Kate Beckinsale

Biography

Kathrin Romany Beckinsale (born 26 July 1973) is an English actress. Beckinsale has gained acclaim for her roles in both action films, romance films, and period dramas.

She made her film debut in Kenneth Branagh's Much Ado About Nothing (1993) while a student at the University of Oxford.

She gained prominence by taking leading roles in numerous British costume dramas such as Prince of Jutland (1994), Cold Comfort Farm (1995), Emma (1996), Shooting Fish (1997), and The Golden Bowl (2000).

She challenged herself by taking roles in films such as The Last Days of Disco (1998), Brokedown Palace (1999), Pearl Harbor (2001), Serendipity (2001), Tiptoes (2003), The Aviator (2004) and Click (2006).

Since playing the role of Selene in the Underworld film series (2003–2016), Beckinsale has become known for her work in action films, including Van Helsing (2004), Whiteout (2009), Contraband (2012), Total Recall (2012), and Jolt (2021).

She earned acclaim for her roles in Snow Angels (2007), Nothing but the Truth (2008), Everybody's Fine (2009), Love & Friendship (2016), and The Only Living Boy in New York (2017).

She then took roles in the TV series The Widow (2019) and the Paramount+ series Guilty Party (2021), the latter of which she also served as an executive producer.