Kate Beckinsale

Kate Beckinsale
Beckinsale at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con International
Born	Kathrin Romany Beckinsale (1973-07-26) 26 Julie 1973 Chiswick, Lunnon, Ingland
Alma mater	New College, Oxford
Thrift	Actress, model
Years active	1991–present
Hauf-marrae(s)	Len Wiseman (m. 2004; div. 2016)
Pairtner(s)	Michael Sheen (1995–2003)
Bairns	1 (Lily)
Pawrents	Richard Beckinsale Judy Loe
Kin	Samantha Beckinsale (half-sister)

Kathrin Romany "Kate" Beckinsale (born 26 Julie 1973) is a Breetish actress. Efter some minor telly roles, she made her film debut in Much Ado About Nothing (1993) while still a student at the Varsity o Oxford. She then appeared in Breetish costume dramas such as Prince of Jutland (1994), Cold Comfort Farm (1995), Emma (1996), an The Golden Bowl (2000), in addeetion tae various stage an radio productions. She began tae seek film wirk in the Unitit States in the late 1990s an, efter appearin in smaw-scale dramas The Last Days of Disco (1998) an Brokedown Palace (1999), she haed starnin roles in the war drama Pearl Harbor an the romantic comedy Serendipity. She follaed thae wi appearances in The Aviator (2004) an Click (2006).

Syne bein cast as Selene in the Underworld film series (2003-present), Beckinsale haes acome kent primarily for her wirk in action films, includin Van Helsing (2004), Whiteout (2009), Contraband (2012), an Total Recall (2012). She an aa continues tae mak appearances in smawer dramatic projects such as Snow Angels (2007), Nothing but the Truth (2008), an Everybody's Fine (2009). In 2016, she appeared in Whit Stillman's Jane Austen comedy Love & Friendship.