Her role as Penny Lane in 'Almost Famous' (2000)
April 19, 1979 ((Los Angeles, California, USA))
Background:
California native Kate Hudson attracted the attention of the public when she was
cast as naïve Cindy, opposite popular actors Jay Mohr, Ben Affleck, Paul Rudd,
and Courtney Love, in the comedy film 200 Cigarettes (1999). In 2000, Kate was
launched to stardom after her portrayal as rock groupie Penny Lane in Cameron
Crowe's autobiographical film Almost Famous (2000). Because of her bravura
performance, she was highly praised with the Phoenix Film Critics Society,
Broadcast Film Critics Association, Florida Film Critics Circle, the Golden
Satellite, Las Vegas Film Critics and the Online Film Critics Society in 2000.
Moreover, Kate won a Golden Globe and a Blockbuster Entertainment award in 2001
as well as received an Oscar nominati ..[Full version] | |
