Kate Hudson adds Feathers to her cap
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Ever since her luminous (and Oscar-nominated) turn as groovy groupie Penny Lane in Cameron Crowe's 2000 rock and roll memoir, Almost Famous, actress Kate Hudson's star power has been searing the eucalyptus bushes of the Hollywood Hills. And while in time the blaze of that early triumph will die down, the actress's dramatic DNA -- mom is '70s screen sweetheart Goldie Hawn (step-dad is actor Kurt Russell) -- newsworthy nuptials (with Black Crowes front man Chris Robinson) and California Girl gorgeousness are sure to keep her in the spotlight.
To be fair, in spite of her notable connections, Hudson doesn't exude a drop of movie star mojo. Rather, like patchouli oil at a Crowes concert, confidence subtly surrounds the 22-year-old bohemian beauty, who always appears eminently comfortable in her perfect peaches-and-cream skin.
In the following months she will appear in no less than three films: opposite Heath Ledger in The Four Feathers, Elizabeth helmer Shekhar Kapur's sweeping drama about British imperialism in 1930s Sudan; Le Divorce, a modern-day farce from Merchant-Ivory with an eclectic international cast; and How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days, a romantic comedy that costars Matthew McConaughey. Plus, she's already started production on Rob Reiner's Alex and Emma, with Luke Wilson.