# Kate Upton - Will she eventually have a big movie career? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 5, 2013, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-upton-will-she-eventually-have-a-big-movie-career/649419 "2013-02-05T20:42:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-upton-will-she-eventually-have-a-big-movie-career/649419/1 "2013-02-05T20:42:31Z")
Kate Upton is bringing back a bygone era when sexy women had curves. Sophia Loren, Gina Lollobrigida, Marilyn Monroe, that was a special time. Kate is on a roll with this sexy Hardees commercial. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMi8fcGSozc) And of course the Superbowl commercial [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XekiPd3U9Eg) I know she’s making big money modeling. I hope she’s interested in acting someday. This girl needs to get serious with acting lessons. I could see her as a major star someday. She just needs the right role to get her started. Anyone else impressed with Kate Upton? Doesn’t she have a star quality beyond your typical big titted model? There’s plenty of busty models out there. I think Kate’s got that same potential as Marilyn did. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-upton-will-she-eventually-have-a-big-movie-career/649419/2 "2013-02-05T21:17:24Z")
You’re basing an entire acting career on 4 words spoken in two commercials that used her simply because she is a ‘typical big titted model’?! That’s quite a stretch. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-upton-will-she-eventually-have-a-big-movie-career/649419/3 "2013-02-05T21:22:58Z")
“You could be a big star, someday, Kate, a BIG STAR! Just have a seat on that couch over there. Don’t mind this camera, I film all of my interviews.” ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-upton-will-she-eventually-have-a-big-movie-career/649419/4 "2013-02-05T21:25:25Z")
Thats why I mentioned taking acting lessons. Marilyn Monroe studied in NY at the Actors Studio. You have to have that kind of training to go along with great looks. Looks can only go so far. Theres also sensuality which the greats also have. Susan Sarandon is a modern example of someone that can act, has a great body, and a simmering sensuality that lights up the screen. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-upton-will-she-eventually-have-a-big-movie-career/649419/5 "2013-02-05T21:32:55Z")
Her filmography so far consists of _The Tower Heist_ and _The three stooges_. Not an auspicious start. ---
**Author:** ![brickbacon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@brickbacon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brickbacon)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-upton-will-she-eventually-have-a-big-movie-career/649419/6 "2013-02-05T21:44:21Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Anyone else impressed with Kate Upton? Doesn’t she have a star quality beyond your typical big titted model? There’s plenty of busty models out there. I think Kate’s got that same potential as Marilyn did. She is pretty funny in this [video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7hPAgN3hP8). Also, she has already been in movies (Tower Heist, The Three Stooges). I think she can fill a certain niche, but unless she has real acting chops, I don’t see her having a substantive career. In some ways, her look could be a hindrance in getting real acting roles. ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-upton-will-she-eventually-have-a-big-movie-career/649419/7 "2013-02-05T22:12:42Z")
Not familiar enough with Kate Upton to conjure a mental image without following the OP’s Link. Wha??? A follow-up Google image search to compare other images . . . Really? She’s “bringing back a bygone era when sexy women had curves”??? Are large breasts now the _only_ measure of a woman’s curves? (bra & panty photo SFW?) [This woman’s waist and hips _are of practically the SAME dimensions_.](http://www.moarcelebs.com/wp-content/photos/kate_upton_beach_121911/Kate-Upton-28.jpg) :smack: And her legs look like they belong on a smaller woman’s body. Prior to the image search, watching the carwash commercial I was struck by how ass-less she is. Were we in a mall together, I would make absolutely no noteworthy effort to board an escalator behind her. I’m not arguing whether or not she’s attractive, she’s a perfectly attractive woman. Besides, _de gustibus_ and all that. It’s the OP’s description of a woman with “curves”. Really? Only if you cease to evaluate her body _considerably_ far north of her navel. We’re comparing her to [Sophia Loren](http://images5.fanpop.com/image/photos/26100000/Sophia-Loren-sophia-loren-26127054-707-700.jpg)? [Gina Lollobrigida](http://www.debra-paget.com/ginalollobrigida/gina007.jpg)? [Monroe](http://creativefan.com/important/cf/2012/04/marilyn-monroe-wallpaper/marilyn-monroe-in-bikini.jpg)??? Again, not arguing whether or not she’s attractive. If the OP had instead opened saying “Kate Upton is bringing back a bygone era when sexy women had large breasts” then I probably wouldn’t have felt compelled to post at all. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-upton-will-she-eventually-have-a-big-movie-career/649419/8 "2013-02-05T22:26:13Z")
Kate’s often been criticized for her weight. I think she had to lose a little weight before posing for SI’s cover last year. Kate’s pretty curvy considering todays craze for stick thin models. She’d probably put on another 15lbs if she wasn’t modeling. Maybe not quite as full figured as the 1950’s bombshells, but curvy compared to the food starved waifs in Hollywood. I agree Kate doesn’t have the wide hips of Sophia Loren. I shouldn’t have listed her in the OP. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-upton-will-she-eventually-have-a-big-movie-career/649419/9 "2013-02-05T23:32:56Z")
