Kate Winslet’s role as an epidemiologist in 2011 drama Contagion prepared her for the horrors of the coronavirus pandemic.The actress reveals being part of Steven Soderbergh’s star-studded movie, about a deadly disease that spreads from China to the U.S.
and kills millions, made her hyper-aware of the necessary safety measures early on.“People thought I was crazy because I had been walking around wearing a mask for weeks, going into the grocery store and wiping everything down with isopropyl alcohol and wearing gloves,” she tells The Hollywood Reporter.