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Kate Winslet
Birth name
Kate Elizabeth Winslet
Date of birth
5 October 1975
Place of birth
Reading, England
Alma mater
Redroofs Theatre School, Maidenhead
Occupation(s)
Narrator
Singer
Philanthropist
Author
Spouse(s)
Sam Mendes (m. 2003; div. 2011)
Edward Abel Smith (m. 2012)
Character portrayed
Herself
Last appearance
Kate Winslet
Kate Elizabeth Winslet CBE is an English actress. In Extras, she played a fictionalised version of herself in the episode 'Kate Winslet'.
Known for her work in independent films, particularly period dramas, as well as for her portrayals of headstrong and complicated women, Winslet has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, three British Academy Film Awards, and fem Golden Globe Awards.
Winslet studied skådespel at the Redroofs Theatre School. Her first screen appearance, at age 15, was in the British televis
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Kate Winslet (episode)
Written by
Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant
"The Titanic star takes on a film role that could win her her first Oscar, Andy Millman puts on a uniform that could win him his first girlfriend, and Maggie takes advice on telephone sex from Kate that could lose her everything."
'Kate Winslet' is the third episode of the first season of Extras. It was originally broadcast on 4 August 2005 on BBC Two and 9 October 2005 on HBO. The guest star in this episode is actress Kate Winslet.
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Working as extras on the set of a Holocaust film, Andy and Maggie befriend the star Kate Winslet, who hopes to finally win an Oscar with her role as a nun sheltering Jews during the Holocaust. Maggie is in a relationship with a set assistant who wants her to talk dirty with him over the phone, but Maggie has no idea what to say. Winslet helpfully volunteers explicit advice for Maggie on the subject, but Maggie's boyfriend later dumps her when he catches Andy an
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Extras (TV series)
2005 British TV sitcom
Not to be confused with Extra (TV program).
"The Extras" redirects here. For the 1993 film, see Al-Kompars. For other uses, see Extras.
Extras is a British sitcom about extras working in television, film, and theatre. The series was co-produced by the BBC and HBO, and written and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, both of whom starred in it. It follows the lives of Andy Millman (Gervais), his friend Maggie Jacobs (Ashley Jensen) and Andy's substandard agent and part-time retail employee Darren Lamb (Merchant) as Millman muddles through life as an anonymous "background performer" who eventually finds success as a B-list sitcom star.
Extras has two series of six episodes each as well as a Christmas Special. The first episode aired in the UK on 21 July 2005 on BBC Two and on 25 September 2005 on HBO in the US. The second series premiered in the UK on BBC Two on 14 September 2006 and began airing in the US on HBO and i