Kate Beckinsale

Kathrin Romany Beckinsale(born 26 July 1973)is an English actress and model..She first gained notice, while a student at Oxford University, for making her debut in the film adaptation of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. Throughout the 1990s, she worked on both film and television, most notably by portraying the title character in the 1996 BBC television series Emma.She started film work in the United States in the late 1990s. She appeared in small-scale dramasThe Last Days of Disco(1998) andBrokedown Palace(1999). In 2001, she garnered international recognition when she was cast as the romantic lead opposite Ben Affleck in her breakthrough film, Pearl Harbor (2001). She then starred in a number of films including theromantic comedy Serendipity (2001), Tiptoes (2003),The Aviator(2004), andClick(2006).Since playing the role ofSelenein theUnderworldfilm series(2003–2016), she has become known for her work in action films, includingVan Helsing (2004), Whiteout (2009),Contraband(2012), andTotal Recall(2012).In 2016, she received critical acclaim for her performance in the period comedy filmLove & Friendship, for which she received a nomination for theCritics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress in a Comedy. She returned in action films with Jolt (2021). She also starred in two television projects withThe Widow(2019) andGuilty Party(2021).