Bio: 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.
Tivia: She has different colored eyes, her left is blue, her right is brown.Is a champion equestrian.Used a family Christmas card photo as the required headshot for the audition of The Horse Whisperer (1998).Veteran member of the Appalachia Service Project. This is a non-profit organization which for 8 weeks each summer sends groups to the Appalachian region to build and repair homes for families living there.She has been accepted to Princeton University, but she has repeatedly deferred her acceptance probably for the sake of movie production.(August 31, 2013) Married her boyfriend of 2 years, Michael Polish, following a year-long engagement.Was in a relationship with Alexander Skarsg?rd [2009-2011].Played the love interest of James Marsden in 2 unrelated films: Superman Returns (2006) and Straw Dogs (2011).Was originally cast as Veronika in Veronika Decides to Die (2009), but was later replaced by actress Sarah Michelle Gellar.Is a member of the National Honor Society.Was the first choice for the role of "Gail" in Sin City (2005). The role would eventually go to Rosario Dawson.Considered for the role of "Susan Storm/Invisible Girl" in Fantastic Four (2005).Not a relation of Brian Bosworth.Played varsity soccer and lacrosse in high school.Appeared on Victoria's Secret 2008 "What Is Sexy?" list. She was declared as having the "sexiest eyes".Stepmother of Jasper Polish.Split with boyfriend Orlando Bloom [September 5, 2006].Second wife of Michael Polish.Served as Co-Chair at the Fifth Annual "Summer of Love Art Party" at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. (2007).At the 2006 Melbourne Cup, she presented the trophy to the winning connections of the Motorola Mackinnon Stakes on Derby Day.Was a client of J.J. Harris, who died on August 30, 2013, a day before her wedding to Michael Polish.Judge of the Women's Classic Racewear at the 2006 Melbourne Cup.Has two cats, Louise and Dusty.Was in a relationship with James Rousseau [2006-2010].She has English, Irish, German, Cornish, and Welsh ancestry.Rated #8 in Maxim's Hot 100 of 2006.Ranked as #60 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement. (2005).Named #38 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list.Rated #2 on E!'s list of 2006's "Girls of Summer".Named #69 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement. (2006).Sister-in-law of Mark Polish and Wendy Polish.Born at 5:55 PM - PST.Ranked #76 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list.As of March 2023, Bosworth announced her engagement to actor Justin Long after year dating.