Kate Hudson

Kate Garry Hudson was born April 19, 1979, in Los Angeles, California. The golden-locked dimpled beauty is the daughter of Oscar winning and lovable actress Goldie Hawn, and singer comedian Bill Hudson, of The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show fame. A couple of months after Kate's birth, Bill and Goldie divorced, and the estranged father has been out of his two children's (Kate and older brother Oliver) lives ever since. In 1983, Goldie met actor Kurt Russell, who has lived with the family for the past 18 years, and is considered by Kate to be her "Pa."

Taking after her mother's passion, Kate wanted to act since she was a young girl. But despite her strong desire for drama, her parents originally wanted her to take another career path. The progeny finally got her first taste in front of the camera as a stand-in for the 7-year-old actress playing Goldie's daughter in the 1986 film, Wildcats. After her graduation from Crossroads School of Arts and Sciences, Kate was accepted to NYU's Tisch School of Drama.

But rather than taking her skills to the classes and student theater productions, she went straight for the real deal: Hollywood. Proving that her family was not going to serve as her means to fame, Kate got herself an agent, and began going through the requisite auditions. She actually didn't get a part in Escape From L.A., the Kurt Russell film she auditioned for, but did land a role in the Fox hit series, Party of Five. Unfortunately, after one episode, her character was not rewritten into the script.