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Birthplace:
London, England, UK
Birth Name:
Kathryn Bailey Beckinsale
Kate Beckinsale is an English actress known for her roles as the black-latex-clad vampire in Underworld, the sexpot Ava Gardner in The Aviator, and the dedicated nurse torn between Josh Hartnett and Ben Affleck in Pearl Harbor. Although she began her career in British theater and American art house theaters, Kate has become an internationally-known A-list Hollywood actress.







Kathryn Bailey Beckinsale (b. July 26, 1973) is an only child to British television actors Richard Beckinsale and Judy Loe. Her father, who was well-loved by the public, died when she was just six years old. In 1991, Kate took up French and Russian literature at the Oxford University's New College although she already knew then that she wanted to be an actress.







In 1993, she got her big break when she was cast in the film adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing. This project proved to be a major turning point in her life she met actor Michael Sheen, her companion for nine years and the father of her daughter Lily. She was part of three other European productions and was given the opportunity to study French language and Parisian culture via a study-abroad program in Oxford. She eventually dropped out of her studies to pursue an acting career.







Kate continued to appear in British theater productions and British television series. In the late '90s, she landed roles in a couple of forgettable films. It was in 2001 that she got her big break as she was cast in the World War II drama Pearl Harbor. More Hollywood projects, such as the romantic comedy Serendipity and the "monster" movies Underworld and Van Helsing, came her way soon after. It is also in the Underworld set where she met husband director Len Wiseman whom she married on May 2004 in Bel-Air, California.







In 2008, Kate added into her growing resume the films Winged Creatures and Whiteout. She resides in Venice, California with her husband and daughter.
Kate Beckinsale is an English actress known for her roles as the black-latex-clad vampire in Underworld, the sexpot Ava Gardner in The Aviator, and the dedicated nurse torn between Josh Hartnett and Ben Affleck in Pearl...

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