"fair skin and strawberry blond hair. The flowery, embroidered strap is a pretty detail that makes this simple gown fit for the red carpet"". Red Ben de Lisi dress of Kate Winslet Kate Winslet wore a red one-shoulder flower strap dress designed by Ben de Lisi at the 74th Academy Awards on March 24, 2002. The shoulder strap, composed of a garland of silk roses, was evocative of Spanish flamenco dancers. In a poll by Debenhams published in ""The Daily Telegraph"" the dress was voted the 7th greatest red carpet gown of all time. ""Cosmopolitan"" magazine cited the dress as"
"Titanic (1997 film) Titanic is a 1997 American epic romance and disaster film directed, written, co-produced and co-edited by James Cameron. A fictionalized account of the sinking of the RMS ""Titanic"", it stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet as members of different social classes who fall in love aboard the ship during its ill-fated maiden voyage. Cameron's inspiration for the film came from his fascination with shipwrecks; he felt a love story interspersed with the human loss would be essential to convey the emotional impact of the disaster. Production began in 1995, when Cameron shot footage of the actual ""Titanic"""
"a beautiful new way."" Titanic (1997 film) Titanic is a 1997 American epic romance and disaster film directed, written, co-produced and co-edited by James Cameron. A fictionalized account of the sinking of the RMS ""Titanic"", it stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet as members of different social classes who fall in love aboard the ship during its ill-fated maiden voyage. Cameron's inspiration for the film came from his fascination with shipwrecks; he felt a love story interspersed with the human loss would be essential to convey the emotional impact of the disaster. Production began in 1995, when Cameron shot footage"
"drama. Prolific in film since 1994, Winslet's most acclaimed and highest-grossing films, according to the online portal Box Office Mojo and the review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes, include ""Heavenly Creatures"" (1994), ""Sense and Sensibility"" (1995), ""Hamlet"" (1996), ""Titanic"" (1997), ""Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"" (2004), ""The Holiday"" (2006), ""Divergent"" (2014), """" (2015), and ""Steve Jobs"" (2015). Her television projects include the miniseries ""Mildred Pierce"" (2011). Winslet has been recognised by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the following performances: Winslet has won three BAFTA Awards: Best Actress for ""The Reader"" (2008); and Best Supporting Actress for"
"Kate Winslet, who starred in Cameron's ""Titanic"" (1997), had joined the cast of ""Avatar 2"", and possibly its sequels. Cameron commented ""Kate and I had been looking for something to do together for 20 years, since our collaboration on ""Titanic"", which was one of the most rewarding of my career"", and added that her character was named Ronal. Although the nature of her character was originally unknown, Cameron stated the following month that Ronal was ""part of the Sea People, the reef people"", in reference to the Na'vi clan of Metkayina, making ""Avatar 2"" Winslet's first role via performance capture,"
"her. Leonardo DiCaprio featured as her love interest, Jack. ""Titanic"" had a production budget of US$200 million, and its arduous principal photography was held at Rosarito Beach where a replica of the ship was created. Filming proved to be taxing for Winslet. She nearly drowned, caught influenza, suffered from hypothermia on being submerged in freezing water, and had bruises on her arms and knees. The workload allowed her only four hours of sleep per day and she felt drained by the experience. David Ansen, writing for ""Newsweek"", praised Winslet for capturing her character's zeal with delicacy, and Mike Clark of"
"""Heavenly Creatures"" (1994), and received her first BAFTA Award for playing Marianne Dashwood in ""Sense and Sensibility"" (1995). Global stardom followed soon after with her leading role in the epic romance ""Titanic"" (1997). It was the highest-grossing film of all time to that point, after which she eschewed parts in blockbusters in favour of critically acclaimed period pieces, including ""Quills"" (2000) and ""Iris"" (2001), which were not widely seen. The science fiction romance ""Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"" (2004), in which Winslet was cast against type in a contemporary setting, proved to be a turning point in her career,"
"by James Cameron. Kamuda helped Cameron with the historical details of the set and story. In return, Cameron cast Kamuda and his wife, society vice president Karen Kamuda, as extras in the film. Before shooting their scene, James Cameron told the assembled ""Titanic"" cast and crew, ""Because of these two people we are here today."" The director also introduced Kamuda to several actors, telling them, ""Here's the man who made it all possible."" Ed and Karen Kamuda can be seen in the background on the ship's promenade while Leonardo DiCaprio (who plays Jack Dawson) teaches Kate Winslet (Rose DeWitt Bukater)"
