Birth Name: Kate Garry Hudson
Nationality: American
Date: April 19, 1979 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Birth Place: Los Angeles, California, USA
Occupation: actress
Education: high School
Husband: Christopher Mark Robinson (Black Crowes lead singer; born in 1966; dating as of late spring 2000; engaged in August 2000; married on December 31, 2000)
Relationship: Lenny Kravitz (musician; born in 1964), Elijah Craig (actor; son of actress Sally Field; dated 18 months)
Father: William Louis Hudson (aka Bill Hudson; born on October 17, 1949; married in 1976; divorced in 1980)
Mother: Goldie Hawn (actress; born on November 21, 1945)
Step Father: Kurt Russell (actor; born on March 17; 1951)
Step Mother: Cindy Williams (actress; born on August 22, 1947)
Claim to fame: as Penny Lane in Almost Famous (2000)

Facts about Kate Hudson:

Hudson made the most of her mother Goldie Hawn's time away from California by throwing a party in her empty house – She flung open the doors to her mother's stunning Pacific Palisades country house on Tuesday to party with some celebrity pals and raise money for two children's charities. (September 26, 2003)

Kate Hudson, Nicole Kidman and Halle Berry were named women who always dress stylishly on big promotional nights out by America's People magazine. (September 15, 2003)

Much like her character in the film LE DIVORCE, Hudson had to learn to do things the French way, which was mostly great. (August 9, 2003)

Craves sour food during her pregnancy. (July 29, 2003)

Hudson loves to shop, so naturally she's looking forward to buying maternity clothes now that she's pregnant -- I can't wait until it's time to find fun and stylish maternity wear. I'm actually more excited about dressing as a pregnant woman. You get to present something so completely female, she said. (July 22, 2003)

Bosses of Hudson's upcoming movie, SKELETON KEY, are planning to push its production back by up to seven months, following her pregnancy announcement. (June 25, 2003)

Hudson doesn’t smile a lot as Emma in her latest movie ALEX AND EMMA, but that’s fine by her because Hudson says she doesn't like having to smile a lot on screen -- She compares it to someone asking you to smile in photo after photo and says eventually you want to hit the person. (June 23, 2003)

Hudson is expecting her first child early next year with rock star husband, Chris Robinson. (June 20, 2003)

Hudson has taken to fining Garry Marshall, the director of her latest movie RAISING HELEN, because he constantly mistakes her for her mother Goldie Hawn.

Hudson has about the same amount of time to prepare for hosting duties at the upcoming sci-tech Oscar ceremony -- The actress has agreed to oversee the March 1 presentation of the Scientific and Technical Academy Awards, which honor behind-the-scenes advancements in motion picture arts. (February 20, 2003)

It was love at first touch for Kate Hudson and her rock star husband, Chris Robinson of the Black Crowes -- Hudson said there was little chance for love two years earlier when the two met briefly and each thought the other was a jerk, but she admitted, “When I met him, I was definitely shocked that I was so in love with him. (February 8, 2003)

Hudson shares a production company, Cosmic Entertainment, with three family members: brother Oliver, her mother, Goldie Hawn, and Hawn's longtime companion, Kurt Russell -- but she says she has no plans to work on screen with her family. (February 6, 2003)

Is a regular on the best-dressed lists.

She is a daughter of Bill Hudson (I) and Goldie Hawn.

She Dated Elijah Craig.

She was raised by step-father Kurt Russell.

She was named one of the '50 Most Beautiful People in the World' by People Magazine. (2000)

Turned down the part of Peter Parker's girlfriend Mary Jane Watson in SPIDER-MAN (2002) for the role of Ethne Eustace in the romantic comedy FOUR FEATHERS (2001).

Once said that as children, her brother Oliver used to torment her by nicknaming her Hammerhead (as in hammerhead shark).

She dated hockey player Eric Lindros.

Is so famous she's forgotten all about her acting past - as Jennifer Love Hewitt discovered.

Her father has pleaded for a reunion with his estranged daughter.

In 2000 she won Golden Globe Awards as the Best Supporting Actress for her performance in ALMOST FAMOUS.
Awarded The 58th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2000 as the Best Actress in a Supporting Role in ALMOST FAMOUS.