Kate Beckinsale
Actor
Kate Beckinsale wowed critics and audiences with her comedic performance in the BBC television movie
Cold Comfort Farm (1995), but her breakthrough into leading roles came opposite
Ben Affleck in the 2001 epic
Pearl Harbor. The tall, brunette beauty has since demonstrated her talent in a variety of film genres, from comedy and romance to drama and action. Her films include
The Last Days of Disco (1998, with
Chloe Sevigny), Serendipity (2001, starring
John Cusack), Laurel Canyon (2002, with
Frances McDormand),
Underworld (2003) and Van Helsing (2004, starring
Hugh Jackman).
Extra credit: She played
Ava Gardner in the
Howard Hughes biopic
The Aviator (2004, directed by
Martin Scorsese)... Beckinsale's parents are British television actors Judy Loe and Richard Beckinsale.
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