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.
Net Worth:
Kate Beckinsale is an English actress who has a net worth of $20 million according to Celebrity Net Worth. Her career first started to gain steam in the early 2000s. Today she is an extremely popular and sought-after actress.
Her American debut was the cautionary tale Brokedown Palace, yet it was in Michael Bay‘s Pearl Harbor in 2001. The film was loathed by critics but still managed to earn $100 million.
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)
- Contraband (2011)
- Underworld Awakening (2011)
- Total Recall (2012)
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