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Kate BeckinsaleKate Beckinsale is a true beauty who made headlines on the international scene after starring in the blockbuster movie, Pearl Harbor. Her on screen presence and alluring appearance has captivated audiences worldwide. She looks like the girl next door, someone who can charm anyone with her wits and talent. Kate spent her teens reading French, Russian and German novels and completed A-levels in these languages which got her admission to Oxford University. After her father's death 1979 from a heart attack, kate was raised by her mother. Kate's childhood and adolescence were fairly troubled, marked by struggles with anorexia. Kate gained ten pounds for Van Helsing (2004) and another ten pounds to portray the voluptuous Ava Gardner in The Aviator (2004).TriviaHer maternal grandfather was Burmese. Suffers from stomach ulcers. Studied French and Russian literature while a student at Oxford. Shares a birthday with Sandra Bullock, Kevin Spacey and Jeremy Piven. Has played a vampire ("Underworld" (2003)) and a vampire hunter ("Van Helsing" (2004)). |
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Engaged to Len Wiseman (director Underworld); engaged on June 14, 2003; married on May 9, 2004).
Dated actor Michael Sheener (1995-2003).
Dated Edmund Moriarty while at Oxford).
"Everybody likes the underdog, because everybody feels like the underdog. No matter how successful you are, you always think, No one's being nice enough to me!" "With every project you do, you bring out a part of yourself, and it seems to be quite a good way of expanding a person." "If someone had told me years ago that sharing a sense of humour was so vital to partnerships, I could have avoided a lot of sex!" 