She earned a Golden Globe and an Academy Award nomination for her breakthrough role as groupie Penny Lane in Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous (2000).

Kate Hudson, born April 19, 1979 under the Aries zodiac sign, is an American actress, singer-songwriter, and entrepreneur. Daughter of actress Goldie Hawn and singer Bill Hudson, she made her film debut in Desert Blue (1998) before achieving stardom as Penny Lane in Almost Famous (2000), winning a Golden Globe and earning an Academy Award nomination at age 21. She became a romantic comedy staple with hits like How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003) and later diversified into thrillers, musicals, and her 2024 debut music album Glorious.

Hudson grew up in Snowmass, Colorado and Pacific Palisades, California with her mother Goldie Hawn and stepfather Kurt Russell after her parents divorced when she was 18 months old. Her biological father Bill Hudson was largely absent, leading Kate to consider Russell her true father. She graduated from Crossroads School in Santa Monica in 1997 and turned down admission to New York University to pursue acting, performing at Santa Monica Playhouse at age 11 before landing her first film role in Desert Blue (1998).

Hudson has three children: son Ryder Robinson from her marriage to Chris Robinson (2000-2007), son Bingham Hawn Bellamy from her relationship with musician Matt Bellamy (2011-2014), and daughter Rani Rose with partner Danny Fujikawa whom she began dating in 2016. She maintains a close relationship with her brother Oliver Hudson and half-brother Wyatt Russell from her mother's partnership with Kurt Russell. Raised Jewish like her mother Goldie Hawn, she also practices Buddhism and co-founded the fitness brand Fabletics while authoring two books on wellness and family traditions.