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Kate Beckinsale
Beckinsale at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con International
BornKathrin Romany Beckinsale
(1973-07-26) 26 Julie 1973 (age 51)[1]
Chiswick, Lunnon, Ingland
Alma materNew College, Oxford
ThriftActress, model
Years active1991–present
Hauf-marrae(s)Len Wiseman (m. 2004; div. 2016)
Pairtner(s)Michael Sheen (1995–2003)
Bairns1 (Lily)
PawrentsRichard Beckinsale
Judy Loe
KinSamantha Beckinsale (half-sister)

Kathrin Romany "Kate" Beckinsale (born 26 Julie 1973) is a Breetish actress.[2] Efter some minor telly roles, she made her film debut in Much Ado About Nothing (1993) while still a student at the Varsity o Oxford. She then appeared in Breetish costume dramas such as Prince of Jutland (1994), Cold Comfort Farm (1995), Emma (1996), an The Golden Bowl (2000), in addeetion tae various stage an radio productions. She began tae seek film wirk in the Unitit States in the late 1990s an, efter appearin in smaw-scale dramas The Last Days of Disco (1998) an Brokedown Palace (1999), she haed starnin roles in the war drama Pearl Harbor an the romantic comedy Serendipity. She follaed thae wi appearances in The Aviator (2004) an Click (2006).

Syne bein cast as Selene in the Underworld film series (2003-present), Beckinsale haes acome kent primarily for her wirk in action films, includin Van Helsing (2004), Whiteout (2009), Contraband (2012), an Total Recall (2012). She an aa continues tae mak appearances in smawer dramatic projects such as Snow Angels (2007), Nothing but the Truth (2008), an Everybody's Fine (2009). In 2016, she appeared in Whit Stillman's Jane Austen comedy Love & Friendship.

References

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  1. "Make a wish! Kate Beckinsale celebrates her 43rd birthday in a strapless white jumpsuit as she blows out the candles on a huge chocolate cake at G-A-Y". Daily Mail. Daily Mail. 29 Julie 2016. Retrieved 8 Januar 2017.
  2. "British actress Kate Beckinsale". Archived frae the original on 19 Apryle 2017. Retrieved 27 Februar 2017.