Kate Bosworth

Kate Bosworth

Bosworth at the Deauville Film Festival, 2011
Born Catherine Ann Bosworth
(1983-01-02) January 2, 1983
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation Actress, model
Years active 1997–present
Spouse(s) Michael Polish (m. 2013)

Catherine Ann "Kate" Bosworth[1] (born January 2, 1983) is an American actress and model. She made her film debut in The Horse Whisperer (1998) and appeared in Remember the Titans (2000) before landing a lead role as a teenage surfer in the box-office hit Blue Crush (2002). She also had roles in independent films, playing Dawn Schiller in the true crime film Wonderland (2003), and as Sandra Dee in the Bobby Darin biographical drama Beyond the Sea (2004). She also portrayed Lois Lane in Superman Returns (2006), and has had roles in Straw Dogs (2011) and Still Alice (2014). Bosworth has repeatedly been scrutinized for her noticeably thin figure since she lost a considerable amount of weight after Blue Crush.[2][3]

Early life

Bosworth was born on January 2, 1983, in Los Angeles, California.[4] She is the only child of Patricia (née Potter), a homemaker, and Harold Bosworth, a former executive for Talbots.[5][6] She was born with heterochromia iridum, and has a hazel right eye and a blue left eye.[7] At the age of six, Bosworth's family relocated from San Francisco to various parts of the country due to her father's job. She was raised mainly on the East Coast, spending the rest of her youth in Massachusetts and Connecticut.[5]

Bosworth developed an interest in competitive horse racing, and by the age of fourteen, she was a champion equestrian.[5][8] She graduated from Cohasset High School, in Cohasset, Massachusetts, in 2001.[9][10]

Career

Early work

Bosworth's first film role came after an open casting call in New York for the supporting part of Judith in the 1998 film, The Horse Whisperer. The film's producers needed someone who was already an experienced horse rider, leading to Bosworth's successful audition for the role.[8] The film received positive reception from film critics.[11] In 2000, she starred in the television series drama Young Americans, in which she played Bella Banks.[12] The series, however, was canceled.[13] That same year, she had a small part in the film Remember the Titans.[12] In 2001, Bosworth moved to Los Angeles in hopes of obtaining easier access to auditions and better film parts.[5]

Initial Success

Young blond woman, straight hair below shoulders, wearing a plainly styled, white embossed dress
Bosworth in May 2006

The breakthrough role in Bosworth's career came in the 2002 surfing movie Blue Crush, which she prepared for by working out with two separate trainers seven hours a day for months in order to add fifteen pounds of muscle to her frame.[14] In his review of the film, Rolling Stone's Peter Travers wrote: "Bosworth is a star in the making, but even she can't outshine the surfing footage, which is flat-out spectacular."[15] The film received positive reviews[16][17] and grossed $40 million at the United States box office.[18] Following the success of Blue Crush, Bosworth took on the lead role in low-budget Wonderland (2003) opposite Val Kilmer. Bosworth played the teenage girlfriend of porn star John Holmes.[12][19]

In 2004, she played the lead role in romantic comedy Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!, opposite Topher Grace.[20] The film was critically and financially unsuccessful.[21][22] Also in 2004, Bosworth depicted actress Sandra Dee in Beyond the Sea.[23] The movie received mixed reception,[24] and was a box office disappointment,[25] though Bosworth received critical acclaim for her performance.[26] The following year, Bosworth portrayed Chali, a Hare Krishna, in the film adaptation of Myla Goldberg's novel Bee Season (2005), about a dysfunctional Jewish family.[27] She has appeared in several Revlon ads and ranked as number 60 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" list.[28][29] For two years running, she has placed on the Maxim Hot 100 List – number 38 in 2005 and number 8 in 2006.[30][31]

Later career

Bosworth at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival

Bosworth was cast as reporter Lois Lane in Bryan Singer's superhero film Superman Returns (2006).[32] She starred along with her Beyond the Sea co-star Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor, as well as newcomer Brandon Routh as Superman.[33][34] The film was a box office success and received mostly positive reviews.[35] Bosworth's performance however, was not well received among critics; Anthony Lane of The New Yorker noted, "The new Lois Lane, Kate Bosworth, is not a patch on Margot Kidder, or, for that matter, on Teri Hatcher, in the TV series."[36] San Francisco Chronicle film critic Mick LaSalle felt that Bosworth, at the age of 22 years, was too young to portray Lois Lane, and the climax did not "match the potential of the tiring 154 minute long film".[37] Although Bosworth's performance was ambivalently received, she herself loved the experience of working on the movie. As she told Teen Vogue in August 2006, "You know how you have an experience, a time in your life when you feel you've come into your own? When you grow up a bit, and think, Now I get it? [...] That's how I feel. I feel a little bit more complete."[38] The movie grossed $52 million during its opening weekend in North America and went on to earn $391 million worldwide.[39]

