Kate Beckinsale Biography

Kate Beckinsale's Birth Date:

July 26, 1973

Place of Birth:

London, England

Role That Really Got Her Noticed:

Wearing skintight costumes as the beautiful vampire Selene in the horror romance, Underworld.

Significant Other:

Kate Beckinsale has a daughter, Lily, with actor Michael Sheen who she co-starred with in Underworld. While working on the vampire vs werewolf film Beckinsale fell in love with writer/director Len Wiseman. The two married on May 9, 2004.

Something You May Not Know About Kate Beckinsale:

She can't drive although she really wants to learn. She actually went as far as to take the written test, but didn't pass. "[...]They started saying how much alcohol is appropriate? Is it 0.13, 0.28 or…? I don't know. I just thought, 'I'm never going to probably drink so it's not really an issue.' So I failed the written test and felt really stupid about that, so that put me off," explained Beckinsale in a 2008 interview."

Notable Movie Credits:

Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
Royal Deceit (1994)
Uncovered (1994)
Haunted (1995)
Shooting Fish (1997)
The Last Days of Disco (1998)
Brokedown Palace (1999)
The Golden Bowl (2000)
Pearl Harbor (2001)
Serendipity (2001)
Laurel Canyon (2002)
Underworld (2003)
Tiptoes (2003)
Van Helsing (2004)
The Aviator (2004)
Underworld: Evolution (2006)
Click (2006)
Snow Angels (2007)
Vacancy (2007)
Nothing But the Truth (2008)
Whiteout (2009)
Everybody's Fine (2009)