Kathrin Romary "Kate" Beckinsale is an English actress. After some minor television roles, she made her film debut in Much Ado About Nothing while still a student at Oxford University. She then appeared in British costume dramas such as Prince of Jutland , Cold Comfort Farm , Emma and The Golden Bowl , in addition to various stage and radio productions. She began to seek film work in the United States in the late 1990s and, after appearing in small-scale dramas The Last Days of Disco and Brokedown Palace , she had a breakout year in 2001 with starring roles in the war epic Pearl Harbor... and the romantic comedy Serendipity. She built on this success with appearances in the bio-pic The Aviator and the comedy Click . Beckinsale became known as an action star following an appearance in 2003's Underworld and has since starred in many action films, including Van Helsing , Underworld: Evolution , Whiteout , Contraband , and Underworld: Awakening .
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| Birthdate: | July 26, 1973 |
| Birthplace: | Finsbury Park, London |
| Age: | 38 |
| Height: | 5' 7" |
| Education: | New College, Oxford, Godolphin and Latymer School |
| Also known as: | Kathryn Bailey Beckinsale, Kathrin Beckinsale, Kathryn Romany Beckinsale |