Kate Beckinsale

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Actress:

The Trials of Cate McCullough (2011)

Everybody's Fine (2009)

Whiteout (2009)

Nothing But the Truth (2008)

Winged Creatures (2008)

Vacancy (2007)

Snow Angels (2007)

Click (2006)

Underworld: Evolution (2006)

The Aviator (2004)

Van Helsing (2004)

Underworld (2003)

Tiptoes (2003)

Laurel Canyon (2002)

Serendipity (2001)

Pearl Harbor (2001)

The Golden Bowl (2000)

Brokedown Palace (1999)

Alice Through the Looking Glass (1998) (TV)

The Last Days of Disco (1998)

Shooting Fish (1997)

Emma (1996) (TV)

Haunted (1995)

Marie-Louise ou la permission (1995)

Cold Comfort Farm (1995) (TV)

Uncovered (1994)

Prince of Jutland (1994)

Much Ado About Nothing (1993)

Anna Lee: Headcase (1993) (TV)

Rachel's Dream (1992) (TV)

One Against the Wind (1991) (TV)

"Devices and Desires" (1 episode, 1991)

"Couples" (2 episodes, 1975)

Appearances:

Live with Regis and Kelly (3 episodes, 2006-2009)

"Xposé" (1 episode, 2009)

"Up Close with Carrie Keagan"(3 episodes, 2007-2009)

Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2 episodes, 2008-2009)

Entertainment Tonight (5 episodes, 2007-2009)

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (3 episodes, 2008-2009)

"The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien" (1 episode, 2009)

The 51st Annual Grammy Awards 2009 (TV)

The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2009 (TV)

The 14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards (2009) (TV)

Access Hollywood (1 episode, 2008)

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (5 episodes, 2001-2008)

The 2nd Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute (2008) (TV)

Late Show with David Letterman (4 episodes, 2004-2008)

Live from the Red Carpet: The 2008 Screen Actors Guild Awards (2008) (TV)

Speechless (2008) (TV)

"Talking Movies" (1 episode, 2007)

Late Night with Conan O'Brien (3 episodes, 2006-2007)

Scream Awards 2006 (2006) (TV)

"Corazón de..." (1 episode, 2006)

Total Request Live (4 episodes, 2003-2006)

Like Father, Like Sunday (2006) (TV)

2006 MTV Movie Awards 2006 (TV)

Punk'd (1 episode, 2006)

The View (2 episodes, 2004-2006)

Underworld: Evolution - Inside the Action (2006) (TV)

Live from the Red Carpet: The 2006 Golden Globe Awards (2006) (TV)

The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2006 (TV)

"Sunday Morning Shootout" (1 episode, 2005)

A Life Without Limits: The Making of 'The Aviator' (2005)

VH1 Big in 05 (2005) (TV)

"History vs. Hollywood" (1 episode, 2004)

The Oprah Winfrey Show (1 episode, 2004)

52 Most Irresistible Women (2004) (TV)

"4Pop" (1 episode, 2004)

The World of Van Helsing (2004) (TV)

Today (1 episode, 2004)

Van Helsing: The Man and the Monsters (2004) (TV)

Van Helsing: Behind the Screams (2004)

"Children in Need" (1 episode, 2003)

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (1 episode, 2003)

The Daily Show (2 episodes, 2001-2003)

2002 MTV Movie Awards 2002 (TV)

8th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2002) (TV)

"The Big Breakfast" (1 episode, 2001)

"So Graham Norton" (1 episode, 2001)

Journey to the Screen: The Making of 'Pearl Harbor' (2001) (TV)

The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1 episode, 2001)

"Mundo VIP" (1 episode, 2001)

"Nyhetsmorgon" (1 episode, 2001)

On the Set: Serendipity (2001) (TV)

The Unforgettable Richard Beckinsale (2000) (TV)

"HBO First Look" (1 episode, 1999)

Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael (1999)('Waltz Away Dreaming" video)

"Un siècle d'écrivains" (1 episode, 1998)

"Cinema 3" (1 episode, 1993)

"This Is Your Life" (1 episode, 1977)

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA

2004 Nominated Saturn Award Best Actress for: Underworld (2003)

2002 Nominated Saturn Award Best Actress for: Serendipity (2001)

Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards

2009 Nominated Critics Choice Award Best Actress for: Nothing But the Truth (2008)

London Critics Circle Film Awards

1999 Won ALFS Award British Supporting Actress of the Year for: The Last Days of Disco (1998). Tied with: Minnie Driver for: Good Will Hunting (1997).

