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) a
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).
Born
Jul 26, 1973
Chiswick, London, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Movies
57 acting
1 crew
Popularity
5.6
Known For
Wildcat
2025
as Ada
Van Helsing
2004
as Anna Valerious
Pearl Harbor
2001
as Evelyn Johnson
Click
2006
as Donna Newman
Total Recall
2012
as Lori Quaid
The Aviator
2004
as Ava Gardner
Underworld
2003
as Selene
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
2009
as Selene
Stolen Girl
2025
as Maureen
Underworld: Evolution
2006
as Selene
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