Kate Hudson
- Acting
- April 19, 1979 · 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kate Hudson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
- Robert Richardson: The White Devil · Self
- Frampton
- Shut Up Evan · Self
- Skip Intro · Self
- Song Sung Blue · Claire Sardina
- Variety & CNN Actors on Actors · Self
- Shell · Zoe Shannon
- Running Point · Isla Gordon, Executive producer
- Little Big Town's Christmas at the Opry
- American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special · Self
- A Little White Lie · Simone Cleary
- Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery · Birdie Jay
- Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon · Bonnie Belle
- The Jennifer Hudson Show · Self
- Gutsy · Self
- That's My Jam · Self
- Music · Zu
- The Happy Days of Garry Marshall · Self
- Celebrity IOU · Self
- Gone Mental with Lior · Self
- Truth Be Told · Micah Keith
- The Kelly Clarkson Show · Self
- The Masked Singer · Special Message (video)
- Marshall · Eleanor Strubing
- Deepwater Horizon · Felicia Williams
- Panda Paws · Mei Mei (Voice)
- Chelsea · Self
- Mother's Day · Jesse
- Kung Fu Panda 3 · Mei Mei (Voice)
- Rock the Kasbah · Merci
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert · Self
- The Late Late Show with James Corden · Self
- Hot Ones · Self
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors · Self
- Good People · Anna Reed
- Running Wild with Bear Grylls · Self
- Wish I Was Here · Sarah Bloom
- Late Night with Seth Meyers · Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon · Self
- Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast · Self
- Clear History · Rhonda
- The Reluctant Fundamentalist · Erica
- RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED · Self
- RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars · Self
- Something Borrowed · Darcy
- The Voice · Self
- A Little Bit of Heaven · Marley Corbett
- The Killer Inside Me · Amy Stanton
- Nine · Stephanie
- C à vous · Self
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen · Self
- Glee · Cassandra July
- Bride Wars · Liv, Producer
- My Best Friend's Girl · Alexis
- Fool's Gold · Tess Finnegan
- Cutlass · Director, Writer
- The Graham Norton Show · Self
- Rachael Ray
- The One Show · Self
- You, Me and Dupree · Molly
- The Skeleton Key · Caroline Ellis
- I’m Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust · Eva Ginz (Voice)
- Raising Helen · Helen Harris
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show · Self
- Le Divorce · Isabel Walker
- Alex & Emma · Emma Dinsmore / Ylva / Elsa / Eldora / Anna
- How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days · Andie Anderson
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! · Self
- The Four Feathers · Ethne Eustace
- Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway · Self
- Ricochet River · Lorna
- The Cutting Room · Chrissie Campbell (uncredited)
- About Adam · Lucy Owens
- The Beatles Revolution · Self
- Almost Famous · Penny Lane
- Dr. T & the Women · Dee Dee Travis
- Gossip · Naomi Preston
- Desert Blue · Skye Davidson
- 200 Cigarettes · Cindy
- The View · Self