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Kate Beckinsale
Actor, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn July 26, 1973 (51 years)
Kathrin Romany Beckinsale (born 26 July 1973) is a British actress and model.
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.
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).
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.
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).
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| 2024 | Canary Black · as Avery Graves |
| 2023 | Fool's Paradise · as Christiana Dior |
| 2022 | Prisoner's Daughter · as Maxine |
| 2021 | Guilty Party (2021) (TV Series) · as Beth Burgess |
| 2021 | Jolt · as Lindy |
| 2019 | The Widow (TV Series) · as Georgia Wells |
| 2018 | Farming · as Ingrid Carpenter |
| 2017 | The Only Living Boy in New York · as Johanna |
| 2016 | Underworld: Blood Wars · as Selene |
| 2016 | The Disappointments Room · as Dana Barrow |
| 2016 | Love & Friendship · as Lady Susan Vernon |
| 2015 | Absolutely Anything · as Catherine |
| 2014 | Stonehearst Asylum · as Eliza Graves |
| 2014 | The Face of an Angel · as Simone Ford |
| 2013 | The Trials of Cate McCall · as Cate Mccall |
| 2012 | Total Recall · as Lori Quaid |
| 2012 | Republicans, Get in My Vagina · as Woman #3 |
| 2012 | Underworld: Awakening · as Selene |
| 2012 | Contraband · as Kate Farraday |
| 2009 | Everybody's Fine · as Amy |
| 2009 | Whiteout · as Carrie Stetko |
| 2009 | Underworld: Rise of the Lycans · as Selene |
| 2008 | Nothing But the Truth · as Rachel Armstrong |
| 2008 | Winged Creatures · as Carla Davenport |
| 2007 | Vacancy · as Amy Fox |
| 2007 | Snow Angels · as Annie Marchand |
| 2006 | Click · as Donna Newman |
| 2006 | Underworld: Evolution · as Selene |
| 2004 | The Aviator · as Ava Gardner |
| 2004 | Van Helsing · as Anna Valerious |
| 2003 | Underworld · as Selene |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) |
| 2002 | Tiptoes · as Carol |
| 2002 | Laurel Canyon · as Alex |
| 2001 | Serendipity · as Sara Thomas |
| 2001 | Pearl Harbor · as Evelyn Johnson |
| 2000 | The Golden Bowl · as Maggie Verver |
| 1999 | Brokedown Palace · as Darlene Davis |
| 1999 | Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael · as Girl ('waltz Away Dreaming" Video) |
| 1998 | Alice Through the Looking Glass · as Alice |
| 1998 | The Last Days of Disco · as Charlotte |
| 1997 | Shooting Fish · as Georgie |
| 1996 | |
| 1995 | Haunted · as Christina Mariell |
| 1995 | Marie-Louise ou la permission · as Marie-Louise |
| 1995 | Cold Comfort Farm · as Flora Poste |
| 1994 | Uncovered · as Julia |
| 1994 | Royal Deceit · as Ethel |
| 1993 | Much Ado About Nothing · as Hero |
| 1993 | Anna Lee: Headcase · as Thea Hahn |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) |
| 1992 | Rachel's Dream · as Rachel |
| 1991 | One Against the Wind · as Barbe Lindell |
| 1991 | Devices and Desires (TV Series) · as Young Alice Mair (voice) |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Barbe |