Kate Beckinsale
Country: United Kingdom
Gender: F
Birthday: 1973-07-26
Biography
Kathryn Bailey "Kate" Beckinsale (born 26 July 1973) is an English actress. Born in Finsbury Park, London, Beckinsale is the daughter of actor Richard Beckinsale, who died from a heart attack in 1979, and actress Judy Loe. She has a paternal half-sister, Samantha, who is also an actress. Her paternal grandfather was half Burmese, and she has said that she was "very oriental-looking" as a child.
She first gained notice, while a student at Oxford University, for making 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. In 2001, Beckinsale garnered international recognition when she was cast as the romantic lead opposite Ben Affleck in her breakthrough film, Pearl Harbor (2001). Since then, she has portrayed a variety of characters in projects such as Underworld (2003), The Aviator (2004), and Van Helsing (2004). In 2008, she earned a Critic's Choice Award nomination for her performance in Nothing But the Truth.
Actor:
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1. One Against the Wind (1991), film...Barbe Lindell
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2. Much Ado About Nothing (1993), film...Hero
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3. Royal Deceit (1994), film...Ethel
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4. Haunted (1995), film...Christina Mariell
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5. Cold Comfort Farm (1995), film...Flora Poste
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6. Uncovered (1995), film
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7. Emma (1996), film...Emma Woodhouse
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8. Shooting Fish (1997), film...Georgie
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...Alice
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10. The Last Days of Disco (1998), film...Charlotte
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11. Brokedown Palace (1999), film...Darlene Davis
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12. The Golden Bowl (2000), film...Maggie Verver
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13. Pearl Harbor (2001), film...Evelyn Johnson
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14. Serendipity (2001), film...Sara Thomas
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15. Laurel Canyon (2002), film...Alex
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16. Tiptoes (2002), film...Carol
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17. Underworld (2003), film...Selene
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18. The Aviator (2004), film...Ava Gardner
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19. Van Helsing (2004), film...Anna Valerious
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20. Click (2006), film...Donna Newman
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...Selene
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22. Vacancy (2007), film...Amy Fox
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23. Snow Angels (2007), film...Annie Marchand
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24. Nothing But the Truth (2008), film...Rachel Armstrong
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25. Fragments (2008), film...Carla Davenport
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26. Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009), film...Selene
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27. Whiteout (2009), film...Carrie Stetko
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28. Everybody's Fine (2009), film...Amy
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29. ES.TV (2009), series...Self
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30. Underworld: Awakening (2012), film...Selene
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31. Contraband (2012), film...Kate Farraday
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32. Total Recall (2012), film...Lori Quaid
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33. The Trials of Cate McCall (2013), film...Cate McCall
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34. Stonehearst Asylum (2014), film...Eliza Graves
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35. The Face of an Angel (2014), film...Simone Ford
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36. Porridge: Inside Out (2014), series...Self
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37. Absolutely Anything (2015), film...Catherine
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38. Underworld: Blood Wars (2016), film...Selene
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39. The Disappointments Room (2016), film...Dana Barrow
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40. Love and Friendship (2016), film...Lady Susan Vernon
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41. The Only Living Boy in New York (2017), film...Johanna
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42. Farming (2018), film...Ingrid Carpenter
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43. The Widow (2019), series...Georgia Wells
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44. Jolt (2021), film...Lindy
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45. Guilty Party (2021), series...Beth Burgess
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46. El Tonto (2023), film...Christiana Dior