Kate Beckinsale
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).
Acting
Movie
Click
as Donna Newman
2006
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Pearl Harbor
as Evelyn Johnson
2001
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Van Helsing
as Anna Valerious
2004
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Underworld
as Selene
2003
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Total Recall
as Lori Quaid
2012
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The Aviator
as Ava Gardner
2004
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Underworld: Evolution
as Selene
2006
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Underworld: Awakening
as Selene
2012
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Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
as Selene
2009
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Underworld: Blood Wars
as Selene
2016
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Contraband
as Kate Farraday
2012
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Serendipity
as Sara Thomas
2001
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Vacancy
as Amy Fox
2007
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Absolutely Anything
as Catherine
2015
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Stonehearst Asylum
as Eliza Graves
2014
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Jolt
as Lindy
2021
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Everybody's Fine
as Amy
2009
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Whiteout
as Carrie Stetko
2009
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Much Ado About Nothing
as Hero
1993
TV
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
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Love & Friendship
as Lady Susan Vernon
2016
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Nothing But the Truth
as Rachel Armstrong
2008
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Canary Black
as Avery Graves
2024
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The Disappointments Room
as Dana Barrow
2016
