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Kathryn Bailey "Kate" Beckinsale (born 26 July 1973) is an English actress. She initially came to prominence in the 1990s for her roles in costume dramas such as Much Ado About Nothing, Cold Comfort Farm and Emma. Following a breakout performance in 2001's Pearl Harbor, she has appeared in big-budget Hollywood movies like The Aviator, the Underworld films and Van Helsing as well as smaller independent movies such as Everybody's Fine and Winged Creatures. She earned a Critic's Choice Award nomination for her performance in 2008's Nothing But the Truth. She has three films set for release in... MORE

Kathryn Bailey "Kate" Beckinsale (born 26 July 1973) is an English actress. She initially came to prominence in the 1990s for her roles in costume dramas such as Much Ado About Nothing, Cold Comfort Farm and Emma. Following a breakout performance in 2001's Pearl Harbor, she has appeared in big-budget Hollywood movies like The Aviator, the Underworld films and Van Helsing as well as smaller independent movies such as Everybody's Fine and Winged Creatures. She earned a Critic's Choice Award nomination for her performance in 2008's Nothing But the Truth. She has three films set for release in 2012: Underworld: Awakening, Contraband and Total Recall. Beckinsale had an eight-year relationship with Welsh actor Michael Sheen from 1995 until 2003. Their daughter, Lily Mo Sheen, was born on 31 January 1999 in London, England. She married American film director Len Wiseman in 2004. Beckinsale was born in London to actor Richard Beckinsale and actress Judy Loe. Her father died from a heart attack in 1979 at the age of 31, when she was five years old. Four years later, her mother married director Roy Battersby, and Beckinsale was raised alongside his four sons and daughter. She also has a LESS