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Kate Beckinsale

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

Jul 26, 1973 (53 years old)

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 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
2026Turnbuckle
2025Stolen GirlMaureen
2025The PatientDr. Rose
2025WildcatAda
2024Canary BlackAvery Graves
2023Dynamo Is DeadSelf
2023Fool's ParadiseChristiana Dior
2023Prisoner's DaughterMaxine
2021JoltLindy
2021Guilty PartyBeth Burgess
2019The WidowGeorgia Wells
2018FarmingIngrid Carpenter
2017The Only Living Boy in New YorkJohanna
2017The F WordSelf
2016The Disappointments RoomDana Barrow
2016Underworld: Blood WarsSelene
2016Love & FriendshipLady Susan Vernon
2016ChelseaSelf
2015Absolutely AnythingCatherine
2015The Late Late Show with James CordenSelf - Guest
2014The Face of an AngelSimone Ford
2014Stonehearst AsylumEliza Graves
2014The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the BeatlesSelf
2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf
2014Off Camera with Sam JonesSelf
2014Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)Self
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf
2013The Trials of Cate McCallCate McCall
2012Total RecallLori Quaid
2012Underworld: AwakeningSelene
2012ContrabandKate Farraday
2012Republicans, Get in My Vagina!Woman #3
2012RuPaul's Drag Race All StarsSelf - Guest Judge
2012RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKEDSelf - Guest Judge
2010ConanSelf
2009WhiteoutCarrie Stetko
2009Everybody's FineAmy
2009Winged CreaturesCarla Davenport
2009Underworld: Rise of the LycansSelene
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest
2008Nothing But the TruthRachel Armstrong
2007VacancyAmy Fox
2007Snow AngelsAnnie Marchand
2007Chelsea LatelyHerself
2007The Graham Norton ShowSelf
2006Underworld: EvolutionSelene
2006ClickDonna Newman
2004The AviatorAva Gardner
2004Van HelsingAnna Valerious
2003UnderworldSelene
2003Laurel CanyonAlex
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self
2003Punk'dSelf
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest
2002TiptoesCarol
2002Live from E!Self
2001Pearl HarborEvelyn Johnson
2001SerendipitySara Thomas
2000The Golden BowlMaggie Verver
1999Brokedown PalaceDarlene Davis
1998Alice Through the Looking GlassAlice
1998The Last Days of DiscoCharlotte
1997Shooting FishGeorgie
1997The ViewSelf
1997Leute heuteSelf
1996EmmaEmma Woodhouse
1996The Daily ShowSelf
1995Cold Comfort FarmFlora Poste
1995UncoveredJulia
1995HauntedChristina Mariell
1995Marie-Louise ou la permissionMarie-Louise
1994Prince of JutlandEthel
1994ExtraSelf - Guest
1993Much Ado About NothingHero
1993Anna Lee: HeadcaseThea Hahn
1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest
1992Rachel's DreamRachel
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992Rachel's DreamRachel
1991One Against the WindBarbe Lindell
1991Devices and DesiresYoung Alice Mair (voice)
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest
1975CouplesChild
1951Hallmark Hall of FameBarbe
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter
-The SaviorJordyn Parker
Production
2021Guilty PartyExecutive Producer