Kate Winslet’s successful Hollywood career, from ‘Titanic’ to ‘Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless’

Kate Winslet is an English actress who has found immense success through the many critically acclaimed movies she has performed in since a young age. One of the roles Winslet is best known for is socialite Rose DeWitt Bukater in the 1997 film "Titanic."

Winslet was born Oct. 5, 1975, in Reading, Berkshire, England. Early in her acting career, Winslet made appearances in a number of TV shows, like "Dark Season," "Casualty" and "Get Back."

By 1994, Winslet had earned her first major acting role in Peter Jackson's "Heavenly Creatures" and, soon after, was in the 1995 film "Sense and Sensibility," based on the book by Jane Austen. This role earned Winslet her first Oscar nomination for best actress in a supporting role.