I never heard of her. I took a random survey asking a few people, three men, two women. They never heard of her either. ---
**Author:** ![Wallaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@Wallaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallaby)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-upton-will-she-eventually-have-a-big-movie-career/649419/10 "2013-02-06T03:41:55Z")
Pamela Anderson had curves. farah Fawcett had curves. Elle Macpherson had curves. You don’t have to go back to the 50s to find women with curves. TBH, except for the runway models(who are freaks), most of the current ‘it girls’ from the latest TV shows or movies have some curves. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-upton-will-she-eventually-have-a-big-movie-career/649419/11 "2013-02-13T16:56:04Z")
Kate must have one heck of an agent. Two weeks ago she had those amazing Superbowl ads. Now she’s on the cover of Sports Illustrated again. Thats two years in a row. The next step is to transition into films or tv. I just hope she prepares and gets acting lessons first. Don’t just cast a pretty face and hot body in a film and act surprised when they bomb. If they do this right she could have a career that actually lasts awhile. It all depends on how much talent she actually has. Bikini pics - not safe for work. There’s also a video of her posing and playing with the penguins at the South Pole. [SPOILER]Sports Illustrated Cover - bikini pics > **[Kate Upton reveals she suffered frostbite after stripping down to a bikini in...](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2277530/Kate-Upton-reveals-suffered-frostbite-stripping-bikini-sub-zero-temperatures-Sports-Illustrated-cover.html)** > > For the assignment the supermodel stripped off to a tiny white string bikini on the shores of the South Pole, where the average high is around -49 degrees Fahrenheit. [/SPOILER] ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-upton-will-she-eventually-have-a-big-movie-career/649419/12 "2013-02-13T17:35:08Z")
> [@salinqmind](#): > > I never heard of her. I took a random survey asking a few people, three men, two women. They never heard of her either. Why does your cluelessness matter so much that you felt the need to tell us about it? ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-upton-will-she-eventually-have-a-big-movie-career/649419/13 "2013-02-13T17:35:24Z")
> [@Wallaby](#): > > TBH, except for the runway models(who are freaks), most of the current ‘it girls’ from the latest TV shows or movies have some curves. No doubt: Kat Dennings, Christina Hendricks, Sofia Vergara. All actually curvy women. ---
**Author:** ![Troppus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a587f6/32.png) [@Troppus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troppus)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-upton-will-she-eventually-have-a-big-movie-career/649419/14 "2013-02-13T17:42:23Z")
She comes off as funny and charming in interviews, even handled Letterman’s deadpanning well last night. Gorgeous face, always smiling and laughing. Seems a lot more personable than the perpetually smug and usually scowling Denning and Hendricks. I think she’s a doll. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-upton-will-she-eventually-have-a-big-movie-career/649419/15 "2013-02-13T17:48:30Z")
If she wants to be in movies she’ll get the opportunity. There are limited roles for women to simply look hot, so she’ll need some acting ability to turn it into a real career. I don’t see any way to make a determination based on her limited appearances in commercials and talk shows. But other models have attained success in Hollywood, so she’s certainly in the running. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-upton-will-she-eventually-have-a-big-movie-career/649419/16 "2013-02-13T17:56:20Z")
> [@Labrador\_Deceiver](#): > > Why does your cluelessness matter so much that you felt the need to tell us about it? What, fans of Team Ignorance can’t show their support? GO IGGIES! ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-upton-will-she-eventually-have-a-big-movie-career/649419/17 "2013-02-13T18:09:47Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > What, fans of Team Ignorance can’t show their support? GO IGGIES! I’ve got to stop reading the dope during meetings. My snorts are drawing attention. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-upton-will-she-eventually-have-a-big-movie-career/649419/18 "2013-02-13T18:18:11Z")
That’s what I noticed too. But you said it a lot better. 😉 Kate has such a fresh, girl next door appeal. Such a warm smile that lights up her eyes. She comes across really well in interviews. I hope success doesn’t change her. > [@Troppus](#): > > She comes off as funny and charming in interviews, even handled Letterman’s deadpanning well last night. Gorgeous face, always smiling and laughing. Seems a lot more personable than the perpetually smug and usually scowling Denning and Hendricks. I think she’s a doll. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-upton-will-she-eventually-have-a-big-movie-career/649419/19 "2013-02-13T20:35:51Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Kate’s often been criticized for her weight. I think she had to lose a little weight before posing for SI’s cover last year. Kate’s pretty curvy considering todays craze for stick thin models. She’s not curvy, curvy is not the opposite of thin. She has a tube like body, the only curves are her humongous tits. ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-upton-will-she-eventually-have-a-big-movie-career/649419/20 "2013-02-13T22:35:05Z")
**aceplace57** , I can’t help but think your posts are missing something but I can’t put my finger on it . . . I’m sure it will come to me. God bless you and Kate Upton always!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-upton-will-she-eventually-have-a-big-movie-career/649419.md?page=2)