Kate Beckinsale

Kate Beckinsale
Beckinsale at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con International
Born	Kathrin Romary Beckinsale (1973-07-26) 26 July 1973 (age 43) Chiswick, London, England
Alma mater	New College, Oxford
Occupation	Actress, model
Years active	1991–present
Spouse(s)	Len Wiseman (m. 2004; div. 2016)
Partner(s)	Michael Sheen (1995–2003)
Children	1 (Lily)
Parent(s)	Richard Beckinsale Judy Loe
Relatives	Samantha Beckinsale (half-sister)

Kathrin Romary "Kate" Beckinsale (born 26 July 1973) is a British actress. After some minor television roles, she made her film debut in Much Ado About Nothing (1993) while still a student at the University of Oxford. She then appeared in British costume dramas such as Prince of Jutland (1994), Cold Comfort Farm (1995), Emma (1996), and The Golden Bowl (2000), in addition to various stage and radio productions. She began to seek film work in the United States in the late 1990s and, after appearing in small-scale dramas The Last Days of Disco (1998) and Brokedown Palace (1999), she had starring roles in the war drama Pearl Harbor and the romantic comedy Serendipity. She followed those with appearances in The Aviator (2004) and Click (2006).

Since being cast as Selene in the Underworld film series (from 2003 to 2016), Beckinsale has become known primarily for her work in action films, including Van Helsing (2004), Whiteout (2009), Contraband (2012), and Total Recall (2012). She also continues to make appearances in smaller dramatic projects such as Snow Angels (2007), Nothing but the Truth (2008), and Everybody's Fine (2009). In 2016, she appeared in Whit Stillman's Jane Austen comedy Love & Friendship.