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Who is Kate Beckinsale?

Date of birth (location): 26 July 1973; London, England, UK. Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m)

Petite and pretty, with dark hair, pale skin and flashing eyes, Kate Beckinsale made a strong film debut as the virginal Hero in Kenneth Branagh's sun-dappled adaptation of "Much Ado About Nothing" (1993). Although she was a screen novice, the actress projected the requisite intelligence and star quality that deemed her one to watch.

Beckinsale Catches Latest Blockbuster Performance:
Actress Kate Beckinsale and director husband Len Wiseman boosted the box office take for their new film Underworld: Evolution by sneaking into an opening night screening on Friday. The pair were spotted at a cinema in New York City's Times Square for a late night screening of the vampire sequel to 2003 movie Underworld. Beckinsale's rep confirms, "Kate and Len did go to see Underworld on opening night because they wanted to see a screening with a live audience." The sequel topped the US box office over the weekend bringing in nearly $27 million. [source: Jan 25, 2006 - World Entertainment News Network]

All about Kate Beckinsale

> Her mother, Judy Loe is an actress, and her father, Richard Beckinsale, was famous as a comedy actor.
> She has a daughter, Lily Sheen (b. 31 January 1999), with Welsh actor Michael Sheen.
> She was selected by Hello Magazine as England's Number #1 Beauty.(2002)
> She married Len Wiseman on 9th May 2004 at the Bel-Air Hotel. Her daughter, Lily, received her own "wedding ring" from Wiseman.
> She was ranked #63 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women In The World" (2002)
> She has played a vampire (Underworld (2003/I)) and a vampire hunter (Van Helsing (2004)).
> She was listed as a potential nominee on the 2005 Razzie Award nominating ballot.