| Birth | Born on 1973-07-26 at London, United Kingdom |
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| Height | 5' 8" |
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| Sex | F |
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| Hair | Naturally Brown |
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| Eyes | Brown |
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| Nationality | British |
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| Profession | Actress |
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| Education | High School: Godolphin and Latymer School (1991)
University: New College, Oxford University (dropped out) |
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| Married To | Len Wiseman (9 May 2004 - present) |
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| Relationships | Len Wiseman (director; met while filming Underworld; engaged on June 14, 2003; married on May 9, 2004), Michael Sheen (actor; born on February 5, 1969; together 1995-2003), Edmund Moriarty (dated while at Oxford) |
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| Father | Richard Beckinsale (actor; born on July 6, 1947; married in 1977; died on M |
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| Mother | Judy Loe (actress; born on March 6, 1947) |
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| h_sisters | Samantha Beckinsale (actress; born on July 23, 1966; mother: Margaret Bradley) |
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| Step Father | Roy Battersby (stepfather, British TV director, m. Loe 6-Mar-1997) |
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| Step Mother | Margaret Bradley (married in 1965; divorced in 1971) |
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| Claim To Fame | Feature film debut as Hero in Kenneth Branagh's film version of Much Ado About Nothing (1993) |
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 Beckinsale is the daughter of Judy Loe (a stage actress) and the late Richard Beckinsale, a well-known television actor who died in 1979, at the age of 31. Kate's paternal great-grandfather was Burmese. Beckinsale won first prizes in several young writing competitions. After finishing school in London, she followed in the footsteps of her parents and began her acting career. Her first role was ..
Kate Beckinsale's Biography |
| Quote: "I try and take lots of vitamins and I don't drink. I do smoke, though, I'd be insufferable if I didn't smoke, you'd have to push me off a balcony I'd be so boring", More Quotes | | Trivia: Was in close competition for the role of Rachel Keller in The Ring (2002), but lost out because producers felt she looked too young. More Trivia | | Kate Beckinsale Photo Gallery | | Contact Kate Beckinsale |
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