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athryn (Kate) Romari Beckinsale (born Kathryn "Kate" Romary Beckinsale; born July 26, 1973, London) is a British actress. early years Kate Beckinsale was born in London to the family of well-known television actor Richard Beckinsale (who died in 1979 at the age of 31) and theater and television actress Judy Lowe. The great-grandfather of the actress came from Burma, and Kate claims that as a child she had a “very Asian appearance” [3]. Kate has an older half-sister Samantha, also an actress. Beckinsale won first place in the competition for writing youth. After finishing school in London, she followed in the footsteps of her parents and began her acting career. She played her first role in the TV movie “Alone Against the Wind” about the Second World War, which aired in 1991. Kate studied French and Russian literature at Oxford University, although she never received a degree. However, her acquaintance with foreign languages ​​and literature allowed her to expand the range of her roles. Career During the first year at Oxford, Beckinsale was offered a role in the Kenneth Brana's movie “Much Ado About Nothing,” based on Shakespeare’s play of the same name. Kate spent her last year of study in Paris, after which she decided to leave the university and focus on her acting career. She subsequently played in several low-budget films, including “Swindle” and “Last Days of Disco” (both films of 1998). At the same time, the actress continued to play in the theater and on television. Her first major American film, The Destroyed Palace (1999), had no commercial success. And soon Beckinsale starred in the 2001 film Pearl Harbor, which became one of the most successful in that year. In subsequent years, Kate starred in expensive American films, which, however, did not have the recognition of critics: "Intuition" (2001), "Another World" (2003) and "Van Helsing" (2004). She also starred as Ava Gardner in the film Aviator (2004), which won several Golden Globes and five Oscars. For this role, Beckinsale purposely recovered by 20 pounds (9 kg). Kate Beckinsale at the San Sebastian Film Festival In January 2006, Beckinsale re-executed the role of Selina's vampire in the film “Underworld: Evolution,” a continuation of the 2003 film, which was again directed by her husband, Len Wiseman. The film was the first commercial breakthrough of the year, collecting $ 26 million already for the first weekend of hire. [4] On January 24, 2006, Beckinsale took part in the MTV series Punk’d. The episode was filmed at the Avalon Hotel in Los Angeles. Kate Beckinsale at the premiere of "Nothing but the Truth", Toronto 2008 Also in 2006, Beckinsale starred with Adam Sandler in the movie “Click: From the Remote in Life,” which was released in the US on June 23. Beckinsale also played instead of Sarah Jessica Parker [5] in the movie "Vacancy for the Sacrifice", released in 2007. Her next role is in the movie "Snow Angels", released in 2008. Hello magazine named Kate the first beauty of England in 2002. Maxim magazine gave her number 16 in his HOT 100 rating (2003), and Stuff magazine number 63. In 2005, FHM magazine gave Beckinsale No. 71 on the list of 100 Sexiest Women in the World, and in 2006, 78 . In 2009, Esquire magazine named Kate Beckinsale the sexiest woman alive [6]. Personal life Beckinsale met Welsh actor Michael Sheen, from whom she had a daughter, Lili Mo Shin, born January 31, 1999, who played the role of young Celine in the film “Underworld: Evolution” and starred in children's roles in the films “Click: With Remote for Life "(2006) and" All the Way "(2009). In June 2003, a few months after parting with Sheen, Beckinsale became engaged to the director of "The Other World", Len Wiseman. The couple married on May 9, 2004 in Los Angeles and broke up in November 2015 [7]. Lily Mo lived with them.