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Trivia
Birth name: Kate Garry Hudson
Date of birth: 19 April 1979
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Nickname: Katie
Height: 5' 6" (1.68 m)
Spouse: Chris Robinson (31 December 2000 - present) (separated) 1 child.
Daughter of Bill Hudson and Goldie Hawn.
Raised by Kurt Russell, Goldie Hawn's longtime partner.
Named one of the '50 Most Beautiful People in the World' by People
Magazine. (2000)
Turned down the part of Peter Parker's girlfriend Mary Jane Watson in
Spider-Man (2002) for the role of Ethne Eustace in The Four Feathers
(2002).
Once said that as children, her brother Oliver used to torment her by
nicknaming her "Hammerhead" (as in hammerhead shark).
Graduated from Crossroads, a Santa Monica performing arts school, in
1997.
Half-sister of Emily Hudson (born 1982) and Zachary Hudson (born 1986).
Started production company Cosmic Entertainment in 2003 with Goldie Hawn,
Kurt Russell and her brother.
Ranked #99 in Premiere's 2003 annual Power 100 List. It is her first
appearance on the list and she was the youngest person on it that year
at the age of 24.
Gave birth to her first child with Chris, Ryder Russell Robinson, on
January 7, 2004. He weighed 8 lbs 11 oz.
Enjoys playing guitar, writing music, and arts & crafts
Has a brother; Oliver Hudson, and a step-brother Wyatt Russell.
She is also the niece of Brett Hudson and Mark Hudson who, along with
her father, Bill Hudson, were part of the rock group, the Hudson
Brothers.
Her son Ryder's middle name, Russell, is an homage to her mother Goldie
Hawn's longtime partner Kurt Russell, whom Kate always considered to be
her father.
When she was 11, her mother relented and got her an audition for a lead
role in a never-produced television show with Howie Mandel. Hudson won
the part - but Hawn didn't tell her, turned it down, and kept the secret
until she admitted it a year later.
She turned down what could have been her big break, a role in Escape
from L.A. (1996), because it starred Kurt Russell and "I didn't
want to be professionally associated with my dad. I just wanted to see
if I could do the audition."
She can play guitar and piano.
Favorite musicians are The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, The Grateful Dead, Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan.
Admires Bette kDavis
Does yoga
Dislikes wearing make-up and washes her face with Cetaphil
Her wedding ring is white gold.
Father Bill Hudson is the son of Sicilian immigrants (who Anglicized
their surname); mother Goldie Hawn is half Anglo-Saxon and half Jewish.
Kate was raised Jewish and Buddhist - as she describes it -
"Jew-Bu".
Good friends with Liv
Tyler
Has 3 dogs: Clara (a Pomeranian),
Doctor (an English
bulldog), and Bella (a Neapolitan
mastiff)
Speaks French
Buys her clothes from vintage clothing shops and makes her own jewelry
Was at the 2004 Jammy Awards in Madison Square Garden. She is a big fan
of the hippy/jam scene.
Rank #38 on VH1's 100 Hottest Hotties
Cousin of singer Sarah Hudson
Shares a birthday with Ashley
Judd.
Ranked #51 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women In The
World" (2002).
Is friends with The Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards.
Her step-mom is actress Cindy Williams. She was married to Bill Hudson,
her father, and they had two children together named Zachary and Emily.
The two are now divorced.
Went to high school with two time NBA All-Star and current Golden State
Warrior Baron Davis.
Graduated High School with NBA Super Star Baron Davis (Crossroads
School, 1997)
She lost 60 pounds in the three months after giving birth to her son,
Ryder, for her role in The Skeleton Key (2005).
Plays a young rock-star groupie in Almost Famous (2000). Her mother,
Goldie Hawn, played a middle-aged former groupie in The Banger Sisters
(2002).
Her husband, Chris Robinson, is the lead singer of The Black Crowes.
Named #47 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005"
special supplement. (2005)
After the National Enquirer reported that she had an eating disorder,
she successfully won a libel suit against them. As a result of the suit,
she has become one of the only people who successfully forced the
Enquirer to admit they fabricated a story (rather than claiming it was a
mistake).
Sister-in-law of Rich Robinson.
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