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Goldie Hawn
Goldie Hawn at the 1989 Oscars.
Born
Goldie Jean Hawn
Years active1967-present
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) [1]
Spouse(s)Gus Trikonis (1969-1976)
Bill Hudson (1976-1980)
PartnerKurt Russell (1982-)
ChildrenOliver Hudson (b.1976)
Kate Hudson (b.1979)
Wyatt Russell (b.1986)

Goldie Jean Hawn (born November 21 1945) is an Academy Award-winning American actress, director and producer. She is known for starring in a series of successful film comedies during the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. Her daughter is Kate Hudson, who is also an Oscar-nominated actress.

Early life

Hawn was born in Washington, DC, to Edward Rutledge Hawn (a band musician who played at major events in Washington) and Laura Steinhoff (a jewelery shop/ dance school owner); she has a sister, Patricia, and had a brother, Edward, who died before she was born. She was raised in Takoma Park, Maryland. Her father, a descendant of Edward Rutledge (a signer of the Declaration of Independence), was a Presbyterian of part German and part Dutch descent. Her mother was Jewish-American, the daughter of Max Steinhoff and Fanny Weiss, immigrants from Hungary;[2] Hawn was raised in the Jewish religion, although she attended church and the family did celebrate Christmas.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). As of 2006, her last film appearance was in the 2002 film The Banger Sisters.

In 2005, Hawn's autobiography, A Lotus Grows in the Mud, was published. Hawn claims that the book is not a Hollywood tell-all, but rather a memoir and record of what she has learned in her life so far.

Hawn announced in an interview with AARP's magazine that her next film project would be called Ashes to Ashes and co-star her partner Kurt Russell. The film is about a New York widow who loses her late husband's ashes in India.[3]

Personal life

Relationships and family

Hawn was married to Gus Trikonis from 1969 to 1976. She married Bill Hudson, of the Hudson Brothers, in 1976; the two divorced in 1980 and have two children, Oliver (born 1976) and Kate Hudson (born 1979), both of whom are now noted actors.

Hawn has been in a relationship with actor Kurt Russell since 1982, when the two reconnected on the set of Swing Shift (they previously met while filming 1968's The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band). The couple have a son together, Wyatt Russell, who lives in Vancouver, B.C., Canada, learning and playing hockey. Wyatt is currently a goalie with the Brampton Capitals of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League. He starts college in 2007 and will be playing for the CHA Champion University of Alabama in Huntsville Chargers. She also is stepmother to Kurt Russell's son Boston. Hawn became a grandmother on January 7, 2004, when her daughter, Kate Hudson, gave birth to son Ryder Russell Robinson. She then became a grandmother for a second time when son, Oliver Hudson and his wife, actress Erinn Bartlett, welcomed their son Wilder Brooks Hudson, on August 23, 2007.

Religion

Hawn became involved in Eastern philosophy in 1972. She was raised Jewish but is now a practicing Buddhist and has raised her children in both Buddhist and Jewish traditions. She has stated on the Larry King Show that she is a Jewish Buddhist, but neither more Jewish nor more Buddhist.[4] Even though she might have converted to Buddhism, she has said in an interview that she never had to forsake her Jewish heritage to embrace Buddhism. In many interviews, she states that she still holds Jewish beliefs and her Jewish religion and heritage comes before Buddhism.[5] Hawn travels to India annually, and has visited Israel, stating that she felt a strong identification with its people.[6]

Moreover, Hawn founded and funds the Goldie Hawn Institute, formerly called the Bright Lights Foundation. The institute teaches the Buddhist technique of mindfulness training; where fourth through seventh graders are instructed in mindful awareness techniques and positive thinking skills, then tested for changes in behavior, social and emotional competence, and moral development. One school official reports that in one classroom, the children went from having the most behavioral problems, to having zero behavioral problems.

Hawn realizes that many parents oppose bringing Buddhist methods into public schools, and recently stated in Greater Good magazine, published by Greater Good Science Center: "There will always be people who see this as scary, or as some kind of Eastern philosophy that they don't want for their kids." Hawn adds, "Mindfulness gives kids a tool for understanding how their brain works, for having more self-control."

Politics

Goldie Hawn is a self-described humanist and liberal with libertarian tendencies. She endorsed Al Gore in 2000 but withheld her endorsement in the 2004 election cycle. Her partner, Kurt Russell, is a member of the Libertarian Party and a ranking member of the National Rifle Association (NRA) who supported George W. Bush in both election cycles.

Selected filmography

Year Title Role Other notes
1968 The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band Giggly Girl
1969 Cactus Flower Toni Simmons Academy Award - Best Supporting Actress Oscar
1970 There's a Girl in My Soup Marion
1971 $ Dawn Divine aka Dollars
1972 Butterflies Are Free Jill Tanner
1974 The Sugarland Express Lou Jean Poplin
The Girl from Petrovka Oktyabrina
1975 Shampoo Jill
1976 The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox Amanda Quaid/Duchess Swansbury
1978 Foul Play Gloria Mundy
1979 Lovers and Liars Anita
1980 Private Benjamin Pvt. Judy Benjamin/Goodman Academy Award nomination - Best Actress
Seems Like Old Times Glenda Gardenia Parks
1982 Best Friends Paula McCullen
1984 Swing Shift Kay Walsh
Protocol Sunny Davis
1986 Wildcats Molly McGrath
1987 Overboard Joanna Stayton/Annie Proffitt
1990 Bird on a Wire Marianne Graves
1991 Deceived Adrienne Saunders
1992 CrissCross Tracy Cross
HouseSitter Gwen Phillips
Death Becomes Her Helen Sharp
1996 The First Wives Club Elise Elliot
Everyone Says I Love You Steffi Dandridge
1999 The Out-of-Towners Nancy Clark
2001 Town & Country Mona Miller
2002 The Banger Sisters Suzette
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Preceded by Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
1969
for Cactus Flower 		Succeeded by
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48th Academy Awards (with Gene Kelly, Walter Matthau, George Segal, and Robert Shaw) 		Succeeded by
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59th Academy Awards (with Chevy Chase and Paul Hogan) 		Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ http://www.celebheights.com/s/Goldie-Hawn-1441.html
  2. ^ "Ancestry.com". Kate Hudson Family Tree. Retrieved April 5. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ http://www.aarpmagazine.org/entertainment/goldie_luxe.html
  4. ^ http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0602/24/lkl.01.html
  5. ^ http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art28018.asp
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference religion was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

Interviews

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