Kate Beckinsale born in London
Kathrin Romary Beckinsale is born in London to British comedian and actor Richard Beckinsale and actress Judy Loe. At the age of five, she loses her father to a heart attack which causes her to develop anorexia. Her widowed mother later remarries director Roy Battersby, with whom she maintains a close relationship. She also has a paternal half-sister, actress Samantha Beckinsale. About her step-father:
I couldn’t have knitted a better one … He wasn’t pushy, he let me come to him.
Father dies at 31
At the age of five, the actress losses her father, British actor Richard Beckinsale, to a sudden heart attack. He was at the height of his career at the time and was a British household name starring in two English sitcoms: Rising Damp and Porridge. Richard was 31 years of age.
I started expecting bad things to happen, that friends will leave, that loved ones will die. It kept building until I had a nervous breakdown when I was a teenager.
Pearl Harbor
Beckinsale stars as Lieutenant Evelyn Johnson in the 2001 romantic drama Pearl Harbor. Lt. Johnson is a nurse who is caught in a love triangle between two American fighter pilots played by Ben Affleck and Josh Hartnett. The film is directed by Michael Bay and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer.
I really didn’t know the details of Pearl Harbor, and I think that there is extraordinary poetry to a loss of innocence like that.
Serendipity
Beckinsale plays Sara Thomas in the romantic comedy Serendipity opposite actor John Cusack. The story revolves around Sara’s strong belief in love and destiny. Throughout the movie, Sara conducts many tests of fate to see if she and Jonathan are really “meant to be.”
They saved all the kissing scenes up at the end of Pearl Harbor and the Serendipity ones were right at the beginning, so I was literally going from one man to the next.
Underworld
Beckinsale plays Selene, a werewolf huntress assigned to hunt and kill the remaining Lycans around the world. After meeting Michael Corvin, played by actor Scott Speedman, she discovers that the Lycans have been hunting him because he holds the key to ending the war between vampires and Lycans. She falls in love with Corvin, but must decide where her loyalties lie.
I feel really lucky that I’ve been able to move around so much and change what I’m doing.
Vacancy
Beckinsale plays Amy Fox in the horror-suspense film Vacancy. She stars alongside actor Luke Wilson who plays the role of her husband, David Fox. The film chronicles the couple’s horrendous overnight stay at a secluded, low budget motel. What seems to be a quiet room to relax for the evening, turns out to be the setting for a new snuff film directed by murderous filmmakers.
Van Helsing
Beckinsale plays the Princess Anna Valerious. Anna teams up with Van Helsing, played by Hugh Jackman, in the hunt for the Count Dracula. By killing Dracula, Anna will not only avenge the death of her ancestors, but will also allow their souls to enter heaven and finally rest in peace.
I just had to jump off a wheel barrel into a crash-mat and I completely got whiplash… It made me really gun-shy actually. But then the next day I was 60 feet upside-down in a tree.
The Aviator
Beckinsale plays Ava Gardner in the biographical drama film about aviation magnate Howard Hughes, played by Leonardo DiCaprio. Gardner is just one of many love interests throughout Hughes’ colorful life. The film is directed by Martin Scorsese. On playing Ava Gardner:
With a living person you have to get it right, as opposed to creating something from scratch. So it was a bit of a lump in the throat…
Underworld: Evolution
Beckinsale reprises her role as Lycan huntress Selene in the second installment of the 2003 Action – Sci-Fi film Underworld. Picking up where the first film left off, Selene and Michael Corvin, played by actor Scott Speedman, are on the run from the rest of the vampire clan. Unlocking the truth about their respective bloodlines will get them closer to stopping a much larger evil from destroying mankind.
We had such a great experience on the first one. I think we all wanted an opportunity to go and expand on that.
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Beckinsale plays Donna Newman, the wife of ambitious architect Michael Newman, played by Adam Sandler. In this comedy-drama film, Donna is the backbone of the Newman family, as a lost and confused Michael learns the most important lessons in life.
It’s a bit change of pace. I didn’t kill anybody in this movie and I don’t have any magical powers as such. But it’s a comedy, it’s funny, and you care about the characters very, very much.
Whiteout
Beckinsale plays Carrie Stetko, a U.S. marshal assigned to a desolate research base on the Antarctica. Days before Stetko’s retirement, members of the research team are mysteriously murdered. With an impending storm and months of darkness setting in, the marshal is in a chilling race against time to find the killer.
