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Kate Beckinsale Loe (born July 26, 1973) is an
England|English actor|actress. She is the daughter
of United Kingdom|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 a young 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
language|German, French language|French and
Russian language|Russian at New College,
Oxford|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 (movie)|Much Ado
About Nothing, adapted from William
Shakespeare|Shakespeare's famous Much Ado About
Nothing|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 actor Michael Sheen have a
daughter, Lily, but they are no longer together.
In June 2003, she became engaged to the director
of Underworld (2003 movie)|Underworld, Len
Wiseman, and the two were wed in May 2004 in
Bel-Air, Los Angeles, California|Bel-Air,
California.

==Trivia==
* Is 1/4th Burmese, from her mother's side
* Suffers from stomach ulcers
* Can speak Russian


==Partial Filmography==
*Underworld:  Evolution (2006)
*The Aviator (2004)
*Van Helsing (2004)
*Underworld (2003 movie)|Underworld (2003)
*Laurel Canyon (movie)|Laurel Canyon (2002)
*Serendipity (movie)|Serendipity (2001)
*Pearl Harbor (movie)|Pearl Harbor (2001)
*The Golden Bowl (2000)
*Shooting Fish (1997)
*Cold Comfort Farm (1995)
*Much Ado About Nothing (movie)|Much Ado About
Nothing (1993)

==External links==
* imdb name|id=0000295|name=Kate Beckinsale
* http://www.katebeckinsale.net Kate Beckinsale
Fan Site
* http://www.kbeckinsale.net/ Kate Beckinsale
Online - Fan Site