Kathrin Romany Beckinsale (born 26 July 1973) is a British actress and model.
Kathrin Romany Beckinsale (born 26 July 1973) is a British actress and model.
She first gained notice while a student at Oxford University for her debut in the film adaptation of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. Throughout the 1990s, she worked on both film and television, most notably by portraying the title character in the 1996 BBC television series Emma.
She started film work in the United States in the late 1990s. She appeared in small-scale dramas The Last Days of Disco (1998) and Brokedown Palace (1999). In 2001, she garnered international recognition when she was cast as the romantic lead opposite Ben Affleck in her breakthrough film, Pearl Harbor (2001). She then starred in a number of films including the romantic comedy Serendipity (2001), Tiptoes (2003), The Aviator (2004), and Click (2006).
Since playing the role of Selene in the Underworld film series (2003–2016), she has become known for her work in action films, including Van Helsing (2004), Whiteout (2009), Contraband (2012), and Total Recall (2012).
In 2016, she received critical acclaim for her performance in the period comedy film Love & Friendship, for which she received a nomination for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress in a Comedy. She returned in action films with Jolt (2021). She also starred in two television projects with The Widow (2019) and Guilty Party (2021).
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Filmography (Movies)
The Patient
Character:Dr. Rose
Release Date:01/12/2025
Wildcat
Character:Ada
Release Date:19/11/2025
Stolen Girl
Character:Maureen
Release Date:04/09/2025
Canary Black
Character:Avery Graves
Release Date:10/10/2024
Dynamo Is Dead
Character:Self
Release Date:14/12/2023
Prisoner's Daughter
Character:Maxine
Release Date:30/06/2023
Fool's Paradise
Character:Christiana Dior
Release Date:12/05/2023
Jolt
Character:Lindy
Release Date:15/07/2021
Farming
Character:Ingrid Carpenter
Release Date:08/09/2018
The Only Living Boy in New York
Character:Johanna
Release Date:27/07/2017
Underworld: Blood Wars
Character:Selene
Release Date:24/11/2016
The Disappointments Room
Character:Dana Barrow
Release Date:09/09/2016
Love & Friendship
Character:Lady Susan Vernon
Release Date:26/05/2016
Absolutely Anything
Character:Catherine
Release Date:13/02/2015
Stonehearst Asylum
Character:Eliza Graves
Release Date:23/10/2014
The Face of an Angel
Character:Simone Ford
Release Date:06/09/2014
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
Character:Self
Release Date:09/02/2014
The Trials of Cate McCall
Character:Cate McCall
Release Date:28/11/2013
Total Recall
Character:Lori Quaid
Release Date:02/08/2012
Republicans, Get in My Vagina!
Character:Woman #3
Release Date:04/05/2012
Underworld: Awakening
Character:Selene
Release Date:19/01/2012
Contraband
Character:Kate Farraday
Release Date:12/01/2012
Everybody's Fine
Character:Amy
Release Date:04/12/2009
Whiteout
Character:Carrie Stetko
Release Date:09/09/2009
Winged Creatures
Character:Carla Davenport
Release Date:08/07/2009
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
Character:Selene
Release Date:22/01/2009
Nothing But the Truth
Character:Rachel Armstrong
Release Date:19/12/2008
Vacancy
Character:Amy Fox
Release Date:20/04/2007
Snow Angels
Character:Annie Marchand
Release Date:07/03/2007
Click
Character:Donna Newman
Release Date:23/06/2006
Underworld: Evolution
Character:Selene
Release Date:12/01/2006
The Aviator
Character:Ava Gardner
Release Date:17/12/2004
Van Helsing
Character:Anna Valerious
Release Date:03/05/2004
Underworld
Character:Selene
Release Date:19/09/2003
Laurel Canyon
Character:Alex
Release Date:07/03/2003
Tiptoes
Character:Carol
Release Date:17/12/2002
Serendipity
Character:Sara Thomas
Release Date:05/10/2001
Pearl Harbor
Character:Evelyn Johnson
Release Date:21/05/2001
The Golden Bowl
Character:Maggie Verver
Release Date:14/05/2000
Brokedown Palace
Character:Darlene Davis
Release Date:13/08/1999
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Character:Alice
Release Date:26/12/1998
The Last Days of Disco
Character:Charlotte
Release Date:29/05/1998
Shooting Fish
Character:Georgie
Release Date:22/08/1997
Emma
Character:Emma Woodhouse
Release Date:02/10/1996
Haunted
Character:Christina Mariell
Release Date:27/10/1995
Marie-Louise ou la permission
Character:Marie-Louise
Release Date:21/06/1995
Uncovered
Character:Julia
Release Date:04/01/1995
Cold Comfort Farm
Character:Flora Poste
Release Date:01/01/1995
Prince of Jutland
Character:Ethel
Release Date:23/02/1994
Much Ado About Nothing
Character:Hero
Release Date:07/05/1993
Anna Lee: Headcase
Character:Thea Hahn
Release Date:10/01/1993
Rachel's Dream
Character:Rachel
Release Date:01/01/1992
One Against the Wind
Character:Barbe Lindell
Release Date:01/12/1991
Television Appearances
Guilty Party
Character:Beth Burgess
The Widow
Character:Georgia Wells
The F Word
Character:Self
Chelsea
Character:Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Character:Self - Guest
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
Character:Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Character:Self
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED
Character:Self - Guest Judge
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Character:Self - Guest Judge
Conan
Character:Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
Chelsea Lately
Character:Herself
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
Punk'd
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self - Guest
Live from E!
Character:Self
The View
Character:Self
Leute heute
Character:Self
The Daily Show
Character:Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Self - Guest
Rachel's Dream
Character:Rachel
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Character:
Devices and Desires
Character:Young Alice Mair (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self - Guest
Couples
Character:Child
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Barbe
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
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