Kate Beckinsale
Acting
Born: Jul 26, 1973
From: Chiswick, London, England, UK
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canary Black | Avery Graves | 2024 | 6.235 |
| Total Recall | Lori Quaid | 2012 | 6.03 |
| Underworld: Awakening | Selene | 2012 | 6.334 |
| Contraband | Kate Farraday | 2012 | 6.331 |
| Whiteout | Carrie Stetko | 2009 | 5.595 |
| Everybody's Fine | Amy | 2009 | 6.8 |
| Winged Creatures | Carla Davenport | 2009 | 5.9 |
| Nothing But the Truth | Rachel Armstrong | 2008 | 6.955 |
| Vacancy | Amy Fox | 2007 | 6.278 |
| Snow Angels | Annie Marchand | 2007 | 6.46 |
| Underworld: Evolution | Selene | 2006 | 6.602 |
| Click | Donna Newman | 2006 | 6.3 |
| The Aviator | Ava Gardner | 2004 | 7.216 |
| Van Helsing | Anna Valerious | 2004 | 6.4 |
| Underworld | Selene | 2003 | 6.847 |
| Laurel Canyon | Alex | 2003 | 5.955 |
| Tiptoes | Carol | 2002 | 3.9 |
| Pearl Harbor | Evelyn Johnson | 2001 | 6.937 |
| Serendipity | Sara Thomas | 2001 | 6.962 |
| The Golden Bowl | Maggie Verver | 2000 | 5.934 |
| Brokedown Palace | Darlene Davis | 1999 | 6.437 |
| Alice Through the Looking Glass | Alice | 1998 | 5.222 |
| The Last Days of Disco | Charlotte | 1998 | 6.273 |
| Shooting Fish | Georgie | 1997 | 6.323 |
| Emma | Emma Woodhouse | 1996 | 6.61 |
| Cold Comfort Farm | Flora Poste | 1995 | 6.794 |
| Uncovered | Julia | 1995 | 5.648 |
| Haunted | Christina Mariell | 1995 | 6.132 |
| Much Ado About Nothing | Hero | 1993 | 6.946 |
| One Against the Wind | Barbe Lindell | 1991 | 7.1 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1973 |
| From | Chiswick, London, England, … |