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).
92 acting credits · 1 directing credit
Acting · 92
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Daily Show
1996
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Saturday Night Live
1975
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Glee
2009
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
The View
1997
The Voice
2011
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
The One Show
2006
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Hot Ones
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
Party of Five
1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Masked Singer
2019
The Oscars
1953
Truth Be Told
2019
People's Choice Awards
1975
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012
Chelsea
2016
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992
C à vous
2009
Running Point
2025
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2002
Kung Fu Panda 3
2016
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2022
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED
2012
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
2003
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
2014
Entertainment Tonight
1981
Rachael Ray
2006
Today
1952
Celebrity IOU
2020
Deepwater Horizon
2016
That's My Jam
2021
Almost Famous
2000
EZ Streets
1996
Song Sung Blue
2025
The Skeleton Key
2005
Mother's Day
2016
Fool's Gold
2008
Bride Wars
2009
Nine
2009
The Four Feathers
2002
Marshall
2017
Gutsy
2022
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
2025
Something Borrowed
2011
Raising Helen
2004
Shell
2025
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Skip Intro
2026
My Best Friend's Girl
2008
Gone Mental with Lior
2020
Gossip
2000
Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon
2022
Good People
2014
Le Divorce
2003
The Killer Inside Me
2010
Dr. T & the Women
2000
A Little White Lie
2023
Rock the Kasbah
2015
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
2013
You, Me and Dupree
2006
Clear History
2013
200 Cigarettes
1999
A Little Bit of Heaven
2011
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
2020
Music
2021
Alex & Emma
2003
Desert Blue
1999
American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special
2024
Shut Up Evan
2026
Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast
2014
Wish I Was Here
2014
I’m Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust
2005
About Adam
2001
Little Big Town's Christmas at the Opry
2024
The Beatles Revolution
2000
Ricochet River
2001
Panda Paws
2016
The Cutting Room
2001
Hello & Paris
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Frampton
2026
