Cast & creator
Kate Hudson
Best known for Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Kate Garry Hudson (born April 19, 1979) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. Born to singer Bill Hudson and actress Goldie Hawn, Hudson made her film debut in the 1998 drama Desert Blue, which was followed by supporting roles in several films. She rose to prominence with her portrayal of Penny Lane in Cameron Crowe's musical drama Almost Famous (2000), for which she won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Throughout the 2000s, Hudson starred in the romantic comedies How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003), You, Me and Dupree (2006), Fool's Gold (2008), and Bride Wars (2009). On the television side, she had a recurring role in the musical series Glee (2012–2013), and starring roles in the thriller series Truth Be Told (2022) and comedy series Running Point (2025–present). Her other film credits include The Skeleton Key (2005), Nine (2009), Rock the Kasbah (2015), Deepwater Horizon (2016), and Mother's Day (2016). She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her performances in Music (2021) and Song Sung Blue (2025). For the latter, Hudson also received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Hudson is a co-founder of the fitness brand and membership program Fabletics, operated by TechStyle Fashion Group. She is also the author of the non-fiction books Pretty Happy: Healthy Ways to Love Your Body (2016) and Pretty Fun: Creating and Celebrating a Lifetime of Tradition (2017). Hudson released her debut studio music album, Glorious, in 2024. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kate Hudson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also known as: Kate Garry Hudson
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film credits
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television credits
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1944–2026 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (105)
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
The Daily Show
Self
1996
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
The View
Self
1997
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
2015
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self - Guest
2022
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
The Voice
Self - Advisor
2011
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The One Show
Self
2006
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944
Glee
Cassandra July
2009
Hot Ones
Self
2015
Party of Five
Cory
1994
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
The Masked Singer
Special Message (video)
2019
C à vous
Self - Guest
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Self - Guest Judge
2012
Chelsea
Self
2016
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Self
2002
The Oscars
Self
1953
Today
Self
1952
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Choir Singer (uncredited)
1992
Truth Be Told
Micah Keith
2019
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
1975
Kung Fu Panda 3
Mei Mei (voice)
2016
Rachael Ray
2006
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED
Self - Guest Judge
2012
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Birdie Jay
2022
Running Point
Isla Gordon
2025Running Point
Executive Producer
2025
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
Self
2014
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Andie Anderson
2003
Deepwater Horizon
Felicia Williams
2016
Celebrity IOU
Self
2020
Almost Famous
Penny Lane
2000
Bride Wars
Liv
2009Bride Wars
Producer
2009
The Skeleton Key
Caroline Ellis
2005
That's My Jam
Self - Guest
2021
Fool's Gold
Tess Finnegan
2008
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
Self
2025
Mother's Day
Jesse
2016
Song Sung Blue
Claire Sardina
2025
You, Me and Dupree
Molly
2006
Gutsy
Self
2022
Something Borrowed
Darcy
2011
My Best Friend's Girl
Alexis
2008
EZ Streets
1996
Shut Up Evan
Self - Guest
2026
Good People
Anna Reed
2014
Raising Helen
Helen Harris
2004
The Four Feathers
Ethne Eustace
2002
The Killer Inside Me
Amy Stanton
2010
Clear History
Rhonda
2013
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Marshall
Eleanor Strubing
2017
Skip Intro
Self - Guest
2026
Wish I Was Here
Sarah Bloom
2014
Nine
Stephanie
2009
A Little White Lie
Simone Cleary
2023
Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon
Bonnie Belle
2022
A Little Bit of Heaven
Marley Corbett
2011
Dr. T & the Women
Dee Dee Travis
2000
Gossip
Naomi Preston
2000
200 Cigarettes
Cindy
1999
Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast
Herself
2014
Le Divorce
Isabel Walker
2003
Shell
Zoe Shannon
2025
Rock the Kasbah
Merci
2015
Music
Zu
2021
Gone Mental with Lior
Self
2020
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Erica
2013
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
Self
2020
Alex & Emma
Emma Dinsmore / Ylva / Elsa / Eldora / Anna
2003
Panda Paws
Mei Mei (voice)
2016
Desert Blue
Skye Davidson
1999
Hello & Paris
Eve Petworth
About Adam
Lucy Owens
2001Palm Grove
I’m Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust
Eva Ginz (voice)
2005
Little Big Town's Christmas at the Opry
2024Untitled How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days Sequel
Producer
Robert Richardson: The White Devil
Self
2026American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special
Self
2024
Frampton
2026
Cutlass
Director
2007Cutlass
Writer
2007
Ricochet River
Lorna
2001The Beatles Revolution
Self
2000The Cutting Room
Chrissie Campbell (uncredited)
2001How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days Sequel
Producer