Kate Hudson
Known for: Acting
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).
Filmography
Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Series
The Voice
Self - Advisor
2011
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
Glee
Cassandra July
2009
Series
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
2015
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
Hot Ones
Self
2015
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self
1988
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944
Series
The One Show
Self
2006
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Series
Party of Five
Cory
1994
Series
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Series
The Masked Singer
Special Message (video)
2019
Series
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
Self - Guest
2016
Series
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Self - Guest Judge
2012
Series
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
1975
Film
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Choir Singer (uncredited)
1992
Series
Truth Be Told
Micah Keith
2019
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Film
Kung Fu Panda 3
Mei Mei (voice)
2016
Series
C à vous
Self - Guest
2009
Series
Chelsea
Self
2016
Series
Running Point
Isla Gordon
2025
Series
Today
Self
1952
Film
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Birdie Jay
2022
Series
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Self
2002
Series
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED
Self - Guest Judge
2012
Film
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Andie Anderson
2003
Series
Celebrity IOU
Self
2020
Series
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
Self
2014
Film
Almost Famous
Penny Lane
2000
Series
Rachael Ray
2006
Film
Song Sung Blue
Claire Sardina
2025
Film
Deepwater Horizon
Felicia Williams
2016
Film
Bride Wars
Liv
2009
Series
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
Self
2025
Film
Mother's Day
Jesse
2016
Film
The Skeleton Key
Caroline Ellis
2005
Series
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981
Film
Fool's Gold
Tess Finnegan
2008
Series
Gutsy
Self
2022
Film
Raising Helen
Helen Harris
2004
Series
That's My Jam
Self - Guest
2021
Film
You, Me and Dupree
Molly
2006
Series
Shut Up Evan
Self - Guest
2026
Film
Something Borrowed
Darcy
2011
Film
My Best Friend's Girl
Alexis
2008
Film
Good People
Anna Reed
2014
Film
The Four Feathers
Ethne Eustace
2002
Series
EZ Streets
1996
Film
Nine
Stephanie
2009
Film
Marshall
Eleanor Strubing
2017
Film
Dr. T & the Women
Dee Dee Travis
2000
Film
Clear History
Rhonda
2013
Film
The Killer Inside Me
Amy Stanton
2010
Film
200 Cigarettes
Cindy
1999
Series
Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast
Herself
2014
Film
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Erica
2013
Film
Le Divorce
Isabel Walker
2003
Series
Skip Intro
Self - Guest
2026
Film
Shell
Zoe Shannon
2025
Film
Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon
Bonnie Belle
2022
Film
Rock the Kasbah
Merci
2015
Film
Music
Zu
2021
Film
Alex & Emma
Emma Dinsmore / Ylva / Elsa / Eldora / Anna
2003
Film
Wish I Was Here
Sarah Bloom
2014
Film
Gossip
Naomi Preston
2000
Film
A Little Bit of Heaven
Marley Corbett
2011
Series
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Film
A Little White Lie
Simone Cleary
2023
Series
Gone Mental with Lior
Self
2020
Film
About Adam
Lucy Owens
2001
Film
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
Self
2020
Film
Desert Blue
Skye Davidson
1999
Hello & Paris
Eve Petworth
The Beatles Revolution
Self
2000
Film
Panda Paws
Mei Mei (voice)
2016
Palm Grove
Film
I’m Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust
Eva Ginz (voice)
2005
Film
Little Big Town's Christmas at the Opry
2024
Film
Frampton
2026
Film
Ricochet River
Lorna
2001
Film
Robert Richardson: The White Devil
Self
2026
American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special
Self
2024
The Cutting Room
Chrissie Campbell (uncredited)
2001