Inheriting a great deal of her mother’s looks and bubbly charm, with a good measure of her own unique talent, presence and level-headedness thrown in, actress Kate Hudson seemed well poised to make the most of her Hollywood legacy. The daughter of actress-producer Goldie Hawn and comedian-musician Bill Hudson, the ingenue was raised by Hawn and her longtime live-in love, fellow actor Kurt Russell amidst their own entertainment careers. Her firsthand knowledge of the workings of Tinseltown and the influence of her business-wise mother made Hudson an actress with no glamorous misconceptions about the film industry. She decided to join the business and secured an agent on her own, landing an audition for the Kurt Russell actioner “Escape from L.A.” (1996) and a 1996 guest spot on TV’s “Party of Five” (Fox).
