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.

Filmography

• 2026Frampton
• Running Point — Isla Gordon, Executive Producer
• 2025Shell — Zoe Shannon
• 2025Song Sung Blue — Claire Sardina
• 2024Little Big Town's Christmas at the Opry
• 2023A Little White Lie — Simone Cleary
• 2022Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery — Birdie Jay
• 2022Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon — Bonnie Belle
• 2021Music — Zu
• The Masked Singer — Special Message (video)
• Truth Be Told — Micah Keith
• 2017Marshall — Eleanor Strubing
• 2016Deepwater Horizon — Felicia Williams
• 2016Kung Fu Panda 3 — Mei Mei (voice)
• 2016Mother's Day — Jesse
• 2016Panda Paws — Mei Mei (voice)
• 2015Rock the Kasbah — Merci
• 2014Good People — Anna Reed
• 2014Wish I Was Here — Sarah Bloom
• 2013Clear History — Rhonda
• 2013The Reluctant Fundamentalist — Erica
• 2011A Little Bit of Heaven — Marley Corbett
• 2011Something Borrowed — Darcy
• 2010The Killer Inside Me — Amy Stanton
• 2009Bride Wars — Liv, Producer
• Glee — Cassandra July
• 2009Nine — Stephanie
• 2008Fool's Gold — Tess Finnegan
• 2008My Best Friend's Girl — Alexis
• 2007Cutlass — Director, Writer
• Rachael Ray
• 2006You, Me and Dupree — Molly
• 2005I’m Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust — Eva Ginz (voice)
• 2005The Skeleton Key — Caroline Ellis
• 2004Raising Helen — Helen Harris
• 2003Alex & Emma — Emma Dinsmore / Ylva / Elsa / Eldora / Anna
• 2003How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days — Andie Anderson
• 2003Le Divorce — Isabel Walker
• 2002The Four Feathers — Ethne Eustace
• 2001About Adam — Lucy Owens
• 2001Ricochet River — Lorna
• 2001The Cutting Room — Chrissie Campbell (uncredited)
• 2000Almost Famous — Penny Lane
• 2000Dr. T & the Women — Dee Dee Travis
• 2000Gossip — Naomi Preston
• 1999200 Cigarettes — Cindy
• 1999Desert Blue — Skye Davidson
• E! True Hollywood Story
• EZ Streets
• Party of Five — Cory
• 1992Home Alone 2: Lost in New York — Choir Singer (uncredited)
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
• Hello & Paris — Eve Petworth
• How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days Sequel — Producer
• Palm Grove
• Untitled How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days Sequel — Producer

Appearances as themselves (42)

• 2026Robert Richardson: The White Devil — Self
• Shut Up Evan — Self - Guest
• Skip Intro — Self - Guest
• Variety & CNN Actors on Actors — Self
• 2024American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special — Self
• Gutsy — Self
• The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self - Guest
• That's My Jam — Self - Guest
• Celebrity IOU — Self
• Gone Mental with Lior — Self
• 2020The Happy Days of Garry Marshall — Self
• The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self
• Chelsea — Self
• Hot Ones — Self
• The Late Late Show with James Corden — Self - Guest
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self
• Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast — Herself
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self, Self - Guest
• Running Wild with Bear Grylls — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self, Self - Guest
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors — Self
• RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars — Self - Guest Judge
• RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED — Self - Guest Judge
• The Voice — Self - Advisor
• C à vous — Self - Guest
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• The Graham Norton Show — Self
• The One Show — Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self, Self - Guest
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
• Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway — Self
• 2000The Beatles Revolution — Self
• The View — Self
• The Daily Show — Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark — Self, Self - Guest
• Entertainment Tonight — Self
• People's Choice Awards — Self - Presenter
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Host
• The Oscars — Self
• Today — Self
• Golden Globe Awards — Self - Presenter