Kate Winslet's HBO miniseries has given the actress some of her best roles in recent years, but how do they rank alongside each other? After acclaimed performances in movies like Peter Jackson's Heavenly Creatures, Kate Winslet became a movie star almost instantly thanks to the unprecedented success of Titanic. A glance at Kate Winslet's best movie performances reveals she largely avoided big-budget roles or easy paydays, in favor of more challenging material like Holy Smoke, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind or The Reader.