Kate Beckinsale

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

84

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

  • Wildcat

    Wildcat

  • 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

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • Stolen Girl

    Stolen Girl

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Leute heute

    Leute heute

  • The View

    The View

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Van Helsing

    Van Helsing

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor

  • Punk'd

    Punk'd

  • Off Camera with Sam Jones

    Off Camera with Sam Jones

  • Chelsea

    Chelsea

  • RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

    RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

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

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

  • Underworld

    Underworld

  • Serendipity

    Serendipity

  • Click

    Click

  • Total Recall

    Total Recall

  • Contraband

    Contraband

  • The Aviator

    The Aviator

  • Chelsea Lately

    Chelsea Lately

  • Emma

    Emma

  • Jolt

    Jolt

  • Underworld: Blood Wars

    Underworld: Blood Wars

  • Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

    Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

  • Canary Black

    Canary Black

  • Shooting Fish

    Shooting Fish

  • Live from E!

    Live from E!

  • Underworld: Awakening

    Underworld: Awakening

  • Snow Angels

    Snow Angels

  • Underworld: Evolution

    Underworld: Evolution

  • Haunted

    Haunted

  • Whiteout

    Whiteout

  • Brokedown Palace

    Brokedown Palace

  • The Widow

    The Widow

  • Much Ado About Nothing

    Much Ado About Nothing

  • Winged Creatures

    Winged Creatures

  • Farming

    Farming

  • RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED

    RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED

  • The Patient

    The Patient

  • The Trials of Cate McCall

    The Trials of Cate McCall

  • Everybody's Fine

    Everybody's Fine

  • Turnbuckle

    Turnbuckle

  • Laurel Canyon

    Laurel Canyon

  • Nothing But the Truth

    Nothing But the Truth

  • Uncovered

    Uncovered

  • Absolutely Anything

    Absolutely Anything

  • Stonehearst Asylum

    Stonehearst Asylum

  • The Only Living Boy in New York

    The Only Living Boy in New York

  • Prince of Jutland

    Prince of Jutland

  • The F Word

    The F Word

  • Vacancy

    Vacancy

  • Fool's Paradise

    Fool's Paradise

  • The Face of an Angel

    The Face of an Angel

  • Prisoner's Daughter

    Prisoner's Daughter

  • Love & Friendship

    Love & Friendship

  • Tiptoes

    Tiptoes

  • Cold Comfort Farm

    Cold Comfort Farm

  • The Golden Bowl

    The Golden Bowl

  • The Disappointments Room

    The Disappointments Room

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Guilty Party

    Guilty Party

  • Alice Through the Looking Glass

    Alice Through the Looking Glass

  • Rachel's Dream

    Rachel's Dream

  • One Against the Wind

    One Against the Wind

  • Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)

    Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)

  • Marie-Louise ou la permission

    Marie-Louise ou la permission

  • Anna Lee: Headcase

    Anna Lee: Headcase

  • The Last Days of Disco

    The Last Days of Disco

  • Devices and Desires

    Devices and Desires

  • Dynamo Is Dead

    Dynamo Is Dead

  • Rachel's Dream

    Rachel's Dream

  • Couples

    Couples

  • Republicans, Get in My Vagina!

    Republicans, Get in My Vagina!