Catherine Ann "Kate" Bosworth (born January 2, 1983) is an American actress and model. She made her film debut in The Horse Whisperer (1998) before landing a lead role as a teenager surfer in the box-office hit Blue Crush (2002). She also had roles in independent films, playing Dawn Schiller in the true crime film Wonderland (2003), and as Sandra Dee in the Bobby Darin biopic Beyond the Sea (2004), which earned her critical acclaim. She also portrayed Lois Lane in Superman Returns (2006), and has had roles in Straw Dogs (2011) and Still Alice (2014).

Biography

Bosworth was accepted to Princeton University in late 2000, but because of continual deferral of her attendance, her acceptance was later revoked. She is a member of the Appalachia Service Project.

In July 2011, Bosworth broke up with her boyfriend, Swedish actor Alexander Skarsgard,
after two years of dating. In mid-2011, Bosworth began dating American director Michael Polish, whom she had met earlier that year when he directed her in the film Big Sur. Bosworth and Polish announced their engagement in August 2012, and married on August 31, 2013 in Philipsburg, Montana.

Bosworth is a fan of the Dallas Cowboys, as mentioned as part of her appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in January 2015.

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