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Who is Kate Winslet’s daughter Mia Threapleton and who is her father?-Pierra Willix-Entertainment – Metro
The pair are starring together in I Am Ruth.
The mother-daughter duo join forces in new drama I Am Ruth (Picture: Joss Barratt)
Kate Winslet was just 22 when she starred in the blockbuster Titanic, and now her daughter of the same age is about to appear with her mum in a major role.
In the latest instalment of Dominic Savage’s I Am… series, Kate, 47, has co-written the drama I Am Ruth and stars as the titular character, while her real-life daughter Mia Threapleton plays her on-screen child.
The series previously featured Line of Duty’s Vicky McClure in I Am Nicola and Gentleman Jack star Suranne Jones in I Am Victoria, while Samantha Morton was nominated for a Bafta for her turn in I Am Kirsty.
The latest tale, released as part of season three, follows Ruth, a loving and concerned mother who witnesses her teenage daughter Freya (Mia) retreating into herself as she becomes more and more consumed by the pressures of social media.
It’s not the first time Kate and her daughter have appeared on screen together.
Mia, 22, made an appearance in the minor role of Helene in 2014 film A Little Chaos, but this marks her first major role opposite her mother, who will soon be seen in the blockbuster Avatar sequel.
Kate, pictured with her ex-husband Jim and baby Mia, has three children (Picture: Antony Jones/UK Press via Getty Images)
But just who is the up-and-coming actress, who is following in her very famous mum’s footsteps?
Who is Mia Honey Thereapleton?
Kate met Mia’s father Jim Threapleton on the set of the 1998 movie Hideous Kinky, on which he served as an assistant director.
They married at Kate’s primary school in Reading the same year of the film’s release and two years later their daughter was born.
However the couple divorced in 2001, with Kate once describing their marriage as a ‘mess’.
Last year, the Academy Award winner said that she anticipated that her daughter would follow her into acting.
Could Shadows star Mia achieve the same levels of acclaim as her mother? (Picture: Ascent Film)
‘I think I always suspected, and then sure enough, [a] couple of years ago she turned around and said, “I think I would like to give it a go”,’ she said during an appearance on Lorraine.
‘What’s been really great for her is she has a different surname so that initial job out of the gate, she slipped right under the radar and the people who cast her had absolutely no idea that she was my daughter.
‘And of course, that was my biggest fear and most important for her self-esteem, of course.’
Mia already has a few acting credits to her name, including TV series Dangerous Liaisons and independent film Shadows, as well as 2014’s A Little Chaos, which also starred the late Alan Rickman and Helen McCrory.
Jim and Kate were married for three years (Picture: Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
Who is her father Jim Thereapleton?
Starting his career in the film industry, Jim was working in the crew of Hideous Kinky when he met Kate.
The film, based on Esther Freud’s semi-autobiographical 1992 novel of the same name, followed a young English mother who moves from London to Morocco with her two young daughters in the early 1970s.
His first work as a director and writer was the 2007 film Extraordinary Rendition, starring Omar Berdouni and Andy Serkis.
After separating from Kate, Jim had two more children with his second wife, Julie Vuorinen (Picture: Getty Images)
He later completed his Fine Art MA in 2010 and was awarded his doctorate from Chelsea College of Art, London in 2016.
He has exhibited internationally and is currently holding an exhibition called Lorem Ipsum in London.
After splitting from Kate, he went on to marry Julie Vuorinen, a school administrator and teacher to special needs students.
Kate is also appearing in the upcoming Avatar sequel and attended the premiere this week (Picture: Toby Melville/ Reuters)
Does Kate Winslet have any other children?
Mia has two younger siblings from Kate’s subsequent relationships.
From 2003 to 2011, Kate was married to film director Sam Mendes, with whom she shares a son called Joe, born the same year of their wedding.
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In 2012, the actress married Edward Abel Smith (legally known as Ned Rocknroll), the nephew of Richard Branson, and the couple have a son called Bear.
Mia also has two sisters from her father’s second marriage, who are called Olivia and Georgia.
I Am Ruth airs tonight at 9pm on Channel 4.
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