Bosworth starred as Louise in the psychological drama called The Girl in the Park with Sigourney Weaver, Alessandro Nivola and Keri Russell, written and directed by Pulitzer Prize winner David Auburn in his directorial debut.[40] The film premiered at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival, it has since been picked up by The Weinstein Company.[41] Alissa Simon of Variety wrote that Bosworth "tries her best, but her character's too extremely drawn."[42] Bosworth also filmed 21, an adaptation of the book Bringing Down the House, in early 2007 in Boston, Massachusetts and Las Vegas, Nevada.[43][44] This film reunites her with co-star Kevin Spacey and director Robert Luketic.[43][44] 21 garnered mixed reviews, with Joanne Kaufman of the Wall Street Journal concluding, "Very little adds up in 21."[45]

In 2006, she optioned the film rights to Catherine Hanrahan's novel Lost Girls and Love Hotels and was set to produce the project alongside filmmaker Nadia Connors.[46] As of 2016, the project was at a standstill. In 2010, she starred in the The Warrior's Way, which was shot in New Zealand alongside Korean actor Jang Dong-gun and Geoffrey Rush.[47][48] The film was a one of 2010's biggest box office flops, grossing only slightly more than $11,000,000 worldwide, but costing $42 million. She has said about her roles, "I just don't do comfort zones."[49]

In January 2008, Bosworth was named the new face for Calvin Klein Jeans and will be featured in the Calvin Klein Jeans campaign.[50] She also takes on the role of spokesperson for American luxury bag brand Coach in Asia.[51]

2010s: Fashion and acting

In 2011, Bosworth contracted to sing the television jingle for Cotton Incorporated's "Fabric of My Life" advertisement.[52] On 4 December 2012, Topshop revealed that Bosworth was the "secret" women in the new Topshop Christmas Adverts.[53]

Bosworth designed a jewelry line with friend and celebrity stylist Cher Coulter called JewelMint, which launched in October 2010.[54] JewelMint, the first vertical of MySpace co-founder Josh Berman[55] and Diego Berdakin’s social commerce company, BeachMint, has designs by Coulter and Bosworth.[56]

Bosworth released ten films between 2011 and 2014, moving away from the big-budget Superman franchise into lower-budget film roles like Still Alice with Julianne Moore. The short film Lov, which was filmed in Slovenia, featured Bosworth and launched fashion designer Vanessa Bruno’s Fall 2011 campaign.[57]

Personal life

Bosworth was accepted to Princeton University in late 2000, but because of continual deferral of her attendance, her acceptance was later revoked.[58] She is a member of the Appalachia Service Project.[59]

From 2003 until September 2006, Bosworth was in a relationship[13] with English actor Orlando Bloom.[60][61]

In July 2011, Bosworth broke up with her boyfriend, Swedish actor Alexander Skarsgard, after two years of dating. In mid-2011, Bosworth began dating American director Michael Polish, whom she had met earlier that year when he directed her in the film Big Sur.[62] Bosworth and Polish announced their engagement in August 2012,[63] and married on August 31, 2013 in Philipsburg, Montana.[64]

Bosworth is a fan of the Dallas Cowboys, as mentioned as part of her appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in January 2015.

She is a member of Soka Gakkai International, an organization of Nichiren Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism.[65]

