Kate Beckinsale is an English actress, voiceover artist, stage actress, and model who is known for having been cast in a number of on-screen roles such as Emma Woodhouse in Emma, Selene in the Underworld film series, in The Aviator, Lady Susan Vernon in Love & Friendship, Nurse Lt. Evelyn Johnson in Pearl Harbor, Georgia Wells in The Widow, Alice in Alice through the Looking Glass, Dana in The Disappointments Room, Charlotte Pingress in The Last Days of Disco, Sara Thomas in Serendipity, Cate McCall in The Trials of Cate McCall, Catherine West in Absolutely Anything, and Rachel Armstrong in Nothing but the Truth.
Born Name
Kathrin Romary Beckinsale
Nick Name
Kate
Sun Sign
Leo
Born Place
Finsbury Park, London, England, United Kingdom
Nationality
Education
Beckinsale attended Godolphin and Latymer School in Hammersmith, West London. Post that, she enrolled herself into New College, Oxford, but dropped out to focus properly on her acting career.
Occupation
Actress, Model, Voiceover Artist, Stage Actress
Family
- Father – Richard Beckinsale (Actor) (Died of a heart attack at 31)
- Mother – Judy Loe (Actress)
- Others – Arthur John Beckinsale (Paternal Grandfather), Margaret/Maggie Barlow (Paternal Grandmother), Norman Scarborough Loe (Maternal Grandfather) (Worked in equipment business), Nancy Jones (Maternal Grandmother) (Department Store Worker, Model), Roy Battersby (Stepfather) (Director), Samantha Beckinsale (Paternal Half-Sister) (Actress),
Kate has no full siblings, but she has four half-brothers and one half-sister from her mother’s second marriage to director Roy.
Manager
She is represented by United Talent Agency, Talent Agency, Beverly Hills, California, United States.
Build
Slim
Height
5 ft 7 in or 170 cm
Weight
54 kg or 119 pounds
Boyfriend / Spouse
Kate Beckinsale has dated –
- Edmund Moriarty (1992-1993) – From 1992 to 1993, Kate dated Edmund Moriarty.
- (1995-2003) – Welsh actor Michael Sheen had a pretty long dating relationship with Beckinsale. They were an item from 1995 to 2003. They met for the first time when they were cast in the touring production of The Seagull in early 1995. She revealed later that she had love at first sight. During this time, she also gave birth to their first child, a daughter named, (b. January 31, 1999) in London. During this 8 year period, Michael never proposed to her.
- Len Wiseman (2003-2015) – Kate ended her relationship with Michael Sheen after she fell in love with filmmaker Len Wiseman. Kate tried to approach Len so as to cast Sheen in his film in 2003, but instead, she fell in love with Wiseman. They announced their engagement in June 2003. The couple married on May 9, 2004, at the Hotel Bel-Air in California. At that time, she was already living with Len and her daughter Lily in Brentwood, LA. They called it quits in November 2015.
- (2017, 2018) – In June 2017, Kate started dating TV personality, and comedian from Ohio. He is approx 22 years her junior. They called it quits towards the end of the year. Later, in September 2018, she was again seen with Matt going to Peppermint Night Club.
- (2018) – Comedian Jack Whitehall and Kate were seen together getting cozy at Blind Dragon nightclub in November 2018 which sparked dating rumors. They were also seen spending time at Craig’s in West Hollywood earlier during that day.
- (2019) – In January 2019, comedian-actor Pete Davidson and Kate were seen together coming out of Golden Globes Afterparty. After that, they were clicked holding hands and spending time together. In March 2019, they publicly kissed at New York Rangers game, hence confirming their relationship. They ended their short-lived relationship in April 2019.
- Goody Grace (2020) – In January 2020, musician Goody Grace and Kate were spotted together. In April 2020, their dating was confirmed but in October 2020, they had separated after spending 9 months together. They broke up because Goody, being young, had other priorities than Kate.
Race / Ethnicity
White
She is of Burmese descent on her father’s side and also has English roots.
Hair Color
Light Brown
Eye Color
Hazel
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Measurements
34-23-34 in or 86-58.5-86 cm
Dress Size
4 (US) or 36 (EU)
Shoe Size
10 (US) or 7.5 (UK) or 40.5 (EU)
Brand Endorsements
She has appeared in several television commercials such as Gap television advert in 2002, Diet Coke advert in 2004, Lux shampoo in a Japanese TV commercial.
Later, in 2009, she was involved in an Absolut Vodka print campaign.
Religion
Christianity
Best Known For
Appearing in films like Pearl Harbor (2001), Underworld (2003), The Aviator (2004), and Van Helsing (2004).
First Film
Kate played the role of a hero in the 1993 British/American romantic comedy film Much Ado About Nothing.
The film is based on the novel by William Shakespeare of the same name.
First TV Show
In 1991, Kate guest appeared on the television show Devices and Desires for her role as young Alice Mair in episode number 2 of the first season.
Personal Trainer
Ramona Braganza is making Kate’s body look healthy and toned for several years.
For the 2012 movie Underworld Awakening, she needed to fit in a catsuit and still look good. To achieve that more shapely figure, she worked with Ramona on the set four to five times a week in the very first month. And, this training and workout were reduced to three times a week during the second month. With her 321 Method, Ramona focused on cardio, circuit training, and core related exercises.
Kate likes yoga-inspired moves and so when in LA, she also works with another personal trainer Mandy Ingber. She never exercises publicly. Kate has a gym in her home garage, where she runs for half an hour at a time.
Kate Beckinsale Favorite Things
- Hotel – Sanderson Hotel, London
- Public Landmark – Natural History Museum in London
Source – Hub.AA.com
Kate Beckinsale Facts
- She had studied Russian and French literature during her time in New College, Oxford.
- In 2002, she was named Hello magazine’s “England’s Number One Beauty”.
- In 2008, Kate was ranked at #41 in People magazine’s 100 Most Beautiful People list.
- She was also named Esquire’s Sexiest Woman Alive in 2009.
- Kate Beckinsale is ‘s 12th Sexiest Woman of 2013.
- Her father died of a heart attack when Kate was just 5 years old.
- She suffered from anorexia when she was 15 years old.
- In 1997, she also debuted on the radio. She voiced the role of Juliet in the play Romeo and Juliet, aired in 1997.
- She once lost the role of Clementine Kruczynski to play in the 2004 movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind to only due to her size.
- She hates sushi, unlike most other celebrities.
- In 2019, she started to appear as Georgia Wells in the television suspense drama series, The Widow.
- She has been cast in stage productions in roles like Nina Zarechnaya in The Seagull at Theatre Royal, Bath in 1995 and Toni in Sweetheart at Royal Court Theatre in 1996.
Facts of Kate Beckinsale
- full nameKate Beckinsale
- Date of Birth July 26, 1973
- Age 51 years 5 months
- Horoscope Leo
- Lucky Number 8
- Lucky Stone Ruby
- Lucky Color Gold
- Best Match for Marriage Sagittarius, Gemini, Aries
- weight54 kg
- height5 ft 7 in