Winslet’s New Addition

Oscar-nominated actress Kate Winslet has given birth to her first child. Winslet and her husband, director Jim Threapleton, celebrated the birth of a daughter last Thursday (12 October 2000). In an announcement by the star's publicist today, the couple revealed that the baby, born in London, will be called Mia. The birth marks the start of a self-imposed career break for Winslet who's been busy working on projects up until the last minute. Quills, her movie with Geoffrey Rush and Joaquin Phoenix receives its world premiere at the London Film Festival on 3 November 2000. It's been a good week for Winslet who has just heard that the council in her home town of Reading are about to name a street in her honour. The site of an old cinema in the town centre will be named Winslet Close.