Filmography

Film and television
Year Title Role Notes
1997 7th Heaven Student in Background Episode: "Who Knew?"
Episode: "Says Who?"
1998 Horse Whisperer, TheThe Horse Whisperer Judith
2000 Newcomers, TheThe Newcomers Courtney Docherty
2000 Remember the Titans Emma Hoyt
2000 Young Americans Bella Banks 8 episodes
2002 Blue Crush Anne Marie Chadwick Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo (shared with Michelle Rodriguez and Sanoe Lake)
Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Female Performance
Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress – Drama/Action Adventure
2002 Rules of Attraction, TheThe Rules of Attraction Kelly
2003 Wonderland Dawn Schiller
2003 Advantage Hart Trinity Montage Short film
2004 Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! Rosalee Futch Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress – Comedy
Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Blush
Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Liplock (shared with Topher Grace)
2004 Beyond the Sea Sandra Dee
2005 Bee Season Chali
2006 Superman Returns Lois Lane Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Actress
Nominated – Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actress
Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Chemistry (shared with Brandon Routh)
2007 Girl in the Park, TheThe Girl in the Park Louise
2008 21 Jill Taylor ShoWest – Special Award for Best Ensemble
Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress: Drama
2010 Death Bed Subtext Daughter Short film
2010 Idiots Maggie Short film
2010 Warrior's Way, TheThe Warrior's Way Lynne
2011 Little Birds Bonnie Muller
2011 Another Happy Day Alice
2011 L!fe Happens Deena
2011 Straw Dogs Amy Sumner
2012 Black Rock Sarah
2012 And While We Were Here Jane Byrne
2013 Big Sur Billie
2013 Movie 43 Arlene
2013 Homefront Cassie Bodine
2014 Still Alice Anna
2015 Amnesiac Hilary Post-production
2015 Life on the Line Bailey Post-production
2015 The Art of More Roxanna Whitman Television series; 10 episode
2015 90 Minutes in Heaven Eva Piper
2015 Heist Sydney Silva
2016 Before I Wake Jessie Post-production
2016 We Shot Ourselves Post-production
Video games
Year Title Role
2006 Superman Returns Lois Lane (voice)
2010 CR: Superman Returns Lois Lane (voice)

