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Kate Bosworth (born January 2, 1983) is an American actress. After appearing in 1998's The Horse Whisperer, Bosworth became well known with a leading role in 2002's Blue Crush, and has since appeared in several notable films, including Superman Returns, where she played Lois Lane.

Kate Bosworth's first film role came after an open casting call in New York for the supporting part of Judith in the 1998 film, The Horse Whisperer. The film's producers needed someone who was already an experienced horse rider, leading to Bosworth's successful audition for the role. Kate Bosworth subsequently had a small part in the 2000 film Remember the Titans. In 2001, Kate Bosworth moved to Los Angeles in hopes of obtaining easier access to auditions and better film parts. Kate Bosworth's first leading role was in 2002's surfing movie Blue Crush, which Kate Bosworth prepared for by working out with two separate trainers six hours a day for months in order to add fifteen pounds of muscle to her frame.

After Blue Crush, Kate Bosworth took on roles in the indie films The Rules of Attraction and a darker turn in Wonderland opposite Val Kilmer, where she played the teenage girlfriend of legendary porn star John Holmes.

After going through many screen tests and competing with other actresses for the role, Kate Bosworth was cast as reporter Lois Lane in the highly anticipated adaptation to the Superman comics, Superman Returns. Kate Bosworth starred along with her Beyond the Sea co-star Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor, as well as newcomer Brandon Routh as Superman. A sequel to Superman Returns is planned for a release in the summer of 2009. Kate Bosworth was in plans to star in a film called Seasons of Dust directed by former co-star Tim Blake Nelson with her then-boyfriend Orlando Bloom, but the movie was dropped after their relationship ended.

Kate Bosworth will star in the psychological drama called The Girl in the Park with Sigourney Weaver, Alessandro Nivola and Keri Russell. She plays Louise, a trouble young girl taken under Weaver's character's wing. This movie is written and directed by Pulitzer Prize winner David Auburn in his directorial debut. Filming began in November 2006 and was completed December 21, 2006. The film will have its premiere at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival, and is expected to hit theaters towards the end of 2007 to possibly an early 2008 release.