
Kate Beckinsale
- Date of Birth: 1973-07-26
- Place of Birth: Chiswick, London, England, UK
Biography
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... 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).

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Drama • 1951 December

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Reality • 2012 October

The Aviator
Drama • 2004 December

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Comedy, Talk • 1993 September

The Graham Norton Show
Comedy, Talk • 2007 February

The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
Music, Documentary, TV Movie • 2014 February

Conan
Talk, Comedy, News • 2010 November

Golden Globe Awards
Talk • 1944 January

Serendipity
Comedy, Romance • 2001 October

Nothing But the Truth
Drama, Thriller • 2008 December