Kate Winslet was first seen in the science-fiction television series ‘Dark Season’ in 1991. She made her film debut in the 1994 Peter Jackson-directed biographical psychological drama film ‘Heavenly Creatures.’ The film opened to critical acclaim with critics praising the performance of Winslet. In 1995, she played the role of ‘Marianne Dashwood’ in the period drama film ‘Sense and Sensibility’ for which she won the ‘British Academy Film Award’ for ‘Best Film Actress in a Supporting Role.’ She also bagged an ‘Academy Award’ nomination for her role in the film.
After starring in films like ‘A Kid in King Arthur's Court’ (1995), ‘Jude’ (1996), and ‘Hamlet’ (1996), Winslet got her breakthrough role in the 1997 epic romance and disaster film ‘Titanic’ in which she played the role of ‘Rose DeWitt Bukater.’ The film opened to universal acclaim and went on to become one of the highest-grossing movies of all time. Winslet received her second ‘Academy Award’ nomination for her performance in the film.
Winslet went on to star in films like ‘Hideous Kinky’ (1998), ‘Quills’ (2000), ‘The Life of David Gale’ (2003), ‘Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind’ (2004) (for which she earned an ‘Academy Award’ nomination), ‘All the King's Men’ (2006), and ‘The Fox and the Child’ (2007). In 2008, she starred in the Stephen Daldry-directed film ‘The Reader.’ Her performance as ‘Hanna Schmitz’ earned her many awards, including an ‘Academy Award,’ ‘British Academy Film Award,’ ‘Golden Globe Award,’ and ‘Screen Actors Guild Award.’
In 2014, Winslet was seen playing the role of ‘Jeanine Matthews’ in the social science fiction action film ‘Divergent,’ directed by Neil Burger. The film was based on writer Veronica Roth’s 2011 novel of the same name. The critics gave a mixed response to the film. While they praised the performance of the cast, the overall execution of the film received negative reviews. Winslet reprised her role as ‘Jeanine Matthews’ in ‘The Divergent Series: Insurgent’ which was released in 2015. That same year, she also starred as ‘Joanna Hoffman’ in the Danny Boyle-directed ‘Steve Jobs’ for which she won the ‘Golden Globe Award’ for ‘Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture.’
In 2021, Kate Winslet was seen in the drama film ‘Black Beauty’ in which she voiced the character ‘Black Beauty.’ She is all set to appear in the upcoming American epic science fiction film ‘Avatar 2’ directed by James Cameron.