![]() ![]() All these films established her as a protagonist in Hollywood. ![]() She followed those with starring roles in The Aviator (2004) and Click (2006). After appearing in small-scale dramas The Last Days of Disco (1998) and Brokedown Palace (1999), she starred in the war drama Pearl Harbor (2001), the romantic comedy Serendipity (2001), and Tiptoes (2003). She appeared in British costume dramas such as Prince of Jutland (1994), Cold Comfort Farm (1995), Emma (1996), Shooting Fish (1997) (a contemporary romantic crime comedy) and The Golden Bowl (2000), in addition to various stage and radio productions.īeckinsale started film work in the United States in the late 1990s. After some minor television roles, her film debut was Much Ado About Nothing (1993) while a student at the University of Oxford. Kathrin Romany Beckinsale (born 26 July 1973) is an English actress. ![]()
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