Everything about Kate Beckinsale totally explained
Kathryn Bailey "Kate" Beckinsale (born
26 July 1973) is an
English actress, known for her roles in the films
Pearl Harbor (2001),
Underworld (2003) and
Van Helsing (2004).
Biography
Early life
Born in
London, Beckinsale is the daughter of actor
Richard Beckinsale, who died from a
heart attack in 1979, and actress
Judy Loe. She has a paternal half-sister,
Samantha, who is also an actress. Beckinsale's paternal great-grandfather was
Burmese, and Beckinsale has said that she was "very
oriental-looking" as a child.
Beckinsale attended the private
Godolphin and Latymer School, an all-girls
independent school in
London. In her teens, Beckinsale twice won the
W. H. Smith Young Writers' competition — once for three short stories and once for three poems. After a rebellious adolescence, including a period of
anorexia and starting a smoking habit, she followed in the footsteps of her parents and began her acting career. Her first role was in
One Against the Wind, a television film about
World War II that was first aired in 1991. Having gained three language A levels, Beckinsale studied
French and
Russian literature at
New College,
Oxford, though she didn't finish her degree. On
January 24,
2006, Beckinsale was featured on the
MTV series,
Punk'd. The set-up for the segment took place at the Avalon Hotel in
Los Angeles.
Also in 2006, Beckinsale appeared in the comedy
Click, starring
Adam Sandler, which opened on June 23. Next, Beckinsale replaced
Sarah Jessica Parker in the film
Vacancy, released in 2007. Her next role was in
Snow Angels, which was released in 2008.
At Comic-Con 2007, she expressed interest in playing
Catwoman in the current
Christopher Nolan-directed
Batman films. In April 2007, during an interview promoting
Vacancy, Beckinsale claimed no knowledge of the rumors linking her to a remake of Barbarella. "I was told on the set yesterday, someone said, 'Oh I hear you're doing Barbarella,' one of the grips. So that's the most official it's become. Every woman would consider
Barbarella for a moment, but I don't know."
Personal life
Beckinsale and her ex-boyfriend Michael Sheen have a daughter, Lily Mo Sheen (born
January 31,
1999). She reported in interviews that during her
pregnancy with Lily was the only time she's ever stopped smoking. During the
Underworld shoot, Beckinsale split from Sheen, who starred as her mortal enemy, Lucian, leader of the Lycans. She became involved with the director of the film,
Len Wiseman. In June 2003, Beckinsale became engaged to Wiseman, and the two were married on
9 May 2004 in
Bel-Air,
California.
She is close friends with
Victoria Beckham.
Filmography
Awards and nominations
Further Information
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