References

  1. ↑ Her middle name is "Ann" rather than "Anne". State of California. California Birth Index, 1905–1995. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. Lists Catherine Ann Bosworth born January 2, 1983 in Los Angeles, California. At Ancestry.com
  2. ↑ http://hollywoodlife.com/2012/12/27/kate-bosworth-skinny-pic-eating-disorder/
  3. ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2321746/Painfully-Kate-Bosworth-displays-bony-screening-new-horror-flick.html
  4. ↑ "The 10 best dressed". Matches Fashion.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Hello Magazine Profile — Kate Bosworth". Hello Magazine. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
  6. ↑ Coleman, Sandy (2002-09-01). "Threat of Brush Fire Remains". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2010-09-02.
  7. ↑ "Kate Bosworth". People. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
  8. 1 2 "Bosworth Gives Up Her Horse Riding Dream". ContactMusic. July 7, 2006.
  9. ↑ Shanahan, Mark; Goldstein, Meredith (September 1, 2011). "From Cohasset High to cover girl". Boston.com.
  10. ↑ "Kate Bosworth: Biography". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Horse Whisperer, The (1998): Reviews". Metacritic. 1998-05-15. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
  12. 1 2 3 "Hello Magazine Filmography — Kate Bosworth". Hello Magazine. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
  13. 1 2 "Kate Bosworth Biography". People. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
  14. ↑ Murray, Rebecca. "Interview with Kate Bosworth". About.com. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  15. ↑ Travers, Peter (2002-09-05). "Blue Crush". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 27, 2008. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
  16. ↑ "Blue Crush (2002)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 25, 2006.
  17. ↑ Smith, Anne (2003-03-31). "BBC Films Review — Blue Crush". BBC. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
  18. ↑ "Business Data for Blue Crush (2002)". IMDB.com. Retrieved May 25, 2006.
  19. ↑ Gleiberman, Owen (2003-10-01). "Wonderland Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
  20. ↑ Gilchrist, Todd (2004-01-22). "IGN: Win a Date with Tad Hamilton Review". IGN. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
  21. ↑ "Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004): Reviews". Metacritic. 2004-01-23. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
  22. ↑ "Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004)". Box Office Mojo. 2004-01-23. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
  23. ↑ Ebert, Roger (2004-12-28). "Beyond the Sea Review". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
  24. ↑ "Beyond the Sea (2004): Reviews". Metacritic. 2004-12-17. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
  25. ↑ "Beyond the Sea (2004)". Box Office Mojo. 2004-12-17. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
  26. ↑ Clinton, Paul (2004-12-17). "Review: 'Beyond' good, thanks to Spacey". CNN. Retrieved 2015-08-15. As Dee, Bosworth gives a dead-on performance, aging from a 16-year-old ingénue into a 27-year-old woman who has seen and experienced things way beyond her years.
  27. ↑ Papamichael, Stella (2006-01-12). "BBC Moves Review — Bee Season". BBC. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
  28. ↑ "Susan Sarandon and Kate Bosworth join Revlon". Cosmetic Business. 2004-04-10. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
  29. ↑ Soriano, César G. (2005-03-23). "Jolie sizzles atop 'FHM' sexiest list". USA Today. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
  30. ↑ "MAXIM MAGAZINE Unveils Their "Hot 100" for 2005". Maxim. 2005-05-10. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
  31. ↑ "Eva Longoria tops Maxim's 'Hot 100' list". AP (USA Today). 2006-05-15. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
  32. ↑ "Kate Bosworth is the New Lois Lane in "Superman Returns". clickthecity.com. 2006-06-09. Retrieved 2007-08-17.
  33. ↑ Travers, Peter (2006-06-22). "Superman Returns Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 20, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
  34. ↑ Dargis, Manohla (2006-06-27). "Superman Returns Review". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
  35. ↑ "Superman Returns (2006): Reviews". Metacritic. 2006-06-28. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
  36. ↑ Lane, Anthony (2006-07-03). "Kryptology". The New Yorker (newyorker.com). p. 2. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
  37. ↑ Mick LaSalle (2006-06-27). "He's Back". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-11-07.
  38. ↑ "Kate Bosworth". Teen Vogue. 2006-08-01.
  39. ↑ "Superman Returns (2006)". Box Office Mojo. 2006-06-28. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
  40. ↑ Simon, Alissa (2007-09-11). "The Girl in the Park Review". Variety. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
  41. ↑ "Films & Schedules — The Girl in the Park". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
  42. ↑ Simon, Alissa (2007-09-12). "The Girl in the Park". Variety.
  43. 1 2 Dargis, Manohla (2008-03-28). "21 Review". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
  44. 1 2 Gleiberman, Owen (2008-03-26). "21 Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
  45. ↑ Kaufman, Joanne (2008-03-28). "'Stop-Loss' Lets Clichés Swamp Iraq War Story". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
  46. ↑ Singer, Sally (2008-01-22). "Seven Dates with Kate". Style.com. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
  47. ↑ "Laundry Warrior Details". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
  48. ↑ "warriors way interview". craveonline.com. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
  49. ↑ "Kate Bosworth plays the odds and wins". Today.com. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  50. ↑ "Kate Bosworth to front Calvin Klein ad campaign". Marie Claire. 2008-01-14. Retrieved 2008-07-29. Actress Kate Bosworth is the latest movie star to turn model as the new face of Calvin Klein Jeans.
  51. ↑ "Kate Bosworth new face at Coach". Marie Claire. 2008-01-28. Retrieved 2008-07-29. The trend for celebrity models looks set to continue, with Mischa Barton revealed as the latest face of Iceberg, and Kate Bosworth for Coach.
  52. ↑ Krupnick, Ellie. "Kate Bosworth Makes Singing Debut in Cotton Ad", The Huffington Post, May 4, 2011. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
  53. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bULAE2cZDJI&cmpid=twmkboz&_$ja=tsid:26765
  54. ↑ "Celebrity Stylist Cher Coulter Dishes on Kate Bosworth, Sienna Miller, and More". 2010-11-10. Archived from the original on 2010-11-19. Retrieved 2010-11-19.
  55. ↑ "Ex-Slingshot Execs (And MySpace Cofounder) Raise $5 Million For Social Commerce Startup BeachMint". 2010-06-14. Retrieved 2010-11-19.
  56. ↑ "Welcome to JewelMint". 2010-10-01. Retrieved 2010-11-19.
  57. ↑ Quereshi, Afsun. "Kate Bosworth Lovs Vanessa Bruno", style.com, September 9, 2011. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
  58. ↑ Coogan, Anna (2008-07-24). "On the cover: Kate Bosworth". Herald. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
  59. ↑ "Kate Bosworth Biography". Celebrity Elle. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
  60. ↑ "LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT FOR BLOOM". Contact Music. 6 July 2006. Retrieved 24 May 2007.
  61. ↑ All Headline News (6 September 2006). "Orlando Bloom And Kate Bosworth Split". Exposay. Retrieved 24 May 2007.
  62. ↑ Malkin, Marc; Malec, Brett (2011-10-27). "PDA Alert! Kate Bosworth and Beau Michael Polish Hit Beverly Hills Bash". E! Online. Retrieved 2011-11-19.
  63. ↑ "Kate Bosworth, Michael Polish Engaged!". UsWeekly Online. 2012-08-08. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  64. ↑ Chi, Paul (August 31, 2013). "Kate Bosworth Marries Michael Polish". People.com. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
  65. ↑ "Top Ten celebrity Buddhists". Wildmind Buddhist Meditation. Wildmind.org. June 5, 2007. Retrieved August 9, 2011.

External links

Wikiquote has quotations related to: Kate Bosworth
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kate Bosworth.

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, April 19, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.