Kate Hudson

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 (82 Appearances)

Hello & Paris

TBA

Song Sung Blue

2025

Variety & CNN Actors on Actors

2025

Shell

2025

Running Point

2025

Little Big Town's Christmas at the Opry

2024

American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special

2024

A Little White Lie

2023

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

2022

Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon

2022

Gutsy

2022

That's My Jam

2021

Music

2021

The Happy Days of Garry Marshall

2020

Celebrity IOU

2020

Gone Mental with Lior

2020

Truth Be Told

2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019

The Masked Singer

2019

Marshall

2017

Deepwater Horizon

2016

Panda Paws

2016

Chelsea

2016

Mother's Day

2016

Kung Fu Panda 3

2016

Rock the Kasbah

2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

The Late Late Show with James Corden

2015

Hot Ones

2015

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014

Good People

2014

Running Wild with Bear Grylls

2014

Wish I Was Here

2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast

2014

Clear History

2013

The Reluctant Fundamentalist

2013

Something Borrowed

2011

The Voice

2011

A Little Bit of Heaven

2011

The Killer Inside Me

2010

Nine

2009

C à vous

2009

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

Glee

2009

Bride Wars

2009

My Best Friend's Girl

2008

Fool's Gold

2008

The Graham Norton Show

2007

Rachael Ray

2006

The One Show

2006

You, Me and Dupree

2006

The Skeleton Key

2005

I’m Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust

2005

Raising Helen

2004

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003

Le Divorce

2003

Alex & Emma

2003

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

The Four Feathers

2002

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

2002

Ricochet River

2001

The Cutting Room

2001

About Adam

2001

The Beatles Revolution

2000

Almost Famous

2000

Dr. T & the Women

2000

Gossip

2000

Desert Blue

1999

200 Cigarettes

1999

The View

1997

EZ Streets

1996

E! True Hollywood Story

1996

The Daily Show

1996

Party of Five

1994

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

1992 Debut

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

Entertainment Tonight

1981
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