Daughter to musician and comedian Bill Hudson (born on October 17, 1949) and Oscar winning actress Goldie Hawn (born on November 21, 1945), Kate Garry Hudson was born on April 19, 1979, in Los Angeles, California. When she was a baby, Kate’s father divorced her mother to marry actress Cindy Williams. Along with three brothers, actor Oliver Hudson (born 1976, father Bill), Boston Russell (born 1980; son of Kurt Russell from his previous marriage) and actor Wyatt Russell (born July 10, 1986; father Russell), Kate grew up under the guidance of her mother and Goldie’s longtime partner, actor Kurt Russell. As a result, Kate considers Russell her true ‘Pa.’

Intent on following in her mother’s footsteps, Kate Hudson, whose nickname is Katie, was interested in acting as a young girl. When she was seven, Kate got her first taste of the camera as Goldie’s daughter in Wildcats (1986). As a child, Kate also developed her love for singing and dancing.

Kate, who shared the same high school with NBA Super Star Baron Davis, attended the Crossroads School of Arts and Sciences. Upon graduation in 1997, she opted to try her hand in acting rather than furthering her studies at NYU’s Tisch School of Drama. Instead of using her family as a vehicle to gain popularity, Kate found herself an agent and started going through the required auditions. In 1996, she eventually made her debut on television. A year later, Kate added modeling to her endeavors and once modeled for Tommy Jeans.

As for her private life, Kate became engaged to Black Crowes’ lead singer Christopher Mark Robinson (born in 1966) in August 2000. The couple decided to tie the knot on New Year’s Eve on December 31, 2000, in Aspen, Colorado. Kate is the mother of son Ryder Russell Robinson (born January 7, 2004). During her off time, the big fan of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin
, Grateful Dead, Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan enjoys playing guitar, piano, writing music, arts & crafts and practicing yoga.