Actress Kate Winslet and her husband Sam Mendes have parted ways.

The pair's lawyers confirmed the separation in a statement.

"Kate and Sam are saddened to announce that they separated earlier this year," the BBC News quoted a statement by lawyers Schillings, as stating.

The statement added: "The split is entirely amicable and is by mutual agreement.

"Both parties are fully committed to the future joint parenting of their children. They ask that the media respect the privacy of the family."

It was Winslet's second marriage.Her first husband was director Jim Threapleton with whom she had a daughter, Mia.

Winslet and Mendes have one child together, Joe. (ANI)