Kate Winslet’s 3 Children: Everything to Know

Kate Winslet has played some of the most memorable characters in Hollywood, but her most personal and rewarding role is being a mom of three.

The Titanic the star had three children in her three marriages. Her daughter, Mia Threapleton, who she shares with ex-husband Jim Threapleton, was born in 2000. Three years later, she had a son, Joe Alfie Mendes, with ex-husband Sam Mendes. In 2013, her third child – and first with husband Edward Abel Smith – son Bear Blaze was born.

Over the years, the actress has preferred to keep her children out of the limelight, especially when they were younger. In 2017, Winslet said that she managed to be an active mom. The actress told Harper’s Bazaar that she doesn’t have “a cook or a driver or things like that” because she would rather take care of those responsibilities herself.

“I would be so unhappy if I had those things and I wouldn’t feel like a real person anymore,” she said. “Just because I’m in a position to have those things doesn’t mean I have to. It just wouldn’t be right for my family — I know my kids would absolutely hate it. I want her to look back and remember my chicken soup and of my packed lunches and that it was me on the school run.”

Fans can also thank Winslet’s children for her role in 2022 Avatar: The Way of Water, as they encouraged her to take the role after director James Cameron offered it to her. “My kids said, ‘Oh my God, Mom, you have to do it.’ I said, ‘Obviously.’ I said, ‘Well, they’re going to send the script.’ They said, ‘No, it doesn’t matter. You just have to do it,'” she told PEOPLE.

As for Mia and Joe’s favorite Winslet movie? Older kids tend to prefer her 2004 film Eternal sunshine of a flawless mind.

“Mia and Joe love each other Eternal sunshine of a flawless mind. Love [it], and I love the soundtrack,” she told PEOPLE in December 2022. “So I’ll be hearing from someone’s bedroom on a regular basis, Beck throwing himself. I’ll say, ‘That’s it Eternal sunshine.’ So it’s kind of amazing.”

Here’s everything you need to know about Kate Winslet’s three children.

Mia Honey Threapleton, 23

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Winslet shares her eldest child and only daughter, Mia Honey Threapleton, with ex-husband Jim Threapleton. Mia was born on October 12, 2000, although her parents publicly separated just 11 months later.

Now grown up, Mia follows in the footsteps of her famous mom and graces the screen.

She made her film debut in 2020 ShadowsMia spoke up Diversity about her role in the post-apocalyptic thriller.

“I never really spent a lot of time around the sets that my mom worked on. It was always a special treat. It’s a very different experience when it’s happening to you and not just something I watched from time to time,” she told the outlet. . “I really understand why my mom always impressed upon us how hard work is. She’s right! And I loved every second of it.”

In 2021, Winslet revealed that her daughter started acting without anyone noticing because of the different last names.

“[She’s] 20 and acting,” Winslet told Scottish TV host Lorraine Kelly in 2021. “She’s away in the Czech Republic now, getting ready to start a TV series there.”

Winslet also said that she had a “hunch” that Mia would become an actress.

“What’s great about her is that she has a different last name,” Winslet added. “So she went under the radar and the people who hired her had no idea she was my daughter…that was important for her confidence, of course.”

In 2022, the mother-daughter duo got the chance to share the screen in a movie I’m Ruth.

The Avatar the actress later said BBC One Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg that she was “blown away” by Mia’s performance in the film, adding that her daughter “didn’t need my help at all”.

Winslet continued, “Sometimes I might introduce her to a technical trick here and there. Just little things I’ve picked up along the way, like changing the line of the eyes… Little things like that, no one teaches you. And she appreciated those things.”

The film later won the 2023 TV BAFTA for Best Individual Drama (Winslet also won Best Actress for her role.) Winslet and Mia walked the red carpet together at the awards.

Joe Alfie Mendes, 19

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The actress welcomed her second child and first son, Joe Alfie Mendes, on December 22, 2003. Winslet shares Joe with her ex-husband Sam Mendes, whom she married in 2003 and divorced in 2010.

Joe was born in New York, and although he leads a very private life, Winslet previously revealed that her 19-year-old son is involved in art.

Speaking about how the lockdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic have affected her children, ammonite star told Jimmy Kimmel during an interview, “My daughter is 20 and my son is 17 … my little boy is 7, but yeah, I think it’s hard for everybody, but he’s very musical so [Joe is] can zoom with his friends and make a lot of music.”

In October 2023 Veronica Roth — author of the book Divergent book series — told PEOPLE about a funny interaction she had with Joe when he was no more than 10 years old. At the time, Winslet was filming, Rebelin which she plays the evil Jeanine.

“The best thing that happened was probably when her son was on set and came up to me and said, ‘Why did you kill my mom?'” Roth recalled. “I said, ‘I didn’t know it was going to be your mom when I did it,’ and he said, ‘That makes sense.’ That was it. After that he left.”

Bear Blaze Winslet, 10

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Winslet’s youngest child, Bear Blaze, who she shares with her current husband Edward Abel Smith, was born on December 7, 2013. During an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show In 2014, Winslet shared the meaning behind her son’s unique name.

The Emmy-winning actress explained that Bear’s middle name refers to the house fire Winslet escaped from in August 2011 while on vacation in the Caribbean, the same weekend she met Smith, officially known as Ned Rocknroll.

“The house burned down, but we survived,” she says. “But we wanted something with fire, so Blaze was the name we came up with.”

During the appearance at the 2021 Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Winslet told the talk show host that her then 7-year-old son had already decided on his future career.

“The other day my son was very funny. He turned to me and said, ‘Mom, I have a confession to make,'” she recalled during the interview.

“He said, ‘I’m just going to come out with it. I’m just going to say it,’ and I was like, ‘Oh my God, the drama.’ She looks at me and says, ‘I want to be an actress,'” she said as she and Kimmel burst out laughing.

Winslet said she started laughing at her son’s response, to which Bear replied, “It’s not funny, I want to be an actress. Sign me up.”

“What are you doing with that, honestly? It’s funny, it made me laugh,” Winslet acknowledged of her son’s statement.

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