Kate Hudson

Kate Garry Hudson was born April 19, 1979, in Los Angeles, California. The golden-locked dimpled beauty is the daughter of Oscar winning and lovable actress Goldie Hawn, and singer comedian Bill Hudson, of The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show fame.

A couple of months after Kate's birth, Bill and Goldie divorced, and the estranged father has been out of his two children's (Kate and older brother Oliver) lives ever since. In 1983, Goldie met actor Kurt Russell, who has lived with the family for the past 18 years, and is considered by Kate to be her "Pa."

Kate was determined to work with Jerry Maguire director Cameron Crowe ever since she heard about his upcoming film. Ready to work as an extra just for the chance to be in his film (which was finally titled Almost Famous), she fell in love with the script and especially the role of Penny Lane.

Kate has another Crowe to thank in her life: her husband Chris Robinson, lead singer of the Black Crowes. The lovebirds were married on New Year's Eve of 2000 in Aspen and had their first child, Ryder Russell Robinson, on January 7, 2004

It's no surprise that in 2000, Kate was voted as one of People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People."

In 2002, this widely recognized "Beatiful Person" turned down the part of Peter Parker's girlfriend, Mary Jane Watson, in Spider-Man for the role of Ethne Eustace in The Four Feathers (2002) -- a film that didn't fare very well at the box office.

Kate went on to star in the well-received How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003) and the scary The Sketelon Key (2005). She has also been cast as the lead character in the film adaptation of Sophia Kinsella's successful novel, Can You Keep A Secret?.