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KATE HUDSON BIOGRAPHY |
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Born Kate Garry
Hudson, on April 19, 1979, in Los Angeles, California. The
daughter of actress-producer Goldie Hawn and Bill Hudson, a
1970s television comedian, Kate Hudson was raised by her mother
and Hawn?s longtime companion, actor Kurt Russell, after her
parents divorced when she was 18 months old. No stranger to the
show business life, Hudson decided to embark on an acting career
of her own, landing an agent and a guest spot on the TV drama
Party of Five in 1996. Upon her acceptance to New York
University's Tisch School of the Arts, Hudson convinced Hawn and
Russell to let her defer a year in order to concentrate on
finding her first film role.
She made her big-screen debut as an ambitious young starlet
stranded in a tiny California town in Desert Blue (1998). Her
next two films, while critically panned, made it into wider
release: 200 Cigarettes (1999) (in which she played an earnest
but accident-prone ditz) and Gossip (2000)- (which cast her as a
rich, virginal college student). Perhaps Hudson's biggest break
was landing the role of rock groupie (or "Band Aide") Penny Lane
in Almost Famous (2000). The part was originally intended for
Sarah Polley; when Polley backed out to pursue another project,
director Cameron Crowe considered scrapping the film altogether.
Hudson, who had been cast in a smaller role (as William's
stewardess sister), begged for a chance to read for Penny. Crowe
was impressed, Hudson got the part, and the show went on. An
immensely watchable young actress, Kate Hudson is one of a rare
breed that stands out due to her onscreen presence, and sheer
star quality that makes her more than just another Hollywood
actress. She possesses a smile that lights up the screen
whenever she's up there, and you literally can't take your eyes
off her. |
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