Kate Beckinsale Kate Beckinsale Kathrin Romary Beckinsale (born 26 July 1973) is a British actress. After some minor television roles, she made her film debut in "Much Ado About Nothing" (1993) while still a student at the University of Oxford. She appeared in British costume dramas such as "Prince of Jutland" (1994), "Cold Comfort Farm" (1995), "Emma" (1996), and "The Golden Bowl" (2000), in addition to various stage and radio productions. She began to seek film work in the United States in the late 1990s and, after appearing in small-scale dramas "The Last Days of Disco" (1998) and "Brokedown Palace" (1999), she
Kate Beckinsale actress has said she was "embarrassed" that Sheen never proposed, but felt as though she were married. Their relationship ended in early 2003, after the filming of "Underworld". Beckinsale and Sheen remain close friends. She remarked in 2016: "He's really dear, close family. He's somebody I've known since I was 21 years old. I really love him a lot." Beckinsale met director Len Wiseman on the set of 2003's "Underworld". Beckinsale persuaded Wiseman to cast Sheen in the film, but, while on set, she and Wiseman fell in love. Dana, a kindergarten teacher and Wiseman's then-wife, claimed infidelity in Budapest.