Kate Beckinsale
Biography
Kathrin Romany Beckinsale is an English actress and model born on July 26, 1973, in Chiswick, London. She is the only child of actors Richard Beckinsale and Judy Loe. Beckinsale has resided in London for most of her life. Her professional career spans both television and film, with 89 known credits listed in her professional portfolio. As a performer, she is recognized for her work in various British and American productions, having established herself as a notable figure in the entertainment industry since her early appearances in the 1970s and her subsequent rise to prominence during the 1990s and 2000s.
Career overview
Beckinsale made her first television appearance at the age of four in an episode of This is Your Life dedicated to her father. She later debuted in the series premiere of the 1975 daytime drama Couples. While a student at Oxford University, she gained notice for her theatrical film debut in Kenneth Branagh's 1993 adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing. Throughout the 1990s, she balanced work in film and television, including a notable performance as the title character in the 1996 BBC television series Emma.
In the late 1990s, Beckinsale began working in the United States, appearing in small-scale dramas such as The Last Days of Disco in 1998 and Brokedown Palace in 1999. She achieved international recognition in 2001 when she was cast as the romantic lead opposite Ben Affleck in the film Pearl Harbor. Her career has since encompassed a variety of roles, contributing to her status as a recognized actress in both British and American cinema.
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- Wildcat (2025) as Ada
- Stolen Girl (2025) as Maureen
- The Patient (2025) as Dr. Rose
- Canary Black (2024) as Avery Graves
- Fool's Paradise (2023) as Christiana Dior
- Prisoner's Daughter (2023) as Maxine
- Dynamo Is Dead (2023) as Self
- Jolt (2021) as Lindy
- Guilty Party (2021) as Beth Burgess
- Guilty Party (2021) Executive Producer
- The Widow (2019) as Georgia Wells
- Farming (2018) as Ingrid Carpenter
- The Only Living Boy in New York (2017) as Johanna
- The F Word (2017) as Self
- Chelsea (2016) as Self
- Underworld: Blood Wars (2016) as Selene
- The Disappointments Room (2016) as Dana Barrow
- Love & Friendship (2016) as Lady Susan Vernon
- The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015) as Self - Guest
- Absolutely Anything (2015) as Catherine
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self - Guest
- Off Camera with Sam Jones (2014) as Self
- Stonehearst Asylum (2014) as Eliza Graves
- The Face of an Angel (2014) as Simone Ford
- Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) (2014) as Self
- The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles (2014) as Self
- The Trials of Cate McCall (2013) as Cate McCall
- RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (2012) as Self - Guest Judge
- Total Recall (2012) as Lori Quaid
- RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED (2012) as Self - Guest Judge
- Underworld: Awakening (2012) as Selene
- Contraband (2012) as Kate Farraday
- Republicans, Get in My Vagina! (2012) as Woman #3
- Conan (2010) as Self
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
- Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009) as Selene
- Whiteout (2009) as Carrie Stetko
- Everybody's Fine (2009) as Amy
- Winged Creatures (2009) as Carla Davenport
- Nothing but the Truth (2008) as Rachel Armstrong
- The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self
- Chelsea Lately (2007) as Herself
- Vacancy (2007) as Amy Fox
- Snow Angels (2007) as Annie Marchand
- Underworld: Evolution (2006) as Selene
- Click (2006) as Donna Newman
- Van Helsing (2004) as Anna Valerious
- The Aviator (2004) as Ava Gardner
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) as Self
- Punk'd (2003) as Self
- Underworld (2003) as Selene
- Laurel Canyon (2003) as Alex
- Live from E! (2002) as Self
- Tiptoes (2002) as Carol
- Pearl Harbor (2001) as Evelyn Johnson
- Serendipity (2001) as Sara Thomas
- Beyond the Movie: Pearl Harbor (2001) as Evelyn Stewart
- The Golden Bowl (2000) as Maggie Verver
- Brokedown Palace (1999) as Darlene Davis
- The Last Days of Disco (1998) as Charlotte
- Alice Through the Looking Glass (1998) as Alice
- The View (1997) as Self
- Leute heute (1997) as Self
- Shooting Fish (1997) as Georgie
- The Daily Show (1996) as Self
- Emma (1996) as Emma Woodhouse
- Haunted (1995) as Christina Mariell
- Cold Comfort Farm (1995) as Flora Poste
- Uncovered (1995) as Julia
- Marie-Louise ou la permission (1995) as Marie-Louise
- Extra (1994) as Self - Guest
- Prince of Jutland (1994) as Ethel
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
- Much Ado About Nothing (1993) as Hero
- Anna Lee: Headcase (1993) as Thea Hahn
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
- Rachel's Dream (1992) as Rachel
- Rachel's Dream (1992) as Rachel
- One Against the Wind (1991) as Barbe Lindell
- Devices and Desires (1991) as Young Alice Mair (voice)
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) as Self - Guest
- Couples (1975) as Child
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Barbe
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Presenter
- Turnbuckle
- White as Barbara
- White Executive Producer
- Twilight of the Dead
- The Savior as Jordyn Parker