Kate Bosworth(I)
- Actress
- Producer
Kate Bosworth was born in Los Angeles, California, to Patricia
(Potter), a homemaker, and Harold Bosworth, who was an executive for
Talbots. Unlike the characters Bosworth has portrayed in television and
in film, which are known as "townies", Kate spent most of her childhood
in different cities and states. At age 6, she and her parents moved to
San Francisco, then to Connecticut at 9, and to Cohasset,
Massachusetts, at 14. It was at 14 that Kate, a champion equestrian,
learned of a casting call for a movie about horses.
Although Kate attended the open audition in New York for the
Robert Redford film
The Horse Whisperer (1998)
simply in hopes of getting the experience of what it was like to
audition for a movie role, she won the role of the female lead's best
friend and the chance to work with director/star
Robert Redford. Her previous
acting experience had consisted of singing at county fairs in
California and acting in a community theatre production of "Annie".
However, since landing the movie role, Kate seemed to be in more sound
stages than ranches. Fearful that an early career would rob her of her
childhood, she took 18 months off to live a normal life before opting
to plunge into acting again. In 2000, she landed the role of the bratty
sister in the feature film
The Newcomers (2000) and the part
of a football co-captain's girlfriend in the
Denzel Washington movie
Remember the Titans (2000).
Throughout high school, Kate maintained academic excellence and was an
honor roll student and a member of National Honor Society. In her spare
time, she has volunteered with various non-profit organizations,
including a Los Angeles program for physically challenged children who
learn to ride horses with assistance.
(Potter), a homemaker, and Harold Bosworth, who was an executive for
Talbots. Unlike the characters Bosworth has portrayed in television and
in film, which are known as "townies", Kate spent most of her childhood
in different cities and states. At age 6, she and her parents moved to
San Francisco, then to Connecticut at 9, and to Cohasset,
Massachusetts, at 14. It was at 14 that Kate, a champion equestrian,
learned of a casting call for a movie about horses.
Although Kate attended the open audition in New York for the
Robert Redford film
The Horse Whisperer (1998)
simply in hopes of getting the experience of what it was like to
audition for a movie role, she won the role of the female lead's best
friend and the chance to work with director/star
Robert Redford. Her previous
acting experience had consisted of singing at county fairs in
California and acting in a community theatre production of "Annie".
However, since landing the movie role, Kate seemed to be in more sound
stages than ranches. Fearful that an early career would rob her of her
childhood, she took 18 months off to live a normal life before opting
to plunge into acting again. In 2000, she landed the role of the bratty
sister in the feature film
The Newcomers (2000) and the part
of a football co-captain's girlfriend in the
Denzel Washington movie
Remember the Titans (2000).
Throughout high school, Kate maintained academic excellence and was an
honor roll student and a member of National Honor Society. In her spare
time, she has volunteered with various non-profit organizations,
including a Los Angeles program for physically challenged children who
learn to ride horses with assistance.