English actress KATE BECKINSALE is revealing herself to be one of films’ most versatile and charismatic actresses. She first gained notice in Kenneth Branagh’s Much Ado About Nothing and then subsequently appeared as the heroine of John Schlesinger’s Cold Comfort Farm, Whit Stillman’s The Last Days of Disco opposite Chloe Sevigny, Jonathan Kaplan’s Brokedown Palace opposite Claire Danes and in the British comedy Shooting Fish. Additional film credits include Haunted opposite Aidan Quinn, and Manuel Fleche’s Mary Louise ou la permission.
In 2001, Beckinsale starred opposite Ben Affleck and Josh Hartnett in Disney’s epic Pearl Harbor. She starred opposite John Cusack in Serendipity, opposite Matthew McConaughey and Gary Oldham in Tiptoes and opposite Christian Bale and Frances McDormand in the ensemble drama Laurel Canyon. Film appearances include starring opposite Hugh Jackman in Van Helsing and starring in the hit vampire tales Underworld and sequel Underworld: Evolution for Sony Screen Gem. Beckinsale also starred as screen legend ‘Ava Gardner’ in Martin Scorcese’s The Aviator, in the Screen Gems thriller Vacancy opposite Luke Wilson and the comedy blockbuster Click opposite Adam Sandler. Recent films include the independent drama Snow Angels opposite Sam Rockwell, directed by David Gordon Green and the independent drama Fragments (aka Winged Creatures) opposite Forest Whitaker and Dakota Fanning,
Her television appearances include playing the title role in A&E’s “Emma” and in “One Against the Wind” for Hallmark Films. On the stage, she has appeared in “Clocks & Whistles,” “Sweetheart,” and the British National Touring production of “The Seagull.”
In 2009, Beckinsale starred in the dark comedy Everybody’s Fine opposite Robert De Niro and Drew Barrymore. That same year, she also starred in the independent political drama Nothing but the Truth opposite Alan Alda and Matt Dillon, which garnered her great recognition for her accolade worthy performance. Beckinsale recently starred in the fourth installment of the Underworld franchise reprising her role of Selene in Underworld: Awakening and the hit thriller Contraband opposite Mark Wahlberg. She recently wrapped production on the independent drama Trials of Cate McCall opposite Nick Nolte and James Cromwell about a former hotshot lawyer, estranged from her family must take on the appeal of a woman wrongfully convicted of murder.
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