As a testament to her talent, Kate Winslet is a record holder: She's the youngest actress to earn five Academy Award nominations, receiving her first nod for Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility (1995) and her latest for Little Children (2007).
Winslet's heart-wrenching performance in 1997's megahit Titanic made her a household name, of course, but her voluptuous figure has continued to steal headlines: The mother of two openly detests ultra-thin stars, sued a magazine for claiming she saw a diet specialist, and spoke out against a 2003 GQ cover, where she had been digitally slimmed. But at the end of the day, it has always been about the acting: Winslet can next be seen reteaming with Titanic costar Leonardo DiCaprio for the upcoming Revolutionary Road, directed by her Oscar-winning husband Sam Mendes.
After starring as Brad Pitt's wife in Se7en, Paltrow and Pitt started an off-screen romance that thrust the comely couple into the spotlight. They became engaged, but the high-profile relationship ended in 1997 and she moved onto a two-year relationship with Ben Affleck.
Although her star-studded romances made her a star, it was Shakespeare in Love that earned her a Best Actress Oscar. After years of eclectic film choices, Paltrow entered a more selective phase in her career upon marrying Coldplay frontman Chris Martin and having their two children. In 2008, the actress jumped back into a starring role with the comic blockbuster Iron Man opposite Robert Downey Jr.
Known for his rugged good looks (PEOPLE named him Sexiest Man Alive twice), Brad Pitt got his break as the hard-bodied scam artist in Thelma and Louise. But it was his riskier roles as the volatile Tyler Durden in Fight Club and the insane Jeffrey Goines in 12 Monkeys that earned him acclaim and an Oscar nod.
Having famously romanced many high-profile actresses, Pitt married Friends star Jennifer Aniston in 2000, but their union ended in 2005 and he quickly moved on with Mr. & Mrs. Smith costar Angelina Jolie.
The couple attracted worldwide attention when Pitt adopted Jolie's two adopted children (Maddox and Zahara) and expanded their family with biological daughter Shiloh, adopted son Pax, and twins, a boy, Knox Léon, and a girl, Vivienne Marcheline.
Former Harvard student Matt Damon cemented his fame in 1998, when he won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay (Good Will Hunting) with best friend Ben Affleck. Overnight, the two boys-next-door became bonafide A-listers.
While Affleck went on to commercial blockbusters like Armageddon, Damon aligned with award-friendly directors like Steven Spielberg (Saving Private Ryan) and Anthony Minghella (The Talented Mr. Ripley). More recently, Damon has balanced dramatic work in The Departed and The Good Shepherd with popular trilogies like Ocean's Eleven and The Bourne Identity.
Though he has dated starlets like Winona Ryder and Minnie Driver, PEOPLE's Sexiest Man Alive in 2007 has kept his love life private. In 2005, he quietly married Luciana Bozan Barroso before welcoming daughter, Isabella, in 2006. In 2008, the couple will be adding a third child to their brood.
While Affleck went on to commercial blockbusters like Armageddon, Damon aligned with award-friendly directors like Steven Spielberg (Saving Private Ryan) and Anthony Minghella (The Talented Mr. Ripley). More recently, Damon has balanced dramatic work in The Departed and The Good Shepherd with popular trilogies like Ocean's Eleven and The Bourne Identity.
Though he has dated starlets like Winona Ryder and Minnie Driver, PEOPLE's Sexiest Man Alive in 2007 has kept his love life private. In 2005, he quietly married Luciana Bozan Barroso before welcoming daughter, Isabella, in 2006. In 2008, the couple will be adding a third child to their brood.
With a sweet, all-American face lit up by a megawatt smile and luscious lips, actress Jennifer Garner has catapulted onto Hollywood's A-list despite a comparatively short list of prominent roles.
After a recurring role on the WB's Felicity, Jennifer Garner got her big break as grad student-CIA agent Sidney Bristow on ABC's Alias in 2001. But, after five seasons on the show and a Golden Globe win, Garner took on the big screen: she appeared opposite Ben Affleck in the comic book caper Daredevil; buffed up for the crime fighting spin-off Elektra; and giggled in the romantic comedy 13 Going on 30. Meanwhile, she married Affleck in 2005, before having their first child, Violet.
After a recurring role on the WB's Felicity, Jennifer Garner got her big break as grad student-CIA agent Sidney Bristow on ABC's Alias in 2001. But, after five seasons on the show and a Golden Globe win, Garner took on the big screen: she appeared opposite Ben Affleck in the comic book caper Daredevil; buffed up for the crime fighting spin-off Elektra; and giggled in the romantic comedy 13 Going on 30. Meanwhile, she married Affleck in 2005, before having their first child, Violet.
Jennifer Aniston catapulted into stardom as spoiled-but-lovable Rachel Green on the hit TV series Friends. "The Rachel," her layered haircut during the show's second season, sparked a nationwide trend and transformed Aniston into a style icon.
In 2000, she married heartthrob Brad Pitt, but filed for divorce four and a half years later. When reports emerged of Pitt's romance with Mr. & Mrs. Smith costar Angelina Jolie, Aniston earned admiration from fans for her poise and resilience. But, she quickly rebounded with The Break-Up costar Vince Vaughn. Although the pair has since split up, Friends costar Courteney Cox Arquette still says of her real-life best friend, "It's impossible not to like this girl."
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