Hudson Kate

American actress, author, and fashion designer, who rose to prominence for her performance in the film Almost Famous (2000), for which she won a Golden Globe and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. The second child of actress Goldie Hawn and her ex-husband Bill Hudson, Kate grew up estranged from her biological father. In 1983, her mother met and fell in love with her long-time partner, actor Kurt Russell. Russell provided the stable environment in which Kate grew up with her older brother, Oliver, and her half-siblings, Wyatt, Zachary and Emily. Although the children visited their birth father while he lived in California, he suddenly moved to Oregon, reportedly without notifying them first. As a result, Kate’s opinion of him was quite negative, although as an adult, they began a phone relationship in an effort to heal the estrangement. A natural performer as a child, she sang and danced whenever she had a chance, and it was evident that the determined young girl planned to succeed in the world of show business. Kate got her first chance when her mother filmed Wildcats in 1986. Goldie allowed her enthusiastic daughter to serve as a stand-in between takes, and she loved the ‘spotlight.’ Four years later, she made her stage debut at the Santa Monica Playhouse. After completing her education at the Crossroads School of Arts and Sciences in Santa Monica, California, she was accepted to New York University’s Tisch School of Drama. Kate, who is described as having her grandmother’s "ball-busting" personality, decided to try her luck in Hollywood first, and she soon landed a guest spot on the television series, Party of Five. Her big screen debut was in Desert Blue (1998). Somehow able to appear sophisticated and innocent at the same time, Kate went on to establish her reputation with noteworthy performances in About Adam and Gossip. Hudson co-founded the fitness brand and membership program, Fabletics, operated by JustFab. In 2016, Hudson released her first book, Pretty Happy: Healthy Ways to Love Your Body, and in 2017, she released her second book, Pretty Fun: Creating and Celebrating a Lifetime of Tradition. Kate met 12-years-older Chris Robinson, ex-lead singer of the group, The Black Crowes, in May 2000 and they moved in together days later. After a seven-month courtship, they married on New Years Eve 2000. The young actress gave birth to a boy, Ryder Russell Robinson, on the morning of 7 January 2004 in Los Angeles. One unconfirmed report gave 6:24 AM as the time of birth. In August 2006, the actress and her husband Chris Robinson announced their decision to separate. Shortly afterward, she began a relationship with actor Owen Wilson. She became engaged to musician and Muse frontman Matthew Bellamy in 2011. Their son named Bingham Hawn Bellamy was born on "Saturday night," 9 July 2011. On 9 December 2014, the couple announced that they had ended their engagement. In December 2016, Hudson had her first date with Danny Fujikawa, a musician, actor, and co-owner of a record company. He is 7 years her junior (born on 10 June 1986 in Los Angeles). At 9:24 PM on 2 October 2018, their daughter, Rani Rose Hudson Fujikawa, was born in Los Angeles. Link to Wikipedia biography Link to Astrodienst discussion forum Read less