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 half-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 Davis
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 ex-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).
Ex-sister-in-law
of Rich Robinson.
Announced
separation from her husband of almost six years, Chris Robinson. [July 2006]
Named #66
in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement. (2006).
Auditioned for
the role of Lady Jocelyn in A Knight's Tale (2001), but lost out to Shannyn Sossamon.
Turned down the
role of MJ in Spider-Man (2002) to star in the movie The Four Feathers (2002).
Met her current
boyfriend Owen Wilson on the set of You, Me and Dupree (2006).
Ranked
#27 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list.
Met former husband,
singer Chris Robinson, after actor/comedian, Dave Foley convinced Chris to hit on her.
