Kate Beckinsale
Biography
Kathrin Romany Beckinsale (born 26 July 1973) is a British actress and model. She first gained notice while a student at Oxford University for 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 dramas The Last Days of Disco (1998) and Brokedown 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 the romantic comedy Serendipity (2001), Tiptoes (2003), The Aviator (2004), and Click (2006). Since playing the role of Selene in the Underworld film series (2003–2016), she has become known for her work in action films, including Van Helsing (2004), Whiteout (2009), Contraband (2012), and Total Recall (2012). In 2016, she received critical acclaim for her performance in the period comedy film Love & Friendship, for which she received a nomination for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress in a Comedy. She returned in action films with Jolt (2021). She also starred in two television projects with The Widow (2019) and Guilty Party (2021).
Known For
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Daily Show
1996
Conan
2010
The Graham Norton Show
2007
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
The View
1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Filmography
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest · 2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest · 2014
The Daily Show
as Self · 1996
Conan
as Self · 2010
The Graham Norton Show
as Self · 2007
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest · 2015
The View
as Self · 1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest · 2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
· 1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest · 1988
Leute heute
as Self · 1997
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest · 1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
· 1992
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self · 2003
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter · 1944
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
as Self - Guest Judge · 2012
Chelsea Lately
as Herself · 2007
Chelsea
as Self · 2016
Punk'd
as Self · 2003
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self · 2014
Van Helsing
as Anna Valerious · 2004
Live from E!
as Self · 2002
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED
as Self - Guest Judge · 2012
Click
as Donna Newman · 2006
Total Recall
as Lori Quaid · 2012
Pearl Harbor
as Evelyn Johnson · 2001
Underworld: Blood Wars
as Selene · 2016
Devices and Desires
as Young Alice Mair (voice) · 1991
The Aviator
as Ava Gardner · 2004
Extra
as Self - Guest · 1994
Underworld: Awakening
as Selene · 2012
Underworld: Evolution
as Selene · 2006
Stolen Girl
as Maureen · 2025
Underworld
as Selene · 2003
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
as Selene · 2009
Stonehearst Asylum
as Eliza Graves · 2014
Canary Black
as Avery Graves · 2024
Wildcat
as Ada · 2025
Serendipity
as Sara Thomas · 2001
Whiteout
as Carrie Stetko · 2009
The Widow
as Georgia Wells · 2019
Everybody's Fine
as Amy · 2009
Much Ado About Nothing
as Hero · 1993
Absolutely Anything
as Catherine · 2015
Jolt
as Lindy · 2021
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Barbe · 1951
Guilty Party
as Beth Burgess · 2021
Contraband
as Kate Farraday · 2012
Nothing But the Truth
as Rachel Armstrong · 2008
Brokedown Palace
as Darlene Davis · 1999
Vacancy
as Amy Fox · 2007
The F Word
as Self · 2017
Love & Friendship
as Lady Susan Vernon · 2016
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
as Self · 2014
The Trials of Cate McCall
as Cate McCall · 2013
The Last Days of Disco
as Charlotte · 1998
Emma
as Emma Woodhouse · 1996
Winged Creatures
as Carla Davenport · 2009
The Only Living Boy in New York
as Johanna · 2017
Fool's Paradise
as Christiana Dior · 2023
The Disappointments Room
as Dana Barrow · 2016
The Face of an Angel
as Simone Ford · 2014
Haunted
as Christina Mariell · 1995
Tiptoes
as Carol · 2002
Laurel Canyon
as Alex · 2003
Prisoner's Daughter
as Maxine · 2023
The Golden Bowl
as Maggie Verver · 2000
Alice Through the Looking Glass
as Alice · 1998
Drifter
as Wendy Ford
Shooting Fish
as Georgie · 1997
Twilight of the Dead
Cold Comfort Farm
as Flora Poste · 1995
Snow Angels
as Annie Marchand · 2007
Turnbuckle
Prince of Jutland
as Ethel · 1994
Couples
as Child · 1975
Uncovered
as Julia · 1995
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
as Self · 2014
Farming
as Ingrid Carpenter · 2018
The Savior
as Jordyn Parker
The Patient
as Dr. Rose · 2025
One Against the Wind
as Barbe Lindell · 1991
White
as Barbara
Rachel's Dream
as Rachel · 1992
Marie-Louise ou la permission
as Marie-Louise · 1995
Republicans, Get in My Vagina!
as Woman #3 · 2012
Dynamo Is Dead
as Self · 2023
Anna Lee: Headcase
as Thea Hahn · 1993
Rachel's Dream
as Rachel · 1992