Kate Garry Hudson (born
April 19,
1979) is an
American actress. Born in
Los Angeles, California, she is the daughter of actress
Goldie Hawn and musician
Bill Hudson[?]. Her breakthrough role was as Penny Lane in
Cameron Crowe[?]'s
Almost Famous[?] (2000), for which she was nominated for an
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She is married to
Black Crowes frontman
Chris Robinson.