Fu Panda 3
as Mei Mei (voice)
2016
Rock the Kasbah
as Merci
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
2015
Hot Ones
as Self
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
2014
Good People
as Anna Reed
2014
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
as Self
2014
Wish I Was Here
as Sarah Bloom
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
2014
Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast
as Herself
2014
Clear History
as Rhonda
2013
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
as Erica
2013
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED
as Self - Guest Judge
2012
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
as Self - Guest Judge
2012
Something Borrowed
as Darcy
2011
The Voice
as Self - Advisor
2011
A Little Bit of Heaven
as Marley Corbett
2011
The Killer Inside Me
as Amy Stanton
2010
Nine
as Stephanie
2009
C à vous
as Self - Guest
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
Glee
as Cassandra July
2009
Bride Wars
as Liv
2009
My Best Friend's Girl
as Alexis
2008
Fool's Gold
as Tess Finnegan
2008
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007
Rachael Ray
2006
The One Show
as Self
2006
You, Me and Dupree
as Molly
2006
The Skeleton Key
as Caroline Ellis
2005
I’m Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust
as Eva Ginz (voice)
2005
Raising Helen
as Helen Harris
2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
Le Divorce
as Isabel Walker
2003
Alex & Emma
as Emma Dinsmore / Ylva / Elsa / Eldora / Anna
2003
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
as Andie Anderson
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2003
The Four Feathers
as Ethne Eustace
2002
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
as Self
2002
Ricochet River
as Lorna
2001
About Adam
as Lucy Owens
2001
Almost Famous
as Penny Lane
2000
Dr. T & the Women
as Dee Dee Travis
2000
Gossip
as Naomi Preston
2000
Desert Blue
as Skye Davidson
1999
200 Cigarettes
as Cindy
1999
The View
as Self
1997
EZ Streets
1996
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
Party of Five
as Cory
1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
as Choir Singer (uncredited)
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
1988
Entertainment Tonight
as Self
1981
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975
People's Choice Awards
as Self - Presenter
1975
The Oscars
as Self
1953
Today
as Self
1952
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
1944