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Kate Beckinsale

Kate Beckinsale was born on July 26, 1973, to two seasoned British television actors, and spent most of her life in London. Her half-sister Samantha is also an actress; they met briefly when Kate was very young and didn't cross paths again until 1995.

Kate made her acting debut in a television WWII drama called One Against the Wind, and was soon cast in a short corporate film about industrial accidents.

kate beckinsale at oxford

In 1991, Kate left for Oxford University's New College, where she majored in French and Russian literature. She already knew that she was going to be an actress, but in order to broaden her horizons, she decided to attend a regular university rather than drama school.

In 1993, she starred as "Hero" in the film adaptation of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. Thanks to her role, she had the chance to travel to Tuscany, Italy, where the film was being shot. She eventually dropped out of her studies after winning the role in three other European productions.

kate beckinsale in brit theater

Up next for Kate was a role in the 1995 BBC television satire, Cold Comfort Farm, which opened to rave reviews in American art house theaters and was a hit by indie standards. She continued performing in British theater for the next few years, and added some more forgettable films to her resume.

After the indie films Shooting Fish (1997) and The Last Days of Disco (1998), Kate costarred with Claire Danes in 1999's Brokedown Palace.

kate beckinsale in pearl harbor

After starring in James Ivory's The Golden Bowl (2000), Kate joined Ben Affleck and Josh Hartnett for the 2001 Bruckheimer bloated epic, Pearl Harbor.

She made her bid to become the next Meg Ryan in the romantic comedy Serendipity, in the fall of 2001.

kate beckinsale in van helsing

After 2002's Laurel Canyon, Beckinsale starred as Selene in Underworld (2003), joined Hugh Jackman in the fight against monsters in Van Helsing (2004), and portrayed Ava Gardner in the Oscar-winning The Aviator (2004).

The talented actress also juggles motherhood as she has a daughter, Lily Sheen (born January 31, 1999), whose father is actor Michael Sheen. She married Underworld director Len Wiseman on May 9, 2004.

kate beckinsale in underworld: evolution

After 2005's Underworld: Evolution, she can be seen in 2006's Click, starring Adam Sandler.