"Upon receiving the Best Director Oscar, Cameron exclaimed, ""I'm king of the world!"", in reference to one of the main characters' lines from the film. After receiving the Best Picture Oscar along with Jon Landau, Cameron asked for a moment of silence for the 1,500 men, women, and children who died when the ship sank. In March 2010, Cameron revealed that ""Titanic"" would be re-released in 3D in April 2012, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the real ship. On March 27, 2012, Cameron attended the world première with Kate Winslet at the Royal Albert Hall in"
"Kate Winslet Kate Elizabeth Winslet, (born 5 October 1975) is an English actress. She is particularly known for her work in period dramas and tragedies, and is often drawn to portraying troubled women. Winslet is the recipient of several accolades, including three British Academy Film Awards, and is among the few performers to have won Academy, Emmy, and Grammy Awards. Born in Reading, Berkshire, Winslet studied drama at the Redroofs Theatre School. Her first screen appearance, at the age of 15, was in the British television series ""Dark Season"" (1991). She made her film debut playing a teenage murderess in"
"among the best actresses of her generation. Despite achieving stardom early in her career with the top-grossing ""Titanic"", Winslet has rarely acted in commerce-driven pictures. A journalist for ""Elle"" believes that her choices reflect the ""soul and attitude of a jobbing actress, trapped in the body of a movie star"". Tom Perrotta, the author of ""Little Children"", has said that Winslet ""gravitates toward troubling roles in smaller films"", typically those of ""thorny, potentially unsympathetic"" women. The journalist Mark Harris writes that she specialises in ""unsentimentalized, restless, troubled, discontented, disconcerted, difficult women"" and John Hiscock of ""The Daily Telegraph"" has identified"
"or motion capture altogether, which she was looking forward to; as she insisted on performing all her character's movements herself, she, like the child cast, had to learn free-diving for the film. Winslet, who had been notoriously reluctant about working with Cameron again because of the complicated situations he puts his actors in for their scenes, stated that Cameron proposed the role to her in July 2017 when he came to help her and their fellow ""Titanic"" collaborator Leonardo DiCaprio at a fundraiser in France, sending her the scripts shortly after. She commented that her role was ""relatively small comparative"
"as the ""R.M.S. Titanic"" in a few shipboard scenes. S.O.S. Titanic S.O.S. Titanic is a British -American 1979 television movie that depicts the doomed 1912 maiden voyage from the perspective of three distinct groups of passengers in First, Second, and Third Class. The script was written by James Costigan and directed by William Hale (credited as Billy Hale). It is the first ""Titanic"" film filmed and released in color. First Class passengers include a May–December couple, multi-millionaire John Jacob Astor IV (David Janssen) and his new wife Madeleine Talmage Force (Beverly Ross); their friend, the ""unsinkable"" Molly Brown (Cloris Leachman);"
"S.O.S. Titanic S.O.S. Titanic is a British -American 1979 television movie that depicts the doomed 1912 maiden voyage from the perspective of three distinct groups of passengers in First, Second, and Third Class. The script was written by James Costigan and directed by William Hale (credited as Billy Hale). It is the first ""Titanic"" film filmed and released in color. First Class passengers include a May–December couple, multi-millionaire John Jacob Astor IV (David Janssen) and his new wife Madeleine Talmage Force (Beverly Ross); their friend, the ""unsinkable"" Molly Brown (Cloris Leachman); another pair of honeymooners, Daniel and Mary Marvin (Jerry"
"a theme of characters who are free-spirited with a sexual edge to them. Stephen Whitty of NJ.com associates Winslet with ""serious, almost despairing material"", although he finds it hard to pigeonhole her as an actress. Leonardo DiCaprio, who starred with Winslet in ""Titanic"" and ""Revolutionary Road"", considers her to be ""the most prepared and well-researched actor on set"", and Jude Law, her co-star in ""The Holiday"", believes that despite her seriousness she remains ""very calm and good-natured"". Her ""Steve Jobs"" director Danny Boyle has identified a willingness in Winslet to avoid typecasting and has said that she takes an effort"
"découpage turn up in antique shops occasionally. Studio photographs signed by Gloria Stuart still circulate on the Internet. For her contributions to the film industry, Stuart has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, located on the 6700 block of Hollywood Boulevard. Gloria Stuart Gloria Frances Stuart (born Gloria Stewart; July 4, 1910 September 26, 2010) was an American actress, visual artist, and activist. She was initially known for her roles as a contract player in the 1930s and 1940s, though she would garner widespread fame later in life for her critically acclaimed role in James Cameron's ""Titanic"" (1997)."
