Kate Beckinsale

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

87

Gender

Female

Birthday

1973-07-26 (52 years old)

Place of Birth

Chiswick, London, England, UK

Kate Beckinsale

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

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Conan

    Conan

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The View

    The View

  • Wildcat

    Wildcat

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Leute heute

    Leute heute

  • Stolen Girl

    Stolen Girl

  • Off Camera with Sam Jones

    Off Camera with Sam Jones

  • Snow Angels

    Snow Angels

  • Van Helsing

    Van Helsing

  • RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

    RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

  • Chelsea

    Chelsea

  • Serendipity

    Serendipity

  • Punk'd

    Punk'd

  • Shooting Fish

    Shooting Fish

  • The Aviator

    The Aviator

  • Uncovered

    Uncovered

  • Emma

    Emma

  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor

  • RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED

    RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED

  • Underworld

    Underworld

  • Whiteout

    Whiteout

  • Total Recall

    Total Recall

  • Click

    Click

  • Live from E!

    Live from E!

  • Tiptoes

    Tiptoes

  • Chelsea Lately

    Chelsea Lately

  • Farming

    Farming

  • The Disappointments Room

    The Disappointments Room

  • Jolt

    Jolt

  • Rachel's Dream

    Rachel's Dream

  • Underworld: Awakening

    Underworld: Awakening

  • Winged Creatures

    Winged Creatures

  • Underworld: Evolution

    Underworld: Evolution

  • Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

    Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

  • Underworld: Blood Wars

    Underworld: Blood Wars

  • Extra

    Extra

  • Everybody's Fine

    Everybody's Fine

  • Canary Black

    Canary Black

  • Anna Lee: Headcase

    Anna Lee: Headcase

  • Contraband

    Contraband

  • The F Word

    The F Word

  • Brokedown Palace

    Brokedown Palace

  • The Widow

    The Widow

  • Stonehearst Asylum

    Stonehearst Asylum

  • Absolutely Anything

    Absolutely Anything

  • Vacancy

    Vacancy

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Much Ado About Nothing

    Much Ado About Nothing

  • The Only Living Boy in New York

    The Only Living Boy in New York

  • Nothing But the Truth

    Nothing But the Truth

  • Love & Friendship

    Love & Friendship

  • The Trials of Cate McCall

    The Trials of Cate McCall

  • Guilty Party

    Guilty Party

  • Haunted

    Haunted

  • Fool's Paradise

    Fool's Paradise

  • The Last Days of Disco

    The Last Days of Disco

  • Laurel Canyon

    Laurel Canyon

  • Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)

    Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)

  • The Face of an Angel

    The Face of an Angel

  • Prince of Jutland

    Prince of Jutland

  • Turnbuckle

    Turnbuckle

  • Alice Through the Looking Glass

    Alice Through the Looking Glass

  • Prisoner's Daughter

    Prisoner's Daughter

  • Cold Comfort Farm

    Cold Comfort Farm

  • The Golden Bowl

    The Golden Bowl

  • Devices and Desires

    Devices and Desires

  • The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles

    The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles

  • Couples

    Couples

  • The Patient

    The Patient

  • Rachel's Dream

    Rachel's Dream

  • Republicans, Get in My Vagina!

    Republicans, Get in My Vagina!

  • One Against the Wind

    One Against the Wind

  • The Savior

    The Savior

  • Dynamo Is Dead

    Dynamo Is Dead

  • Marie-Louise ou la permission

    Marie-Louise ou la permission