Kate Beckinsale
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In 1993, she costarred in the ''Anna Lee'' pilot "Headcase" and made her theatrical film debut with the brief but crucial role of Hero in Kenneth Branagh's adaptation of William Shakespeare's ''Much Ado About Nothing'' whilst studying at the University of Oxford. Subsequently, she established herself in leading roles in numerous British costume dramas such as ''Prince of Jutland'' (1994), ''Cold Comfort Farm'' (1995), ''Emma'' (1996), and ''The Golden Bowl'' (2000). She challenged herself by taking roles in films such as ''The Last Days of Disco'' (1998), ''Brokedown Palace'' (1999), ''Pearl Harbor'' (2001), ''Serendipity'' (2001), ''Tiptoes'' (2003), ''The Aviator'' (2004), and ''Click'' (2006).
Since taking the role of Selene in the ''Underworld'' film series (2003–2016), Beckinsale became known for her work in action films, including ''Van Helsing'' (2004), ''Whiteout'' (2009), ''Contraband'' (2012), ''Total Recall'' (2012), and ''Jolt'' (2021) while also earning acclaim for her roles in ''Snow Angels'' (2007), ''Nothing but the Truth'' (2008), ''Everybody's Fine'' (2009), ''Love & Friendship'' (2016), and ''The Only Living Boy in New York'' (2017). In recent years, she returned to television in the limited series ''The Widow'' (2019) and the abruptly-canceled dramedy ''Guilty Party'' (2021), also serving as an executive producer in the latter. Provided by Wikipedia