Kate Winslet

Director Todd Field and actress Kate Winslet attend the London premiere of "Little Children" Oct. 25, 2006. Her first major movie role was Juliet Hulme in "Heavenly Creatures" (1994). She was working part-time in a deli and was in the midst of making a sandwich when she got the phone call, notifying her that she had won the part.

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