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Kate Beckinsale

Acting

4.4 Popularity Jul 26, 1973 (52 years old) Chiswick, London, England, UK

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 po...

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).

Filmography 83

2025
Stolen Girl Movie

as Maureen

2024
Canary Black Movie

as Avery Graves

2023
Dynamo is Dead Movie

as Self

2023
Prisoner's Daughter Movie

as Maxine

2023
Fool's Paradise Movie

as Christiana Dior

2021
Guilty Party TV

as Beth Burgess

2021
Guilty Party TV

Executive Producer

2021
Jolt Movie

as Lindy

2019
The Widow TV

as Georgia Wells

2018
Farming Movie

as Ingrid Carpenter

2017
2017
The F Word TV

as Self

2016
Underworld: Blood Wars Movie

as Selene

2016
The Disappointments Room Movie

as Dana Barrow

2016
Love & Friendship Movie

as Lady Susan Vernon

2016
Chelsea TV

as Self

2015
Absolutely Anything Movie

as Catherine

2014
Stonehearst Asylum Movie

as Eliza Graves

2014
The Face of an Angel Movie

as Simone Ford

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Personal Details

Known For Acting
Gender Female
Birthday July 26, 1973 (52 years old)
Place of Birth Chiswick, London, England, UK
Also Known As Kathrin Beckinsale, Kathrin Romary Beckinsale, Κάθριν Μπεκινσέιλ and 4 more
Years Active 1944 - 2025
Popularity 4.4
Career Stats
83 Total Credits
53 Movie Roles
29 TV Roles
26 Photos