Hawn rose to fame on the sketch comedy program Laugh-In before going on to receive the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Cactus Flower in 1969. Goldie continued forging her successful career appearing in films such as Private Benjamin, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. She later starred in a number of box-office hits including Overboard, The First Wives Club, The Out-of-Towners and The Banger Sisters.

Hawn has authored two best-selling books, a memoir A Lotus Grows in the Mud, in 2005 and in 2011, 10 Mindful Minutes, offering guidance on raising healthy, joyful and resilient children. In 2015, Hawn released 10 Mindful Minutes: A Journal, a practical application to her last book, offering prompts and exercises to enhance the reader’s daily life through mindfulness practice.

Goldie has lived with her partner Kurt Russell for over 30 years and has four grown children, Oliver and Kate Hudson, Wyatt Russell and stepson Boston Russell. They have also been blessed with seven grandchildren.