Kate Elizabeth Winslet CBE is a British actress. Often regarded by film critics as one of the "preeminent actresses of her generation", she is known for her work in independent films, particularly period dramas, and usually portrays headstrong, complicated women. Her accolades include an Academy Award, three British Academy Film Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, four Empire Awards, a Critics' Choice Movie Award, an AACTA Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Grammy Award.