Life is Not a Dress Rehearsal

(Coming in winter 2006)

(Kate as Ruth in Holy Smoke)

(Kate as Rose in Titanic)

Life Is Not A Dress Rehearsal is the first book-length biography of actress Kate Winslet. The author tells the life story of this amazing young actress from her childhood through spring 2000. The book will be illustrated throughout with candid photos of Kate as well as shots from her various movies.

This book-length biography of Kate will include twelve chapters detailing her life and acting career, a chronology of her life (from birth to present-day), a comprehensive bibliography of books and articles published about her, a filmography of all her films, and a complete listing of all the awards which Kate has been nominated for and those she has received.

Table of Contents

1. "Don't Call Her a Star"
2. Growing Up
3. Kate's Theater and British Television Acting
4. From Deli to the Big Screen: Heavenly Creatures
5. Back to London and A Kid in King Arthur's Court
6. Emma Thompson and Sense and Sensibility
7. Jude and Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet
8. Rose and Titanic: Making the Movie for Kate
9. Hideous Kinky, the Academy Awards, and Holy Smoke
10. Stardom, Marriage, Quills, Enigma, and What the Future Holds for Kate
11. Beginning a New Chapter – New Love, New Projects, New Life
12. Over the Moon: A New Life With Sam Mendes, ESOTSM, Finding Neverland

(Kate as Madeleine in Quills)