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Kate Beckinsale (born July 26, 1973) is an
English actress. She is the daughter of British television actors
Richard Beckinsale and Judy Loe, and her birth name is Kate Beckinsale
Loe. Her father died in 1979, at the age of 31.
Clearly talented from an early age, she won
first prizes in several young writing competitions. After finishing
school in London, she gradually began acting, thus following in the
footsteps of her parents. In 1991 she played a role in a television film
about World War II, through which she became widely known by the British
public. The film was also broadcast in America at the end of that year.
Beckinsale then began studying German, French and Russian at New
College, Oxford University, though she did not complete her studies. In
interviews she commented that she felt the university background would
be better for her than attending a school of performing arts.
During her first year at Oxford, Beckinsale
was offered a part in Kenneth Branagh's big-screen film, Much Ado About
Nothing, adapted from Shakespeare's famous comedy of the same name. This
was her big breakthrough in movies and opened doors to work in several
other films, which she did whilst at Oxford. She spent her last year of
studies in Paris. There she decided to quit university and concentrate
on her acting career. Since then she has played in several major movies,
but has also appeared in television films and on the stage.
Beckinsale was selected by Hello Magazine
as England's #1 Beauty in 2002.
Beckinsale and Welsh actor Michael Sheen
have a daughter, Lily Sheen, but they are no longer together.
In June 2003, she became engaged to the
director of Underworld, Len Wiseman, and the two were wed in May 2004 in
Bel-Air, California.
Trivia
Is 1/4th Burmese, from her mother's side
Suffers from stomach ulcers
Can speak Russian
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