"""Titanic"", Best Actress nominee Kate Winslet and Best Supporting Actress nominee Gloria Stuart became the first pair of actresses nominated for portraying the same character in the same film. At age 87, Stuart also became the oldest performer nominated for a competitive Oscar. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (). The following 16 films received multiple nominations: The following four films received multiple awards: The following individuals presented awards or performed musical numbers. In December 1997, the Academy hired veteran Oscar telecast producer Gil Cates to oversee the 1998 ceremony. ""Gil has become"
"cast Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Frances Fisher, Gloria Stuart, Bernard Hill, Jonathan Hyde, Victor Garber, Danny Nucci, David Warner, Suzy Amis, and Bill Paxton as the film's principal cast. Cameron's budget for the film reached about $200 million, making it the most expensive movie ever made at the time. Before its release, the film was widely ridiculed for its expense and protracted production schedule. Released to theaters on December 19, 1997, ""Titanic"" grossed less in its first weekend ($28.6 million) than in its second ($35.4 million), an increase of 23.8%. This is unheard of for a"
"""Sense and Sensibility"" (1995) and ""Steve Jobs"" (2016). She has also won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries for ""Mildred Pierce"" (2011), and the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children for narrating the children's audiobook ""Listen to the Storyteller"" (1999). She is among the few actresses to win three of the four major American entertainment awards (EGOT). Kate Winslet Kate Elizabeth Winslet, (born 5 October 1975) is an English actress. She is particularly known for her work in period dramas and tragedies, and is often drawn to portraying troubled women. Winslet is"
"of ""Titanic"" premiered at the Royal Albert Hall in London on March 27, 2012, with James Cameron and Kate Winslet in attendance, and entered general release on April 4, 2012, six days shy of the centenary of RMS ""Titanic"" embarking on her maiden voyage. ""Rolling Stone"" film critic Peter Travers rated the reissue 3½ stars out of 4, explaining he found it ""pretty damn dazzling"". He said, ""The 3D intensifies ""Titanic"". You are there. Caught up like never before in an intimate epic that earns its place in the movie time capsule."" Writing for ""Entertainment Weekly"", Owen Gleiberman gave the"
"Caitlin Clarke Caitlin Clarke (May 3, 1952 – September 9, 2004) was an American theater and film actress best known for her role as Valerian in the 1981 fantasy film ""Dragonslayer"" and for her role as Charlotte Cardoza in the 1998–1999 Broadway musical ""Titanic"". Clarke was born Katherine Anne Clarke in Pittsburgh, the oldest of five sisters, the youngest of whom is Victoria Clarke. Her family moved to Sewickley when she was ten. Clarke received her B.A. in theater arts from Mount Holyoke College in 1974 and her M.F.A. from the Yale School of Drama in 1978. During her final"
"recently Miranda in ""The Tempest"" in July 2013. During March and April 2012, Hastings played the role of real life ""Titanic"" stewardess Violet Jessop in the world premiere of the first full length stageplay about the ""Titanic""; ""Iceberg – Right Ahead!"" at London's Gatehouse Theatre to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of ""Titanic""s maiden voyage. Amy-Joyce Hastings Amy-Joyce Hastings (born 24 September 1980) is an Irish actress who has worked in film, television and theatre. Hastings' first role was in the 1990 film ""Fools of Fortune"". She has also featured in Season 1 of ""The Tudors"" alongside Henry Cavill. She has"
"be a star. She later said that her decision ensured career longevity. ""Hideous Kinky"", a low-budget drama shot before the release of ""Titanic"", was Winslet's sole film release of 1998. She turned down offers to star in ""Shakespeare in Love"" (1998) and ""Anna and the King"" (1999) to do the film. Based on the semi-autobiographical novel by Esther Freud, ""Hideous Kinky"" tells the story of a single British mother yearning for a new life in 1970s Morocco. Writing for ""The New York Times"", the critic Janet Maslin commended Winslet's decision to follow-up ""Titanic"" with such an offbeat project, and took"
"part drew Winslet to Jeanine Matthews in the science fiction film ""Divergent"" (2014). Set in a dystopian future, the adaptation of Veronica Roth's young adult novel stars Shailene Woodley as a heroine fighting an oppressive regime headed by Winslet's character. Winslet was pregnant with her third child while filming, and her tight-fitting costumes had to be altered to accommodate the pregnancy. To maintain her character's intimidating persona, Winslet remained aloof from her co-stars for much of the filming. Richard Lawson of ""Vanity Fair"" compared the film unfavourably to the ""Hunger Games"" film series, and thought that Winslet was underutilised in"
