Kate Beckinsale

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Recent Role:
Herself on Entertainment Tonight
Gender:
Female
Born:
7-26-1973
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.















More 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.

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  • Kate Beckinsale Quips and Quotes

    As per site guidelines of having just 10 quotes per editorless person guide and my personal preference of having at most 15 quotes for all person guides I edit, I added this thread as supplement to the Quotes section of the guide. If you wish to submit a new quote, either do it on this thread orMore kindly PM me before replacing any of the existing quotes on the Quotes section. Thanks! Kate Beckinsale : As a mother, you feel much more vulnerable. And when you're vulnerable, you're a much better actress. Kate Beckinsale : Any script that is badly written, written under the gun for a start date that's not ready, which happens quite a lot, ill-conceived, if it then goes badly for the woman in the lead, I think there is that residual thing of how women in the lead roles of big movies don't work, whereas any movie where the script sucks doesn't work, and it's much more tempting to blame that. Tons of rotten movies with the man in the lead but it doesn't seem to get blamed on.

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    First, I want to say that Kate Beckinsale is hot and talented. I have seen a couple of movies with her included and have to say she is quite an actress. That said, I would have to say that her looks add to the enjoyment of watching her on the big screen. I guess the best movie she was in would have to be the one where she portays a vampire. But I don't really like the movie itself, just her in it. Overall, she is a good actress and her talent matches her level of appeal to the audience. Thank you.

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    First of all words haven't been invented to describe how beautiful she is . To me she's perfect! But that's not enough, she is also very, very talented . Starting with Pearl Harbor where she was amazing as a nurse , but she actually got more of my attention as Sarah Thomas in Serendipity where she ran around the city following destiny . And then came Van Helsing and Underworld in both of witch she was great . But in the last few movies she has done , they made her loose her accent . I find that very sad , because there is something about the fact that when she speaks with it you're almost forced to turn around and incapable to look away . That's what Kate is : a beautiful human being that draws you to the screen and leaves you unwilling to even blink.

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    Kate Beckinsale is with no doubt my favorite actress. She has a certain charm to her that in my opinion brings a lot of movies up a full letter grade. I hope that she is lucky enough to find another movie like Underworld that can somewhat keep up with her. ________________________________________________-Zathic

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    Talented enough to take a dull part (Pearl Harbor) and give it some life, and yet take a realy look at something (brokedown palace) and make it her own. Let's hope she takes more roles where she can pumb her own depth.

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    I love Kate! hide show

    I saw Kate Beckinsale's performance in "Vanacey" yesterday and she gave a very good perforance. I like Kate Beckinsale! No, take that back, I'm in love with Kate Beckinsale, despite the fact that she is married. I wrote her a few letters before she got married. Perhaps someday, I shall write her another letter. But I like her acting. I like her sexy british voice. Last year, she appear in a string of bad movies. I don't like her to appear in all those bad movie. I hope things change for her this year. I'm looking forward to seeing her in more movies.

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