Kate Beckinsale is simply meant to be on the big screen. Born in London, from a father who is a television actor and a mother who is an actress both on TV and on stage, Kate Beckinsale is brimming with talent, not to mention looks.
Her early life was not all too glamorous, however. As an adolescent, she was rebellious and distraught, leading her to develop anorexia and start smoking. Later on she would follow in her parents' footsteps and begin acting herself, starting with small television roles. To widen her range of roles, she studied three foreign languages and reached the highest levels of mastery for each.
After her first (and unsuccessful) American film, Brokedown Palace, she was cast in 2001 for a role in Pearl Harbor as Lt. Evelyn Johnson, the lead female character. For this role, she was nominated for at least two awards—Best Female Performance in MTV Movie Awards and Best FilmChemistry (with Ben Affleck) in Teen's Choice Awar
ds.By now she has truly gained the attention of film producers and the public. Her biggest movies to date are Underworld and Underworld: Evolution, where she plays the main character—a sultry vampire/hunter (as opposed to a vampire hunter). Her hot and sexy role (which she partly owes to her equally hot and sexy British accent) as Selene the vampire is perhaps an even bigger breakthrough for her than her role in Pearl Harbor as Underworld got people to talk about her and take notice of the previously unheard-of beauty. The fast-paced action in the movie seemed like nothing to the actress as she gracefully kills werewolves while maintaining a cold, indifferent look.
Other notable movies that feature Kate Beckinsale are Serendipity (as Sara Thomas), The Aviator (as Ava Gardner), and Van Helsing (as Anna Valerious, a vampire hunter this time).