"Winslet had two critically acclaimed roles in 2008. After reading Justin Haythe's screenplay for ""Revolutionary Road"", an adaptation of Richard Yates's debut novel, Winslet recommended the project to her husband at the time, the director Sam Mendes, and her ""Titanic"" co-star Leonardo DiCaprio. The film traces the tribulations of a young married couple in 1950s suburban America. Winslet was attracted to the idea of playing a woman whose aspirations had not been met, and she read ""The Feminine Mystique"" to understand the psychology of unhappy housewives from the era. Mendes encouraged DiCaprio and Winslet to spend time together, and she"
"to the story of the Hope Diamond, except the Hope Diamond was worn by Louis XIV in a royal necklace. Lovett's hunch about the diamond's whereabouts seems to be confirmed when his team salvages a drawing in which a nude woman is wearing the necklace. The drawing is dated April 14, 1912, the day the Titanic sank. Later on an elderly woman (Gloria Stuart) watches Lovett's discovery on the news and immediately contacts the salvage team. Claiming to be both the woman in the picture and Rose Dewitt Bukater she is immediately flown out to Lovett's salvage ship. Rose requests"
"Gloria Stuart Gloria Frances Stuart (born Gloria Stewart; July 4, 1910 September 26, 2010) was an American actress, visual artist, and activist. She was initially known for her roles as a contract player in the 1930s and 1940s, though she would garner widespread fame later in life for her critically acclaimed role in James Cameron's ""Titanic"" (1997). Her accolades include a Screen Actors Guild Award, one Academy Award nomination, and one Golden Globe nomination. A native of Santa Monica, California, Stuart began acting while in high school. After attending the University of California, Berkeley, she embarked on a career in"
"""USA Today"" considered her to be the film's prime asset. Against expectations, ""Titanic"" went on to become the highest-grossing film of all time to that point, earning over US$2 billion in box-office receipts worldwide, and established Winslet as a global star. The film won 11 Academy Awardsthe most for any filmincluding Best Picture and gained Winslet a Best Actress nomination. Winslet did not view ""Titanic"" as a platform for bigger salaries. She eschewed parts in blockbuster films in favour of independent productions that were not widely seen, believing that she ""still had a lot to learn"" and was unprepared to"
"truly among them. Happiness is a great love and much serving."" Noël was portrayed in the 1979 television movie ""SOS Titanic"" by Kate Howard; in James Cameron's 1997 film ""Titanic"" by Rochelle Rose; and in Julian Fellowes's 2012 mini-series ""Titanic"" by Pandora Colin. She is also mentioned in the first episode of the British TV series ""Downton Abbey"" (also produced by Julian Fellowes) as having spent some time with the Crawley family shortly before boarding the ""Titanic."" Upon hearing of the disaster, the character of Cora, Countess of Grantham remarks; ""Isn't this terrible? When you think how excited Lucy Rothes"
"began a six-year offscreen relationship. In next year she appeared in ""Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael"". In 1992, Fisher had her break-out role in ""Unforgiven"", an Academy Award-winning film directed by Clint Eastwood, who also starred. In later years she began acting regularly in major and independent films. Her most famous role in film was as the society matron Ruth DeWitt Bukater, the mother of the character played by Kate Winslet, in the 1997 blockbuster ""Titanic"". She appeared in ""True Crime"" (1999) with Eastwood as D.A. Fisher had a role in ""House of Sand and Fog"" (2003), another Academy Award-nominated film."
"audiobook ""Listen to the Storyteller"" (1999), Winslet won a Grammy Award. She performed the song ""What If"" for the soundtrack of her film """" (2001). A co-founder of the charity Golden Hat Foundation, which aims to create autism awareness, she has written a book on the topic, ""The Golden Hat: Talking Back to Autism"" (2010). ""Time"" magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2009, and in 2012, she was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). Divorced from the film directors Jim Threapleton and Sam Mendes, Winslet has been married"
"lifetime to live it down. It was meant as a compliment I suppose, but it was a little bit of a put-down"". Actors Benedict Cumberbatch, Colin Firth and Bill Nighy have been repeatedly called by the press ""the thinking woman's crumpet"". But even before them, Michael Kitchen was acclaimed as ""the thinking woman's crumpet"" in a review in ""The Mail"" in November 2003. After the release of the 1997 film ""Titanic"", Kate Winslet was dubbed by one newspaper as ""the sinking man's crumpet""; the moniker was repeated by only one other British newspaper. Stewart Lee uses the phrase ""crumpet man's"
"Kate Winslet. In 2015, Haynes returned to the big screen with ""Carol"", his sixth feature film and the first film not written by him. Based on Patricia Highsmith's seminal romance novel ""The Price of Salt"", ""Carol"" is the story of a forbidden love affair between two women from different classes and backgrounds in early 1950s New York City. The film received critical acclaim and many accolades including a nomination for the Palme d'Or, six Academy Award nominations, five Golden Globe Award nominations, and nine BAFTA Award nominations. Haynes was born January 2, 1961, in Los Angeles, and grew up in"