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Kate Winslet Turns 50, Championing Realism as She Preps Netflix's Goodbye June

Coverage marks her 50th by highlighting her anti‑body‑shaming stance alongside a Netflix film due in December.

Overview

  • The British actor celebrates her 50th birthday on October 5, 2025.
  • She rose to global fame with Titanic in her early 20s and later recounted confronting a past bully on 60 Minutes, telling him, "I hope that haunts you."
  • Winslet is widely cited as a leading voice against body‑shaming and cosmetic retouching, saying she is proud not to look perfect on screen.
  • Her performance in The Reader earned her the 2009 Academy Award, and in 2024 she portrayed Lee Miller in a biopic.
  • She will appear on screen and work behind the camera on Goodbye June, a Netflix release planned for December that also features Helen Mirren and Toni Collette.