Happy Birthday Goldie Hawn! The beloved actress turns 78 today!

celebrating her daughter Kate Hudson’s 45th birthday, and shared a stunning throwback picture to honor the special day. In the picture Kate appeared to be in her late teens or early twenties, and is giving her mom a big hug as the pose for the camera.

Both Goldie and Kate are wearing white tank tops and blue denim jeans, with their blonde hair framing their matching smiles.

“Happy birthday, my darling daughter @katehudson! Among all the things you have already accomplished in your life—amazing mother, great dancer, Academy Award-nominated actress, and now a fantastic singer—let us not forget you were the fastest runner in high school and all of LA!” Goldie captioned the postShe was the romcom queen of the 2000s and a critically acclaimed appearance in the Netflix murder mystery Knives Out: A Glass Onion Mystery alongside Daniel Craig in 2022 renewed interest in Kate’s career; in March 2024 it was announced she would be producing and starring in a new untitled Netflix comedy from Mindy.

Kate will star as Isla Gordon who is unexpectedly appointed head of the family business — which happens to be one of the most famous professional basketball franchises in the country. It is loosely based on the real life of Jeanie Buss, the President of the Los Angeles Lakers.