Kate Bosworth Biography

Name: Kate Bosworth

Born: 2 January 1983 (Age: 28)

Where: Los Angeles, California USA

Height: 5' 5"

Awards: No major awards yet

Family:

Father: Hal Bosworth.

Mother: Patricia Potter.

Significant Others:

Companion: Alexander Skarsgård. Rumored to be dating as of October 2009

Companion: James Rousseau. Met at a Marc Jacobs after party; began dating in September 2006, shortly after her split with Orlando Bloom; split in March 2009

Companion: Matt Czuchry. Met on the set of the short-lived series, Young Americans (The WB); dated from 2000-2002

Companion: Michael Polish.

Companion: Orlando Bloom. Began dating in 2001; briefly split in 2005, but reconciled shortly after; confirmed split in September 2006

Education:

Cohasset High School, Cohasset , Massachusetts, 2001

Born in Los Angeles and raised in San Francisco, Connecticut and Cohasset, Ma., Bosworth's acting experience, before her first feature role in The Horse Whisperer (1998), included singing at county fairs and acting in a community theater production of Annie. At 14 years of age, she heard about auditions taking place for the Robert Redford film about horses and the champion equestrian decided to give it a shot.

Bosworth landed a small role in the fact-based football drama "Remember the Titans" (2000), starring Denzel Washington as an African-American coach in the early 1970s hired to transform a newly racially integrated high school team into a cohesive athletic unit. After moving to Los Angeles in order to facilitate her auditions, Bosworth was rewarded with the lead in her breakout film, "Blue Crush" (2002). As Anne Marie, a devout surfer living in Hawaii with her two best friends, Bosworth displayed exceptional commitment to the role by adding pounds of muscle and training relentlessly in preparation for the film. Although the movie's plot took a backseat to the exotic local and intense surfing footage, Bosworth nonetheless managed to shine through as a talent to watch. Later that year, she began dating British actor Orlando Bloom who was then riding high as a cast member of Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy. The couple reportedly met outside a coffee shop before being reintroduced at the premiere of "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers." Inseparable for the next three years, the popular tabloid target separated in 2006. Later that year, Bosworth joined an ensemble cast of former television heartthrobs in "The Rules of Attraction" (2002), based on Bret Easton Ellis' novel following the sexual proclivities of a group of over-privileged college students in the late 1980s. Bosworth next took a chance when she broke away from her girl-next-door image in the dark and gritty Alex Cox directed "Wonderland" (2003). Based on actual events, Bosworth played the underage girlfriend of 1970s porn legend John Holmes (Val Kilmer) caught up in the events surrounding the brutal murders of several of Holmes' drug dealing associates in a Laurel Canyon apartment. Bosworth was fearless in her portrayal of Dawn Schiller, a young girl completely overwhelmed by drugs, sex and Holmes' domineering personality, all of which earned her newfound respect from film critics.

For a while, Kate Bosworth was in true "Lolita" land, portraying the innocent schoolgirl with a hint of rebellion. This babe is up there with the "Joey Potters" (Katie Holmes' character on Dawson's Creek) of the world.

While some casting directors might peg her as "the preppy New England blonde," Kate Bosworth certainly has a fresh, natural, girl-next-door vibe. And yes, her eyes are two different colors (blue and hazel), but not in a freakish, David Bowie sort of way.

Milestones:

1989 Moved to San Francisco at age six

1992 Relocated to Connecticut at age nine

1997 Moved to Cohasset, Massachussets at age 14

1998 Made her film debut in The Horse Whisperer; received role because she was a champion equestrian (credited as Catherine Bosworth)

2000 Co-starred in the children s feature The Newcomers

2000 Landed a supporting role in Remember the Titans

2000 Starred on The WB s short-lived drama Young Americans as Bella

2002 Cast in breakout starring role in the surfing movie Blue Crush

2002 Joined an ensemble cast for the edgy adaptation of Brett Easton Ellis The Rules of Attraction

2004 Portrayed film star Sandra Dee in Beyond the Sea opposite Kevin Spacey as singer Bobby Darin

2004 Portrayed the teenage girlfriend of legendary porn star John Holmes in Wonderland

2004 Starred as a small-town girl who wins a date with a male celebrity (Josh Duhamel) in Win a Date with Tad Hamilton

2005 Portrayed a Hare Krishna in a film adaptation of Myla Goldberg s acclaimed novel Bee Season

2006 Cast as Lois Lane in Bryan Singer s Superman Returns; re-teamed with Spacey as Lex Luthor

2008 Joined a group of MIT card counters who take their skills to Las Vegas, NV in the drama 21; third collaboration with Spacey

2011 Co-starred with James Marsden in Rod Lurie s remake of Straw Dogs

Acted in a community theater production of Annie

Born in Los Angeles

Cast as a troubled young woman in the drama The Girl in the Park (lensed 2006)