Kate Beckinsale
Kate Beckinsale
Biography
Kathrin Romany Beckinsale (born 26 July 1973) is an English actress and model.. She first gained notice, while a student at Oxford University, for making 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
Actor
as Maureen
as Dr. Rose
as Avery Graves
as Self
as Maxine
as Christiana Dior
as Lindy
as Beth Burgess
as Georgia Wells
as Ingrid Carpenter
as Johanna
as Self
as Selene
as Dana Barrow
as Lady Susan Vernon
as Self
as Catherine
as Eliza Graves
as Simone Ford
as Self
as Self
as Cate McCall
as Lori Quaid
as Woman #3
as Selene
as Kate Farraday
as Self
as Amy
as Carrie Stetko
as Carla Davenport
as Selene
as Self - Guest
as Rachel Armstrong
as Amy Fox
as Annie Marchand
as Herself
as Self
as Donna Newman
as Selene
as Ava Gardner
as Anna Valerious
as Selene
as Alex
as Self
as Carole
as Self
as Sara Thomas
as Evelyn Johnson
as Maggie Verver
as Darlene Davis
as Alice
as Charlotte
as Georgie
as Self
as Self
as Emma Woodhouse
as Self
as Christina Mariell
as Marie-Louise
as Julia
as Flora Poste
as Ethel
as Hero
as Thea Hahn
as Self - Guest
as Rachel
as Rachel
as Barbe Lindell
as Young Alice Mair (voice)
as Self - Guest
as Child
as Barbe
as Self - Presenter
Producer
as Executive Producer