MTV Movie Awards

2006 Nominated MTV Movie Award Best Hero for: Underworld: Evolution (2006)

2004 Nominated MTV Movie Award Best Trans-Atlantic Breakthrough Performer

2002 Nominated MTV Movie Award Best Female Performance for: Pearl Harbor (2001)

People's Choice Awards

2007 Nominated People's Choice Award Favorite Female Action Star

2005 Nominated People's Choice Award Favorite Female Action Movie Star

Screen Actors Guild Awards

2005 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for: The Aviator (2004)

Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival

1997 Won Gran Angular Award Best Actress for: Shooting Fish (1997)

Teen Choice Awards

2007 Nominated Teen Choice Award Choice Movie: Scream for: Vacancy (2007)

2006 Nominated Teen Choice Award Movies - Choice Chemistry for: Click (2006) Shared with:Adam Sandler

2004 Nominated Teen Choice Award Choice Movie Actress - Drama/Action Adventure for: Van Helsing (2004) Also for Underworld (2003).

2004 Nominated Teen Choice Award Choice Movie Chemistry for: Van Helsing (2004) Shared with:Hugh Jackman

2001 Nominated Teen Choice Award Film - Choice Chemistry for: Pearl Harbor (2001) Shared with: Ben Affleck

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Kathryn Bailey "Kate" Beckinsale (born 26 July 1973) is an English actress, known for her roles in the films Pearl Harbor (2001), Underworld (2003), Van Helsing (2004), and The Aviator (2004).

During her first year at Oxford, Beckinsale was offered a part in Kenneth Branagh's big-screen film, Much Ado About Nothing, adapted from the Shakespeare play. She spent her last year of studies in Paris, after which she decided to leave the university and concentrate on her acting career. Kate starred in Haunted (1995) with Aidan Quinn and John Gielgud and in the 1996 TV film adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma. She subsequently appeared in a few low-profile films, including Shooting Fish and The Last Days of Disco, both in 1998. During this time, Beckinsale also appeared in television films and in stage roles, including the well-received Cold Comfort Farm, opposite British film and television notables Rufus Sewell, Eileen Atkins, Joanna Lumley and Stephen Fry.


Her first major American film, Brokedown Palace (1999), was not a commercial success. Soon after, Beckinsale was cast in the 2001 film Pearl Harbor as the female lead, after actress Charlize Theron turned down the part. The film was one of the highest grossing films of its year. In the years following, she appeared in a series of American films that were high-profile, but were given a somewhat poor critical reception, including Serendipity (2001), Underworld (2003) and Van Helsing (2004). In 2005, she portrayed Ava Gardner in Martin Scorsese's The Aviator, a role for which she gained 20 pounds.


In 2006, Beckinsale was placed at #23 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World", after being #71 in 2005. She has also been placed at #16 in Maxim's "HOT 100" (2003), #63 in Stuff's "100 Sexiest Women in the World" (2002), and was chosen by the English magazine Hello! as "England’s #1 Beauty", also in 2002.


In January 2006, Beckinsale reprised her role as a vampire in the movie Underworld: Evolution, a sequel to her 2003 film, Underworld, again directed by her husband, Len Wiseman. The film opened at the #1 spot at the box office, grossing over $26 million in its first weekend of release. On 24 January 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 23 June. 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."


Beckinsale is signed to Independent Models in London.

"I try and take lots of vitamins and I don't drink. I do smoke, though, I'd be insufferable if I didn't smoke, you'd have to push me off a balcony I'd be so boring",

Lost out to Juliette Binoche for a part in Wuthering Heights (1992).

Was in close competition for the role of Rachel Keller in The Ring (2002), but lost out because producers felt she looked too young.