Nude Filmography:
>> Dr. T and the Women (2000)
>> Almost Famous (2000)
>> About Adam (2000)
>> Desert Blue (1998)
Mini Biography :
>> Almost everyone who has spent time with Kate Hudson--including
directors, family members, co-stars and interviewers--is quick to
comment on her ability to light up a room.
>> Through some combination of a winning smile, solid work
ethic, and good old-fashioned talent, the young actress has gone from
indie beginner to _Vanity Fair_ cover girl in just three years. What's
more, she's done it all without capitalizing on the success of legendary
mom, Goldie Hawn.
>> By all accounts, Hudson was a born performer--as a child
she danced and sang at every opportunity. Her family hoped that she
would attend New York University after graduating from high school,
but she opted to get her feet wet in the professional acting world
first.
>> She made her big-screen debut as an ambitious young starlet
stranded in a tiny California town in Desert Blue (1998). Her next
two films, while critically panned, made it into wider release: 200
Cigarettes (1999) (in which she played an earnest but accident-prone
ditz) and Gossip (2000) (which cast her as a rich, virginal college
student).
>> Perhaps Hudson's biggest break was landing the role of rock
groupie (or "Band Aide") Penny Lane in Almost Famous (2000). The part
was originally intended for Sarah Polley; when Polley backed out to
pursue another project, director Cameron Crowe considered scrapping
the film altogether. Hudson, who had been cast in a smaller role (as
William's stewardess sister), begged for a chance to read for Penny.
>> Crowe was impressed, Hudson got the part, and the show went
on. As much as Tinseltown gossipmongers would like to put them at
odds, mother and daughter agree that Hawn is one of Hudson's biggest
supporters.
>> Kate has never been particularly close to her birth father,
musician Bill Hudson (I); she considers her true "Pa" to be Hawn's
longtime partner, Kurt Russell, who has lived with the family since
she was three. Her brother, Oliver Hudson, is an actor and aspiring
writer-director.
>> When she's not spending time in New York with her boyfriend
(Black Crowes frontman Chris Robinson), Hudson still lives at her
family's home in Los Angeles.
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