I have been surprised by the fact that I’m able to do these kind of roles, because it’s not how I’m really like in real life. And it certainly wasn’t what I ever anticipated when I decided to become an actress.
Contraband
Beckinsale plays Kate Farraday, opposite Mark Wahlberg in the 2012 crime-drama Contraband. Wahlberg’s character, Chris Farraday has 2 weeks to pay off a debt that his brother-in-law accrued with a ruthless drug smuggler, to keep Kate and his family safe. Repaying the debt before time runs out gives Chris no other option but to try and run contraband across U.S. borders.
Well I’ve been a big fan of Mark Wahlberg for a really long time and I was really excited to work with him. I’ve never played a character quite like that before.
Kate Beckinsale interview
Beckinsale guests on Conan to promote her film Underworld: Awakening. She also talks about her struggles in fake-driving, her experience co-presenting with Seth Rogen and her family’s dirty humor.
We have a tradition in your family even now, and whenever I visit my mother’s house, I always have to leave a banana and two apples, or whatever fruit she has and just rearrange her fruit bowl. Just so that she thinks of me when I’m gone.
Underworld: Awakening
Beckinsale plays the role of Selene the werewolf huntress yet again, in the fourth installment of the Underworld franchise. This story is set 12 years after the second film with Selene waking up from a cryogenic sleep. Humans have since discovered the existence of Lycans and vampires, and killed most of them. Selene and a few survivors are all that are left. On the role of Selene:
It was a very life changing role for me personally as well, so I feel very affectionate towards it. And it’s exciting to be able to follow a character for such a long period of time. It’s rare to get that chance.
Maxim cover
Biel, Beckinsale, Farrell appear on the cover of the July/August 2012 issue of Maxim magazine. Biel talks about her co stars in the magazine.
I’d fake punch [Beckinsale], her hair would go flying and get caught in my button, and I’d be stuck to her head.
Glamour UK cover
Beckinsale appears on the cover of the August 2012 issue of Glamour UK magazine. She talks about surgery, friendship, and being a feminist.
I’m so much happier in myself these days. I prefer what I look like. I prefer what I feel like now.
Allure cover
Beckinsale appears on the cover of the August 2012 issue of Allure magazine. She talks about not feeling attractive as a kid and being Sexiest Woman Alive in 2009.
I think the risk of being the sexiest woman alive is that you don’t want to ever have sex again. You don’t want to wear a bikini again. You want to wear some nice overalls and a trucker’s hat. Anyway, you’re only that for a year, and then you’re done. You’re old news. I don’t know who it is right now, but it’s not me.
Total Recall
Beckinsale plays Lori Quaid in the 2012 remake of Total Recall, alongside actor Colin Farrell, who plays her husband, Douglas Quaid. The film takes place in the future, in a world that is mostly uninhabitable. To escape the hardships of his life, Douglas decides to experience “Rekall,” a process in which any memory can be implanted into one’s head. Shortly after plugging into Rekall, Quaid finds himself in the middle of a worldwide conspiracy where nobody can be trusted. Not even his wife. On her role as Lori:
She’s just a little bit off. She’s come back damaged and wounded and acting out of that place, so it’s fun for an actor.
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Kate Beckinsale interview
Seacrest interviews Beckinsale during On Air With Ryan Seacrest about doing love scenes with other men in front of her husband.
I’ve actually done worse things in front of my husband in other movies, so this sort of thing really, you don’t make a big deal, but I think it can seem worse to the third party apparently. I think when you’re doing jobs that you’re very passionate about, it’s not like you’re coming home and discussing spreadsheets and the other one’s not interested. Do you know what I mean? It’s like we’re both very interested in the movie and in movies in general. And I’m glad I’ve got him back. Now he’s finished editing the movie and it’s nice to talk about other things too.
Replaces Beckinsale in Underworld movies
Beckinsale will not be returning to complete the Underworld sequel and James is cast to take her place. James is featured in Underworld: Awakening and the producers decide to cast James for the lead role in the upcoming film Underworld 5. Lakeshore Entertainment:
James is a star on the rise, and thanks to his leading role in Divergent and its upcoming sequel, he’s a worthy investment.