Kate Beckinsale

Kate Beckinsale

Kathrin Romany Beckinsale (born 26 July 1973) is a British actress and model. She first gained notice while a student at Oxford University for her debut in the film adaptation of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. Throughout the 1990s, she worked on both film and television, most notably by portraying the title character in the 1996 BBC television series Emma. She started film work in the United States in the late 1990s. She appeared in small-scale dramas The Last Days of Disco (1998) and Brokedown Palace (1999). In 2001, she garnered international recognition when she was cast as the romantic lead opposite Ben Affleck in her breakthrough film, Pearl Harbor (2001). She then starred in a number of films including the romantic comedy Serendipity (2001), Tiptoes (2003), The Aviator (2004), and Click (2006). Since playing the role of Selene in the Underworld film series (2003–2016), she has become known for her work in action films, including Van Helsing (2004), Whiteout (2009), Contraband (2012), and Total Recall (2012). In 2016, she received critical acclaim for her performance in the period comedy film Love & Friendship, for which she received a nomination for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress in a Comedy. She returned in action films with Jolt (2021). She also starred in two television projects with The Widow (2019) and Guilty Party (2021).
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Chiswick, London, England, UK
    Birthday
    26 July 1973
Underworld
Underworld
6.84
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor
6.942
Underworld: Evolution
Underworld: Evolution
6.601
Vacancy
Vacancy
6.275
The Aviator
The Aviator
7.221
Whiteout
Whiteout
5.599
Van Helsing
Van Helsing
6.382
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing
6.935
Tiptoes
Tiptoes
3.9
Cold Comfort Farm
Cold Comfort Farm
6.8
Emma
Emma
6.561
Shooting Fish
Shooting Fish
6.294
Serendipity
Serendipity
6.949
Click
Click
6.299
Everybody's Fine
Everybody's Fine
6.839
Laurel Canyon
Laurel Canyon
6
Snow Angels
Snow Angels
6.4
The Golden Bowl
The Golden Bowl
6
Nothing But the Truth
Nothing But the Truth
6.951
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Alice Through the Looking Glass
5.1
Winged Creatures
Winged Creatures
5.9
One Against the Wind
One Against the Wind
6.8
Total Recall
Total Recall
6.024
The Last Days of Disco
The Last Days of Disco
6.234
Brokedown Palace
Brokedown Palace
6.4
Uncovered
Uncovered
5.7
Haunted
Haunted
6.1
Underworld: Awakening
Underworld: Awakening
6.329
Contraband
Contraband
6.332
Canary Black
Canary Black
6.219
The Trials of Cate McCall
The Trials of Cate McCall
6.3
The Face of an Angel
The Face of an Angel
5.1
Absolutely Anything
Absolutely Anything
5.897
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
6.54
Anna Lee: Headcase
5.2
Prince of Jutland
Prince of Jutland
5.449
Stonehearst Asylum
Stonehearst Asylum
6.858
Republicans, Get in My Vagina!
Republicans, Get in My Vagina!
5.3
The Disappointments Room
The Disappointments Room
4.504
Dynamo Is Dead
Dynamo Is Dead
6.2
Underworld: Blood Wars
Underworld: Blood Wars
5.911
Love & Friendship
Love & Friendship
6.084
Marie-Louise ou la permission
Marie-Louise ou la permission
5
Stolen Girl
Stolen Girl
6.704
The Only Living Boy in New York
The Only Living Boy in New York
6.347
Rachel's Dream
Rachel's Dream
4.5
Farming
Farming
6.2
Fool's Paradise
Fool's Paradise
4.62
Jolt
Jolt
6.5
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
7.1
Prisoner's Daughter
Prisoner's Daughter
6.1