Mia Threapleton is the daughter of actress Kate Winslet and her first husband, Jim Threapleton. Following her mother’s footsteps, Mia is also an actress, known for her roles in A Little Chaos (2014) and Shadows (2020).
Mia’s career has just started to take shape, and there is a lot more for her growth. Let us watch over her in what life career she will lead to as we walk on our own path.
Let’s find more about her below!
Mia Threapleton Parents Details
Mia Threapleton’s mother, Kate Winslet, is a world-renowned actress from Hollywood. Mia is Kate and her first husband, Jim Threapleton’s daughter. Kate and Jim were married from 1998 to 2001. Mia was only one year old when her parents got separated.
The role that made Kate Winslet, her mother, known to the world was Rose DeWitt Bukater, the passionate, rosy-cheeked aristocrat in James Cameron’s Titanic (1997). She achieved a Best Actress nomination from her performance in the movie, making her the youngest actress ever to receive two Academy Award nominations.
As of 2021, Kate has earned 162 nominations in awards related to the film industry and won 91, including an Oscar. She won the Oscar award in 2009 for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in ‘The Reader’ (2008).
Mia’s dad, Jim Threatpleton, is a filmmaker, actor, and painter, best known for his directional skills in the 2007 drama film ‘Extraordinary Rendition.’ This movie of his won the Trailblazer Award at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. It was also nominated for the Michael Powell Award at the same film festival and the prestigious British Independent Film Awards in 2008.
Jim is also famous for his work as an assistant director in hit movies, such as the 1999 fantasy flick ‘The Mummy,’ the 1998 British period drama movie ‘The Governess’ and the 1998 semi-autobiographical drama ‘Hideous Kinky.’ Before directing ‘Extraordinary Rendition,’ he directed an episode titled ‘Party On’ in 2001 for the horror anthology TV series, ‘Dark Realm.’
Mia Threapleton with her dad Jim Threapleton and mom Kate Winslet (©: Pinterest)
Kate and Jim became close when Kate was still not known to the world. They began a relationship and eventually married in November 1998. They welcomed Mia in 2000 and were divorced in 2001.
Kate once spoke in an interview with Index Magazine a few years after her first divorce about how Threapleton didn’t want Winslet to become too famous. To keep him happy, she searched for only supporting roles but ultimately felt like he was killing her passion. So, in the end, she left him, which was the right call for everyone.
Taking the topic back to Mia, she was interested in acting since childhood and wanted to launch herself in the film industry. It was an easy task for her as she is the daughter of prominent actress Kate Winslet. But wanting to do something in the field of acting on her own, she went by her father’s last name, Threaploten, to be under the radar as a normal person who has an interest in acting. And now she is making her own path of her career to walk on.
Mia Threapleton Hollywood Career, & Movies
Mia Threapleton made her acting debut in the Ireland-set chiller ‘Shadows,’ directed by Italy’s Carlo Lavagna. She had just finished school and went to her first audition for the film ‘Shadows’ and bagged herself a role. Many viewers praised her for naturalistic acting in the film.
Kate became a proud mother to hear her daughter’s success earned by herself independently and by taking upon the last name Threapleton. When Mia went around going for an audition, no one had noticed that she was Kate’s daughter. This gave her self-esteem, as described by Kate in a recent interview.
“Mia’s 20 and acting,” Kate gushed during an interview with Lorraine Kelly on 19 April 2021. “She’s away just now in the Czech Republic about to start work on a TV series over there.” She also added:
“That’s been a wonderful thing… I think I knew [sic] was coming, I always suspected,” the actress explained of her daughter following in her footsteps. “And then a few years ago, she turned around and said, ‘I think I would like to give it a go.”
Kate is proud of her daughter for making her own path for her own career and without Kate’s Hollywood connection.
Who Is Mia Threapleton?
Mia Threapleton, as Mia Honey Threapleton, was born on 12 October 2000 in London, UK. Her mother raised her after her parents split when she was just one year old. She has two maternal half-siblings; Joe Alfie Winslet Mendes and Bear Blaze Winslet, two paternal half-siblings, Olivia and Georgia, and a brother named Skyler Threapleton.
She has taken on Winslet’s profession and her dad Jim Threapleton’s last name. With her dad’s last name, she was able to go under the radar without anyone knowing that she was the daughter of the famous actress Kate.
The 20-years-old British actress has been getting the roles to be featured by herself and feels happy. Her mother, Kate, is also proud of her and usually talks about her daughter in interviews and shows.
Mia attended school in New York City with her half-sibling, Joe, as they walked to school with their mother, Kate.