

Global stardom followed with her leading role in James Cameron's epic romance Titanic (1997), which was the highest-grossing film at the time. She made her film debut playing a teenage murderess in Heavenly Creatures (1994), and went on to win a BAFTA Award for playing Marianne Dashwood in Sense and Sensibility (1995).

Her first screen appearance, at age 15, was in the British television series Dark Season (1991). Winslet studied drama at the Redroofs Theatre School. She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2012. Time magazine named Winslet one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 20. Known for her work in independent films, particularly period dramas, and for her portrayals of headstrong and complicated women, she has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, and five Golden Globe Awards. Authentic and honest, The Dressmaker is a compelling and vivid story that will have you holding your breath until the last page.Kate Elizabeth Winslet CBE ( / ˈ w ɪ n z l ə t/ born 5 October 1975) is an English actress. Suddenly she finds herself torn between loyalty to the fiery woman who could help her realise her ambitions and the devastating truth that her mentor may not be all she seems. On dry land, savage rumours begin to circulate: did Lady Duff Gordon save herself at the expense of others? Tess's dream of becoming a skilled dressmaker is within her grasp but now she is faced with a terrible choice. When disaster strikes, Tess is one of the last people allowed on a lifeboat - her employer also survives.

Tess, an aspiring seamstress, is stunned at her luck when the famous designer Lady Lucile Duff Gordon hires her to be a personal maid on the Titanic's doomed voyage. Torn between her dreams and the truth, she was faced with an impossible choice.
