Did You Know This About…Kate Winslet
Spoiler phrases: “Doctor Who” and “Jodie Foster”
Kate Winslet has proven to be one of the most impressive actresses of her era, and she even has an Oscar to show for it!
We at ScreenHeads have dug up some of the most interesting facts linked to the Titanic star and you can read them below:
Sugar Puffs gave her her first acting job
All stars have to start somewhere, right? Winslet credits her first acting job as dancing with the Honey Monster in a TV advertisement for Sugar Puffs cereal.
What could have been, eh?
She was predicted to be typecast after her big break
Peter Jackson’s Heavenly Creatures (1995) gained a young Winslet critical acclaim and she was a standout performance. However, not everyone believed this was going to lead to a long and prosperous career.
A reviewer of the film predicted that the young star would be typecast to this character and would never go on to be a big star. Well…we hope this reviewer saw Titanic and also happened to notice the winner for Best Actress at 2008’s Academy Awards.
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Was considered for Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) and Mary Shelley’s Frankestein (1994)
Like many high-profile stars, there have been near misses in some big hits. In Winslet’s case, she was very close to the title role in Bridget Jones’s Diary, the love interest in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and a noblewoman in the second LOTR film. Of course, Renée Zellweger, Miranda Otto and Helena Bonham Carter won the roles respectively.
Extra fun fact: Frankenstein’s director/star Kenneth Branagh was so impressed with Winslet that he offered her the role of Ophelia his next film, Hamlet (1996).
Her favourite performance of her own is in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Its always a surprise when a star reveals their favourite performance of theirs, right? In the case of Kate Winslet, hers is Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
The film has Winslet alongside Jim Carrey as they play a couple who go through a procedure to wipe each other from their memories. The film’s line-up also includes the MCU’s Mark Ruffalo and Spider-Man’s Kirsten Dunst.
The Holiday (2006) was a first for her
What was the first for the Oscar winner? It was actually the first film in which Winslet was able to use her own accent and didn’t need to alter it at all for the role. Its true. We’ve checked. Surprised? So are we.
She was the first actress considered for the part of River Song in Doctor Who
Yes, that’s right. Before Alex Kingston stepped into the role that had her locking lips with three different incarnations of the Time Lord, Winslet was the top choice.
Of course, she was either unavailable or wasn’t’ looking to step into TV at that point in her career. In a way, thank god! Kingston was a scene stealer. But oh, what could have been!
Jodie Foster’s role in Taxi Driver (1976) had a profound effect on her
Do we have Jodie Foster to thank for Kate Winslet’s decisions during her career? Possibly! Winslet has stated that Foster’s role as hooker Iris in Taxi Driver greatly changed how she perceived the art of acting.
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