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).
Canary Black
Avery Graves
2024
Dynamo is Dead
Self
2023
Underworld: Blood Wars
Selene
2016
The Disappointments Room
Dana Barrow
2016
Love & Friendship
Lady Susan Vernon
2016
Marie-Louise ou la permission
Marie-Louise
1995
Stolen Girl
Maureen
The Patient
Dr. Rose
Prisoner's Daughter
Maxine
2023
Fool's Paradise
Christiana Dior
2023
Guilty Party
Beth Burgess · (10 episodes)
2021
Jolt
Lindy
2021
The Widow
Georgia Wells · (8 episodes)
2019
Farming
Ingrid Carpenter
2018
The Only Living Boy in New York
Johanna
2017
The F Word
Self · (1 episode)
2017
Chelsea
Self · (1 episode)
2016
Absolutely Anything
Catherine
2015
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
Self · (1 episode)
2014
Stonehearst Asylum
Eliza Graves
2014
The Face of an Angel
Simone Ford
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (1 episode)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (1 episode)
2014
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
Self
2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self · (1 episode)
2014
The Trials of Cate McCall
Cate McCall
2013
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED
Self - Guest Judge · (1 episode)
2012
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Self - Guest Judge · (1 episode)
2012
Total Recall
Lori Quaid
2012
Republicans, Get in My Vagina!
Woman #3
2012
Underworld: Awakening
Selene
2012
Contraband
Kate Farraday
2012
Conan
Self · (1 episode)
2010
Everybody's Fine
Amy
2009
Whiteout
Carrie Stetko
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2009
Winged Creatures
Carla Davenport
2009
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
Selene
2009
Nothing But the Truth
Rachel Armstrong
2008
Chelsea Lately
Herself · (3 episodes)
2007
Vacancy
Amy Fox
2007
Snow Angels
Annie Marchand
2007
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (1 episode)
2007
Click
Donna Newman
2006
Underworld: Evolution
Selene
2006
The Aviator
Ava Gardner
2004
Van Helsing
Anna Valerious
2004
Underworld
Selene
2003
Punk'd
Self · (1 episode)
2003
Laurel Canyon
Alex
2003
The View
Self · (2 episodes)
1997
The Daily Show
Self · (2 episodes)
1996
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(4 episodes)
1992
Rachel's Dream
Rachel
1992
Lioness
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(1 episode)
2003
Tiptoes
Carol
2002
E! Live from the Red Carpet
Self · (1 episode)
2002
Serendipity
Sara Thomas
2001
Pearl Harbor
Evelyn Johnson
2001
The Golden Bowl
Maggie Verver
2000
Brokedown Palace
Darlene Davis
1999
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Alice
1998
The Last Days of Disco
Charlotte
1998
Shooting Fish
Georgie
1997
Leute heute
Self · (1 episode)
1997
Emma
Emma Woodhouse
1996
Haunted
Christina Mariell
1995
Cold Comfort Farm
Flora Poste
1995
Uncovered
Julia
1994
Prince of Jutland
Ethel
1994
Much Ado About Nothing
Hero
1993
Anna Lee: Headcase
Thea Hahn
1993
Rachel's Dream
Rachel · (1 episode)
1992
One Against the Wind
Barbe Lindell
1991
Devices and Desires
Young Alice Mair (voice) · (1 episode)
1991
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(1 episode)
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1988
Couples
Child · (2 episodes)
1975
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Barbe · (1 episode)
1951
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
1944