Kate Beckinsale

Kathrin Romany Beckinsale (born 26 July 1973) is an English actress. The only child of actors Richard Beckinsale and Judy Loe, she debuted onstage in a 1992 production of Noël Coward's ''Hay Fever''.

In 1993, she made her theatrical film debut with a brief role in Kenneth Branagh's adaptation ''Much Ado About Nothing'' whilst studying at the University of Oxford. She played leading roles in numerous British costume dramas such as ''Prince of Jutland'' (1994), ''Cold Comfort Farm'' (1995), ''Emma'' (1996), and ''The Golden Bowl'' (2000). She also starred in ''Pearl Harbor'' (2001), ''Serendipity'' (2001), ''The Aviator'' (2004), and ''Click'' (2006).

Since taking the role of Selene in the ''Underworld'' film series (2003–2016), Beckinsale became known for her work in action films, including ''Van Helsing'' (2004), ''Whiteout'' (2009), ''Contraband'' (2012), ''Total Recall'' (2012), and ''Jolt'' (2021) while also earning praise for her roles in the small-scale dramas ''Snow Angels'' (2007), ''Nothing but the Truth'' (2008), ''Everybody's Fine'' (2009), ''Love & Friendship'' (2016), and ''The Only Living Boy in New York'' (2017). She returned to television in the limited series ''The Widow'' (2019). Provided by Wikipedia