Kate Beckinsale

About

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),...

Known for

ClickMovie • 2006The AviatorMovie • 2004Canary BlackMovie • 2024Pearl HarborMovie • 2001Van HelsingMovie • 2004Total RecallMovie • 2012ContrabandMovie • 2012Underworld: Rise of the LycansMovie • 2009Stonehearst AsylumMovie • 2014Underworld: EvolutionMovie • 2006UnderworldMovie • 2003Underworld: Blood WarsMovie • 2016Underworld: AwakeningMovie • 2012WildcatMovie • 2025SerendipityMovie • 2001Everybody's FineMovie • 2009JoltMovie • 2021Stolen GirlMovie • 2025Love & FriendshipMovie • 2016Much Ado About NothingMovie • 1993WhiteoutMovie • 2009The WidowSeries • 2019Brokedown PalaceMovie • 1999Absolutely AnythingMovie • 2015