Kate Beckinsale
Kathrin Romary “Kate” Beckinsale is an English actress. With both parents actors, she had her first role at age 4 in an episode of This is Your Life. Born into acting, she continued her career in her late teens with several small TV roles. Her big break came with a role in the 1993 film version of Much Ado About Nothing.
She moved to Hollywood in the late 90s and started starring in major films, such as Pearl Harbor with Ben Affleck and Serendipity with John Cusack. While continuing to act in small-scale dramas through the 2000s, she is best known for her lead role in the Underworld film series. The first Underworld film was released in 2003, with the sixth and final film in development.
Beckinsale is also a foster mom for rescue puppies, working with Wags and Walks shelters in L.A. and Lisa Vanderpump’s Vanderpump Dogs organization.