English actress Kate beckinsale (Katherine Beckinsale) was born in London in 1973, July 26. Her mother, Judy Law, was a popular theater and television actress, and her father, the famous television comedian Richard Beckinsale, was considered the darling of all of England. When Kate was only 6 years old, he died, and soon director Roy Battersby became the new husband of Judy Law and stepfather Kate. So the future star appeared 4 stepbrothers and sister. The large Beckinsale-Battersby family was friendly, and Kate still maintains a warm relationship with her brothers and sister.
However, at a young age, the subtle nature of the girl was the cause of numerous stresses and an unstable condition, which even became the cause of anorexia. However, teenage problems did not stop Miss Beckinsale from receiving a brilliant education at Godolphin and Latymer private schools. Kate then studied French and Russian literature at Oxford University. Having decided to follow in the footsteps of her parents and begin her acting career, she never graduated from the university and did not receive a degree, however, she knew foreign languages and literature more than once in her acting career.
Kate Beckinsale - the beginning of a stellar career
The first role of Kate was the work in the television movie "One Against the Wind" about the Second World War (1991). In her first year at Beckinsale University, they invited him to the film adaptation of Shakespeare's play “Much Ado About Nothing,” directed by Kenneth Branagh. Then, when she left school and focused on acting, she played several roles in several low-budget films, while continuing to play in the theater and work on television.
Kate Beckinsale - gaining popularity
The first major American film, which starred Kate, "The Ruined Palace" (1999), did not become successful for her. But then, playing in the movie "Pearl Harbor" (2001), she, as they say, woke up famous and began to receive invitations to work in many paintings, which later became very successful.
Kate was also named Hello! By England’s most beautiful woman in 2002. The following year, Maxim magazine included her in the HOT 100 rating, in which she was ranked 16th. In 2005, FHM magazine assigned 71 positions to the ranking of one hundred of the sexiest women in the world, and in 2009, Esquire magazine recognized it as the sexiest woman living.
Kate Beckinsale - The Most Notable Roles
After Pearl Harbor, Kate had several high-budget films, which, however, did not receive critical acclaim from critics, for example, Intuition (2001), Van Helsing (2004), etc. Then work in the film Aviator ( 2004), awarded several Golden Globes and five Oscars. In order to play this role, Kate added 9 kg.
In 2003, Beckinsale played the vampire Celine in the film "Another World", in 2006 she worked on the continuation of this picture, the film "Another World: Evolution." The film was a huge commercial success and raised $ 26 million at the box office the very first weekend. This was followed by the films “Click: with a remote control for life” (2006), “Vacancy for a victim” (2007), “Snow Angels” (2008), which also became very successful, as well as the continuation of the film “Another World” and other paintings.
Kate Beckinsale - personal life
Kate has a daughter from the English actor Michael Sheen, whom the actress gave birth in 1999. It was Lily who played the role of young Selina in the film "Another World: Evolution."
In 2003, they broke up with Sheen, and a few months later Beckinsale became engaged to the director Len Wiseman, who filmed The Other World, and in May 2004 they got married.
Kate Beckinsale - interesting facts
- Since Kate studied Russian literature while studying at the University, she knows Russian.
- The actress’s great-grandfather has Burmese roots, so Kate herself likes to talk about her Asian appearance, which she allegedly had in her childhood.
- They say that Kate likes to insert a strong word into her speech. However, friends and colleagues believe that this does not spoil her at all.
Kate Beckinsale - Today
Today, the actress works in the picture of her husband Len Wiseman, “Remember Everything,” which will premiere on August 3, 2012. This film will be a remake of the famous film of the same name with the participation of Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Kate will embody in her the image of Lori, played in the first film by actress Sharon Stone.
